Get even more plug-in choices right out of the box for a mere $100 more.
The Mbox 2 Pro is a portable, high-definition audio/MIDI production system that delivers truly professional sound quality. Packing an impressive variety of connection options into a compact interface, Mbox 2 Pro puts powerful multitrack recording and mixing capabilities into your hands, so you can create wherever inspiration strikes. Mbox 2 Pro also includes award-winning, industry-standard Pro Tools LE software and a huge collection of pro effects and instrument plug-ins to get you started creating right away.
Mbox 2 Pro Factory also includes over $1,000 worth of additional professional plug-ins, plus an iLok USB Smart Key to handle your plug-in authorizations.
Hardware
The Mbox 2 Pro is the ultimate high-definition portable Pro Tools LE system, packing a wide-range of analog and digital I/O connections into a mobile audio workstation. Take it wherever inspiration strikes.
Software
Pro Tools software is used in countless professional studios around the world, and includes all the tools you need to easily compose, record, edit, mix, and master your projects with pro results — every time.
Bundled Plugins
In addition to M-Audio Torq LE DJ software and an incredible 8 GB collection of pro-quality loops from industry sound heavyweights Big Fish Audio, Pro Tools software includes a comprehensive bundle of amazing virtual instruments, effects, and utility plug-ins.
Built-in phono preamp input (RCA) for direct turntable connection
1 MIDI input and output (16 channels in/16 channels out)
MIDI Time Stamping (MTS) support for superior timing and accuracy
BNC Word Clock I/O
Low-latency monitoring
Dedicated studio monitor outputs with volume control
2 stereo headphone outputs with independent volume controls
48V phantom power for condenser microphones
*Requires 6-pin connection for power via FireWire.
**Mbox 2 Pro does not support external sync at 88.2 and 96 kHz sample rates.
New in Pro Tools 8 Software
Award-winning Pro Tools recording, editing, and mixing
48 simultaneous stereo audio tracks (expandable with Toolkit options)
Includes dozens of pro effects processing plug-ins and virtual instruments
Professional MIDI sequencing with dedicated MIDI Editor window
Integrated Score Editor based on award-winning Sibelius notation software
Full Elastic Time and Elastic Pitch to easily adjust timing and pitch on your tracks
Unique Beat Detective LE automatic groove analysis and correction tool
ReWire support for streaming you favorite applications right into Pro Tools
Support for the Digidesign C|24 and Command|8 control surfaces
Huge selection of compatible third-party plug-ins and software options
Works on Windows and Mac computers
Mbox 2 Factory Plug-in Bundle
Cosmonaut Voice
JOEMEEK SC2 Photo Optical Compressor
JOEMEEK VC5 Meequalizer
Moogerfooger 12-Stage Phaser
Moogerfooger Analog Delay
Moogerfooger Lowpass Filter
Moogerfooger Ring Modulator
IMPORTANT: The Factory bundle listed here is the most current bundle; your bundle may include a different assortment of plug-ins depending on when your Pro Tools LE Factory bundle system was purchased.
Virtual Instruments
Boom drum machine and sequencer
DB-33 tonewheel organ emulator with rotating speaker simulation
Mini Grand acoustic grand piano
Vacuum monophonic vacuum tube synthesizer
Xpand!2 multitimbral synth and sample workstation
Structure Free sample player
FXpansion BFD Lite acoustic drum module
Effects, Sound-Processing, Utility Plug-ins
1-Band EQ III
4-Band EQ III
7-Band EQ III
AIR Chorus
AIR Distortion
AIR Dynamic Delay
AIR Enhancer
AIR Ensemble
AIR Filter Gate
AIR Flanger
AIR Frequency Shifter
AIR FuzzWah
AIR KillEQ
AIR Lo-Fi
AIR MultiChorus
AIR Multi-Delay
AIR Nonlinear Reverb
AIR Phaser
AIR Reverb
AIR Spring Reverb
AIR StereoWidth
AIR Talkbox
AIR Vintage Filter
BF76 Compressor
BF Essential Clip Remover
BF Essential Correlation Meter
BF Essential Meter Bridge
BF Essential Noise Meter
Celemony Melodyne Essential
Chorus
Click
Compressor/Limiter
