Digidesign has made a good thing even better! The Mbox 2 is a next-generation USB-powered audio/MIDI production system that builds on the performance and simplicity of the original Mbox. Mbox 2 combines pristine sound and a wide range of connection options (including analog, digital, and MIDI) for professional performance in an incredibly compact package.
The Mbox 2 comes with the music-industry-standard Pro Tools® software. Pro Tools software is used in more professional studios than any other music recording production and pro audio software.
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With superb sound, a compact hardware design, and easy operation, the original Digidesign® Mbox® changed the way songwriters, DJs, studio mixers, and post production engineers create and produce music. The seamless integration of an innovative USB-powered hardware interface and intuitive Pro Tools LE™ software offered an easy, affordable way to access the power and flexibility of the industry-standard Pro Tools® platform.
Along with its flexible hardware interface, Mbox 2 includes the easy-to-use, award-winning Digidesign Pro Tools LE software, which offers many of the same features that top studios rely on to record, edit, mix, and master commercial albums and produce sound for blockbuster films. In addition, Mbox 2 comes with the Pro Tools Ignition Pack™ — an impressive collection of powerful plug-ins, creative applications, and additional tools to help you professionally produce and promote your music. With the addition of the Pro Tools Ignition Pack, Mbox 2 includes more than 50 plug-ins and instruments.

M-box 2 Overview Meticulous Sound Mbox 2 delivers superior sound quality that easily surpasses the sound of almost any other bus-powered USB-audio interface. With Mbox 2, you can record your ideas more accurately and play them back in greater fidelity than ever before.
MIDI In/Out Mbox 2 features MIDI in and out ports for easy integration of MIDI controllers, hardware synthesizers and samplers, and virtual instruments.
Multiple Inputs Mbox 2 lets you to use two analog inputs and two channels of S/PDIF digital input at the same time to achieve four simultaneous channels of audio input.
Macro Studio With the massive production power of Pro Tools LE software plus the included Pro Tools Ignition Pack, Mbox 2 can be the foundation for a comprehensive, macro studio.
Micro Design Mbox 2 features a sleek, practical, and flexible hardware design that can be positioned vertically or horizontally to fit into any workspace.
Mini Price Mbox 2 offers an incredibly affordable way to enter the world of Pro Tools.

M-box 2 Hardware Features As a complement to the comprehensive collection of intuitive software products included with the Mbox® 2 system, the hardware interface is both powerful and easy to use, featuring a distinctive external design, impressive sound quality, and extensive input and output options.
Connect your MIDI module or controller, then plug your guitar or bass directly into the DI jack (without the need for an extra preamp), your keyboard or mixer into the line jack, or your mic into the XLR jack.
Launch a new Pro Tools® session to build and manage your project, and you're in an ideal position to create — from beginning to end, in a fully self-contained environment. The Mbox 2 system's hardware and software interact seamlessly, offering you all the power and flexibility of a Pro Tools workstation in a results-oriented micro studio.
Superior sound quality
Four simultaneous inputs with analog and digital I/O (using two channels of digital input plus two analog channels)
Two analog inputs (XLR, 1/4" line, and 1/4" DI jacks) and two analog outputs (1/4" jacks)
Two channels of S/PDIF digital I/O (RCA)
48V phantom power for condenser mics
24-bit/48 kHz audio
MIDI in/out
Zero-latency monitoring
100% USB powered
M-box 2 Software Features
Award-winning Pro Tools LE software (Windows XP and Mac OS X)
32 simultaneous audio tracks (128 virtual audio tracks)
Integrated MIDI sequencer with 256 simultaneous MIDI tracks
37 DigiRack™ and 7 Bomb Factory plug-ins
Includes the Pro Tools Ignition Pack software and tools
Support for streaming ReWire applications
Beat Detective LE groove analysis and correction tool
The Pro Tools Ignition Pack The M-Box 2 includes an amazing package of digital instruments, effects and plugins for Pro Tools, including:
Propellerhead Software Reason Adapted 3
Ableton Live Lite 4 Digidesign Edition
FXpansion BFD Lite
IK Multimedia SampleTank 2 SE
IK Multimedia AmpliTube LE
IK Multimedia T-RackS EQ
Celemony Melodyne uno essential
Pro Tools Method One instructional DVD
Bunker 8 REX File CD
1-year membership to Broadjam.com
Limited-time free trade magazine subscription
Getting your Mbox 2 system set up is a quick, simple, four-step process!
First, load your Pro Tools LE software onto your computer.
Second, connect your Mbox 2 to your computer with the provided USB cable — this same USB connection powers your Mbox 2 and manages audio data transactions between your Mbox 2 and your computer.
Third, connect your signal sources — mics, instrument cables, patch cords, MIDI cables, etc. — to your Mbox 2 interface. Lastly, launch Pro Tools LE software. At that point, you're ready to go. It's that simple.
Mbox 2 Specifications
Analog Inputs — 2 Separate source selection and gain control per channel Mic: XLR with 48V phantom power Mic preamp: >120 db EIN @ > 40 dB gain Line: 1/4" DI: 1/4" Maximum Input: 8.7 V RMS (balanced), or +21 dBu Analog Line Outputs — 2 Maximum Output: +4 dBV into 1 kohm Unbalanced output connectors Headphone Output Separate volume control—1/4" output > 6 mW into 50 ohm Digital I/O S/PDIF I/O (24-bit) RCA jacks Misc. 24-bit clean to/from the computer USB type B socket (v. 1.1); cable included (does not support passive USB hubs) Dimensions — measured with Mbox 2 in horizontal (handle-down) configuration Height, box: 14.9cm; with handle: 17.7cm; with handle cover: 15.6cm Width: 22.4cm Depth: 18.4cm (includes knobs) Weight: 1.23 kg. A/D Sample Rate: 44.1, 48 kHz Dynamic Range: 106 dB (A-weighted), 103 dB (unweighted)1,2 THD+N (line input): 0.00079% (-102 dB) @ 1 kHz1,3 THD+N @ 40 dB gain (mic input): 0.006% (-84 dB) @ 1 kHz1 Mic EIN (unweighted): -120 dB @ 40 dB gain, 150 ohm source Frequency Response: +0/-0.5 dB, 20 Hz – 20 kHz3 Maximum Input: +21 dBu Input Impedance (pad off): Mic=3.5 kOhm; Line=10 kOhm; DI= >1 MOhm. D/A Sample Rate: 44.1, 48 kHz Dynamic Range: 106 dB (A-weighted), 103 dB (unweighted)1,4 THD+N: 0.003% (-90.4 dB); -1 dBFS @ 1 kHz1,3 Frequency Response: +/-0.5 dB, 20 Hz – 20 kHz3 1 Measurement made using balanced connectors 2 ADC measured -60 dBFS method with minimum gain setting 3 Measured relative to level at 1 kHz 4 Measured with digital input at -60 dBFS @ 1 kHz
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