High-quality pres and pro-grade A/D conversion turn your laptop into a powerful recording rig.
The PreSonus AudioBox USB 2x2 USB recording system is an excellent solution for achieving high-quality, professional-sounding recordings no matter where you are. The AudioBox USB is a USB bus-powered audio recording interface loaded with 2 microphone/instrument inputs with 48V phantom power, 2 balanced TRS outputs, and MIDI I/O so you can stay portable without sacrificing your sound. The AudioBox USB also comes with Studio One Artist music creation and production software which has the same platform and intuitive interface as Studio One Pro but with an unlimited track count so you can start recording right out of the box.
PreSonus Audio has won numerous awards for designing quality microphone preamplifiers for all price levels. The AudioBox USB is loaded with preamps that deliver high headroom, low noise, and high gain to give you pure, full, and rich sound. Most USB recording devices operate at a 16-bit sample rate and use converters with dynamic ranges of less than 90dB which gives you a pinched and relatively small sound. The AudioBox USB, however, uses professional-grade analog to digital converters with a dynamic range of 102dB and 24-bit sample rate so that the digital conversion is big, quiet, and musical, making it one of the best sounding USB bus-powered interface on the market.
The AudioBox USB is bus-powered giving you the flexibility you need with no wall warts, line lumps, or power cables. Just plug in to a powered USB port and you are ready to record. The AudioBox USB is housed in an all-metal chassis with metal knobs able to withstand the rigors of travel and your touring adventures. Just toss the AudioBox USB in your laptop bag and mobilize your music creation and production. Whether you're recording your shows, creating a mix on the plane, or writing songs in your hotel room, the AudioBox is ready to go.
PreSonus AudioBox USB 2X2 USB Recording System Features:
24-bit/44.1, 48k USB audio recording interface
2 Class A XMAX microphone/instrument preamplifiers
48V phantom power
2 balanced TRS outputs
MIDI input/output
Powered via USB
Studio One Artist>
Elegant, single-window work environment
Powerful drag-and-drop functionality
Unlimited audio tracks, MIDI tracks, virtual instruments, buses, and FX channels
Content browser with convenient sort options and preview player
Automatic delay compensation
Advanced automation
32-bit audio processing
Easy-to-use sidechain routing
Stunning virtual instruments
User-friendly sampler
Most intuitive MIDI-mapping system available
Realtime audio timestretching and resampling
K-System metering
Compatible with any ASIO-, Windows Audio-, or Core Audio-compliant audio interface
Works with key commands from Pro Tools, Cubase, and Logic.
Native Effects 32-bit effects library with 20 dynamics processors, reverbs, modulations effects, amp simulators, etc.
Ampire - Amplifier-Modeling
Auto Filter - Envelope Filter
Beat Delay - Tempo-Synchronized Delay
Binaural Pan - Stereo Panning Effect
Channel Strip - Dynamics Processing and Equalizer
Chorus - Mono/Stereo Chorus
Compressor - Mono/Stereo Variable Compressor
Flanger - Stereo/Mono Flanger
Limiter - Mono/Stereo Limiter
Mixtool - Phase and MS Utility
MixVerb - Mono/Stereo Reverb
Phase Meter phase-correlation analysis
Phaser mono/stereo phaser
Pro EQ 7-band parametric EQ
Red Light Distortion distortion processor
Room Reverb stereo/mono room reverb
Spectrum Meter frequency analyzer
Tricomp 3-band compressor
Tuner instrument tuner
X-Trem mono/stereo tremolo
Four virtual instruments
Impact Sample Trigger Drum Instrument with 32 drum kits by Ueberschall
Presence Sample Player Virtual Instrument with 200 sampled instruments by Digital Sound Factory
SampleOne Sampler Virtual Instrument
Mojito Analog-Modeling Subtractive Synthesizer
Native Instruments Kore Player with 150 instruments
Native Instruments Guitar Rig LE
Toontrack EZdrummer Lite
Nearly 1,400 drum loops (1.4 GB) by Bandmate Loops
Ready to record? The AudioBox USB 2X2 is ready when you are. So order today!
PreSonus AudioBox USB 2X2 USB Recording System Specifications:
System Requirements
Windows
OS: Microsoft Windows XP or Vista
Peripherals: Powered USB 1.1 or 2.0 port
CPU/Clock: Pentium or Athlon at 900MHz or higher recommended
Memory (RAM): 512MB or higher recommended
Macintosh
OS: OS-X version 10.3.7 or later
Peripherals: Powered USB 1.1 or 2.0 port
CPU/Clock: PowerPC G4/800MHz or higher recommended
Memory (RAM): 512MB or higher recommended
Note: The speed of your processor, amount of RAM and size and speed of your hard drive will greatly affect the overall performance of your recording system. Also, a more powerful system (faster processor with more RAM) will allow for lower latency (signal delay) that you might experience while monitoring audio or MIDI signals.