D-Verb
DC Offset Removal
De-Esser
Delay
DigiReWire
Dither
Duplicate
Eleven Free
Expander/Gate
Extra Long Delay II
Flanger
Gain
Invert
Lo-Fi
Long Delay II
Maxim
Medium Delay II
Multi-Tap Delay
Normalize
Ping-Pong Delay
Pitch
Pitch Shift
POWr Dither
Recti-Fi
Reverse
SansAmp
Sci-Fi
Signal Generator
Short Delay II
Slap Delay II
Time Compression Expansion
Time Shift
TL AutoPan
TL InTune
TL MasterMeter
TL Metro
Trim
Vari-Fi
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Digidesign Mbox 2 Pro Factory Bundle Specifications:
System Requirements
Digidesign-qualified Windows Vista- (32-bit Business or Ultimate), Windows XP- or Mac OS X 10.5-based computer
Minimum 1 GB of RAM
DVD-ROM or equivalent optical drive for software installation
Available FireWire port for Mbox 2 Pro system
Available USB port for iLok USB Smart Key
Mic/Line Inputs 1 & 2
Connector: Two balanced XLR / 1/4" combo jacks with independent gain controls
Mic Phantom Power: 48V
Equivalent Input Noise: -129 dBu
Frequency Response: +/- 0.1 dB
Dynamic Range: 105 dB / 107 dB A-weighted
THD + N (Mic/Line): 0.001% (-100 dB)
THD + N (Mic w/40 dB gain): 0.005% (-86 dB)
Input Sensitivity, Pad off: 1 dBu minimum gain, -39 dBu maximum gain
Input Sensitivity, Pad on: 21 dBu minimum gain, -19 dBu maximum gain
Input Impedance: 3.5 kOhm mic, 10 kOhm line
Line Inputs (1-6)
Connector: Channels 1-4: Four impedance balanced 1/4" jacks. Channel 5-6: One unbalanced stereo 1/4" jack
Frequency Response: +/- 0.25 dB
Dynamic Range: 104 dB / 109 dB A-weighted
THD + N: 0.0015% (-96 dB)
Output Sensitivity: 4 dBV
DI Inputs
Connector: Two unbalanced 1/4" jacks (on front) with independent gain controls
Frequency Response: +/- 0.1 dB
Dynamic Range: 105 dB / 107 dB A-weighted
THD + N: 0.008% (-82 dB)
Input Sensitivity, Pad off: 1 dBu minimum gain, -39 dBu maximum gain
Input Sensitivity, Pad on: 21 dBu minimum gain, -19 dBu maximum gain
Input Impedance: 5 MOhm
Monitor Outputs
Connector: Two 1/4" impedance balanced jacks
Frequency Response: +/- 0.25 dB
Dynamic Range: 106 dB / 110 dB A-weighted
Output Sensitivity: 6 dBV at max gain 100 kOhm load
Aux Line Inputs 3/4
Connector: Two balanced 1/4" jacks
Frequency Response: +/- 0.1 dB
Dynamic Range: 104 dB / 106 dB A-weighted
THD + N: 0.001% (-100 dB)
Input Sensitivity: 10 dBu minimum gain, -10 dBu maximum gain
Input Impedance: 16 kOhm
Headphone Outputs
Connector: Two 1/4" stereo jacks: one is channel 1&2, one is channel 1&2 or 3&4 (switchable). Independent volume controls.
Output Sensitivity: 2 Vms @ 600 Ohm load, maximum gain
Frequency Response: +/- 0.25 dB
Dynamic Range: 104 dB / 109 dB A-weighted
Phono Inputs 3/4 *
Connector: RCA pair
Frequency Response: +/- 1 dB
Dynamic Range: 97 dB / 104 dB A-weighted
THD + N: 0.01 % (-80dB)
Input Sensitivity: -20 dBV minimum gain, -40 dBV maximum gain @ 1 kHz
Posted by LASONIAD from Sherrill, AR on Jan 14, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Pianist and Recording Engineer
Reviewer's Play Style: Gospel
I purchased a MBOX Pro a few months ago. I am now running Pro Tools 8 and it works great! It comes with some key ingredients such as Midi, SPiDf, 4 audio inputs, 2 Mic Pre's, 2 headphone outputs, and 48V Phantom Power. I bought the unit for recording while traveling in my RV. It functions perfectly on with my Macbook. And, it sounds really good! It is easy to use and small enough to fit in my notebook backpack. The structure is pretty solid so it should last a long time. If, you looking to go mobile this is a great way to go!
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Not what I expected
Posted by johnlight from Athens, Greece on Aug 31, 2008
Reviewer's Play Style: rock, metal, indeustrial, electro
I am a hobbyist musician and composer for many years and I am currently studying at a sound engineer school. So I thought I should purchase Pro-Tools to keep up with the courses, to learn better what the "Pros" use, and in a package that would be enough for my project studio even after some time. So I purchased M-Box 2 Pro.
I knew that Pro-Tools was not the easiest DAW to use, and with a clumsy interface, I knew that it has STUPID limitations for the year 2007 (e.g. in the number of tracks you can open, no automatic delay compensation e.t.c). Problems that nowadays don't exist even in shareware DAWs...
BUT I was prepared to work hard around it, if it was to get a better sound. A better sound which never came!
The "Box" sounds really thin for my taste. OK, it is fairly transparent, but I don't own several thousands euros of outboard gear to take this as an advantage. I could track better sounding electric guitar and vocals through my older set-up, an M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card and a small Behringer mixer!
There are also some other issues:
-I have a good PC with an AMD processor, something that M-Box is not really happy to work with. For example, if I open another DAW and then Pro-Tools, I get no sound and I have to restart. You MUST have INTEL processor inside your computer.
-Installing Pro-Tools? Gods... I fear the time I may have to change my computer and re-instal it! Come on guys: the "Box" is in fact also a dongle. What's all that fuzz about? Give us a break.
-Export to mp3? Yes... But you have to pay extra! Need slightly more audio tracks? (you don't get too many anyway!) Pay again. Need more than just one soft synth? (how dare you...) Pay again.
I could have say some good things about M-Box though. For example, when you mixdown to stereo several audio tracks, you get a really good quality and detailed sound. Pristine. BUT... then I did excactly the same thing with Cockos' REAPER, a SHAREWARE DAW, and it sounded just as detailed, with.... some more punchy (not muddy) lows!!!
Just tell us Digidesign: what are we paying for? You brand name? Or maybe just compartibility with bigger HD studios...
To be honest, the whole package is not any crap by any means. But I was expecting so much more. In terms of quantity AND quality. I think that I will sell it just to buy an M-Audio interface again (propably the ProFire 2626), for the same amount of money, and use it with any DAW I like.
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Updated Review
Posted by Anonymous Musician from Cleveland on Aug 22, 2008
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Studio Owner/Active Musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Metal, Corperate, Voice Overs, etc.
The combination of ProTools and XPand! are worth the price alone. Everyone makes a big fuss over Reason, but I prefer XPand! It's FAR more intuitive and the sounds are just as good and better than Reason... Both programs come with the system, so you decide. The bundle also includes Analog Factory which has hundreds of great retro sounds and a cool interface. You also get a free download of ProTools 7.4, which has a plug in called Elastic Time that is just AMAZING!
I'm currently using this system to produce techno music for a commercial, as well as producing a metal band, a rap duo and a soundtrack for a haunted house. All the tools, samples and quality I require are in this one system. My standards are VERY high and I'm quite a perfectionist - If I had paid double for this system, it'd still be well worth the money.
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High quality, few inputs
Posted by CtrlBurn from NC on Jun 26, 2008
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: N/A
Reviewer's Play Style: Rock
I've had the Mbox 2 Pro for about 2 years now, and I've been really pleased with it. Pro Tools LE is not the easiest program, but once you get the hang of it, it's very powerful.
The issue I have is that there are not many inputs. Also, Pro Tools is not compatible with any inexpensive interfaces with more inputs. If you're planning on recording your whole band at once and you don't want to drop thousands on it, you may have better luck with an M-powered product with more inputs, or a Cubase-oriented interface from Presonus or MOTU.
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If it ain't ProTools, it ain't worth jack!
Posted by EyepatchProduction.com from Cleveland on May 26, 2008
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Recording Engineer, Active Musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Metal, Corporate, Voice Talent
If you want THE FACTS about the MBox 2 Pro Factory Bundle, read this review:
- Despite what other reviews say Digidesign DOES provide 90 days of complimentary tech support with this product. You have to register the MBox and Pro Tools software online first!
- Installation of the Ignition Pack is VERY time consuming. Talk to Digidesign Tech Support about the "Installation Tutorial Videos", they're an absolute MUST unless want high blood pressure!
- Don't waste your time with iLok tech support. They're simply unwilling and incompetent. If you have iLok issues, call Digidesign.
I've used virtually every other medium for professional and recording. The bottom line is, Pro Tools is THE standard used by nearly every real studio. As with any pro recording system, you'll need to use a good set of powered monitors, and a good deal of skill, for proper mixing. Once you learn the MBox 2 Pro interface, you'll be well on your way to cutting pro-quality recordings. I had been using the same Pro Tools system since 2001. It still works fine, but I bought the MBox 2 Pro as an update/upgrade for my studio. If you're a beginner, this system will grow with you and you'll be very impressed with the Ignition Pack. If you're a pro, you're likely using Pro Tools already and the MBox 2 Pro Factory Bundle is a no-brainer.
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