System Requirements for Studio One Artist
Mac: Mac OS X 10.4.11 or Mac OS X 10.5.2 or higher, PowerPC G4 1.25 GHz or Intel Core Solo 1.5 GHz processor, 1GB RAM
Recommended: PowerPC G5 or better or Intel Core Duo or Intel Xeon processor or better, 2GB or more RAM
Win: Windows XP or Vista, Intel Pentium 4 1.6GHz processor or AMD Athlon 64 (Turion), 1GB RAM
Recommended: Intel Pentium 4 2.8GHz EM64T or better or AMD Athlon 64 3000+ or better, 2GB or more RAM
Windows and Macintosh Systems: Internet connection, DVD-ROM drive, a monitor resolution no lower than 1024x768 pixels
Alright so I've had this box for a couple years now. Works flawlessly with condenser mics. Don't use the SM57 for vocals with this, as the gain isn't high enough, but for medium to loud volume guitar it's fine. Sound quality is excellent; if you need a relatively low-cost interface for a microphone (condenser for vocals, dynamics for louder) then this will do fine. If you're thinking of plugging a guitar into this via the hi-z instrument input, you may run into sound levels clipping even at the input dial turned to zero (it does so by design). The way to get around this is to buy a DI (direct injection, aka Direct In) box that plugs via microphone cable into the XLR inputs of the Audiobox; problem solved. Still, I find this shortcoming unfortunate, that the instrument-in at dial zero isn't truly at zero. Also this box is plug-n-play on a Mac, very easy to use, and doesn't cause any crackling or anything, and the preamp noise levels are virtually silent. Plus it runs off USB power, which is good.
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Breakout Box or Soundcard - You Choose
Posted by IWannaRock from Atlanta on Sep 17, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Professional Musician
Reviewer's Play Style: All
I was intially interested in this unit because of the inputs (XLR, 1/4", and MIDI). I had no idea that it could replace my PC soundcard! What a great unit this is! I have experienced no latency issues since using this unit (I do however run on a Quad Core PC with XP Pro). Nevertheless, I have used this unit with Record and ACID and the results have been great. With this unit, you can throw away you computer soundcard.
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Rockin little interface
Posted by Joshua from Atlanta, GA on Aug 29, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Hobbyist
Reviewer's Play Style: Rock
This is by far the best USB interface I've ever used. It kills any of the mbox crap. The preamps have plenty of gain even with a dynamic microphone. It's great that it is bus powered. Installed perfectly in minutes. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
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Spend just a bit more...trust me!
Posted by frye5150 from Texas on Aug 24, 2009
Experience w/product: I have used it
Reviewer's Background: Studio Rat
Reviewer's Play Style: experimental-indie-acoustic-metal
Not nearly the quality I expected. I've owned other Presonus interfaces & was sure I would be just as happy with the Audiobox. Here's my problem. Hook a mic up & no prob. Crystal clear. Line level signal? (i.e. guitar, keyboard, etc.) Crap! I didn't realize I would get a constant overloaded preamp sounding fuzz. Believe me, I tried EVERYTHING & NOTHING worked. Made my recordings sound like garbage. Presonus technical support said "well if you're using a line level signal into a balanced input you'll experience some noise" WHAT?! I even tried balanced trs cables, but still got the same background noise. So, tech support, don't tell me this is normal because I've NEVER experienced this issue with ANY other interface. Wasn't my computer or software I can assure you. It was the Audiobox. You know what I did? Sold it & bought a Line6 UX2...cringe...but you know what? Freakin awesome buy that puts the Audiobox to shame. Nothing's more frustrating than low quality gear passing itself off as something it's not so I encourage you to do some homework & consider spending the extra 50 bucks. You won't regret it.
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I Own It
Posted by jedirocker8 from Kansas on Aug 13, 2009
Experience w/product: I have heard about it
Reviewer's Background: Musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Litterally everything
This is a great interface. I use Logic on my iMac and it works wonderfully! You will need an adaptor for the headphones, and there is no pre-equalizing; but hey, that's what mixing is for, right? This is a very durable interface (sadly have dropped it many times, but there is not even a scratch to show for it!) and you can have every port being used at the same time and it still kicks butt! Lovin' it! It comes with software too! (Cubase LE) This thing rocks!
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