The Digidesign® 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, over 50 effects and instrument plug-ins, and the Pro Tools Ignition Pack — a collection of powerful tools to get you started creating right away.

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.

Features

• Professional sound quality
• Powered by FireWire* or included power supply
• Supports up to 24-bit/96 kHz resolution**
• 6 simultaneous inputs, 8 simultaneous outputs
• 4 analog inputs (2 XLR/1/4" TRS combo jacks & 2 1/4" TRS jacks)
• 6 analog outputs (1/4" jacks)
• 2 instrument DI inputs on the front panel
• 2 channels of S/PDIF digital I/O (RCA)
• 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.

Digidesign® Pro Tools LE® 7 software is the most powerful and easy-to-use application to produce professional-sounding music.

• New in Pro Tools LE 7.4
• Added Features in Pro Tools LE 7.3
• Added Features in Pro Tools LE 7.0

Features

• Award-winning Pro Tools® recording, editing, and mixing
• 32 simultaneous audio tracks (128 virtual audio tracks), expandable to 48 tracks*
• Fully integrated MIDI sequencing with 256 simultaneous MIDI tracks
• Over 50 processing plug-ins, virtual instruments, and compatible applications
• Support for streaming ReWire applications into Pro Tools
• Unique Beat Detective™ LE automatic groove analysis and correction tool
• 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
  *Requires optional Music Production Toolkit or DV Toolkit™ 2

In addition to Pro Tools LE™ 7 software, an impressive collection of over 50 valuable plug-ins and applications are included with every Mbox® 2 Pro system. These outstanding plug-ins have been used on countless professional recordings and many are exclusive to the Pro Tools® platform.

Xpand! Sample-Playback/Synthesis Workstation

The first plug-in from Digidesign`s Advanced Instrument Research group, Xpand!™ is a powerful instrument plug-in that puts more than 1,000 professional sounds at your fingertips.

Free Bomb Factory® Plug-ins

The Free Bomb Factory® plug-ins offer powerful effects and utilities from the makers of some of the very best digital emulations of classic analog processors in the industry.

• Bomb Factory BF76 Compressor
• BF Essential Clip Remover
• BF Essential Correlation Meter
• BF Essential Meter Bridge
• BF Essential Noise Meter
• BF Essential Tuner
• Funk Logic Mastererizer

Pro Tools Ignition Pack 2/Pro Tools Ignition Pack 2 Pro

The newly enhanced Pro Tools Ignition Pack 2 and premium Pro Tools Ignition Pack 2 Pro bundles provide a wealth of professional plug-ins, virtual instruments, compatible applications, and sounds to inspire your creativity and refine your talents. Both bundles also include special artist promotion services to help you make your talents known to the industry and new fans around the world.

Pro Tools Ignition Pack 2 comes with 003 Rack, Mbox 2, Mbox 2 Factory, Mbox 2 Mini, and Mbox 2 Pro. The bigger Pro Tools Ignition Pack 2 Pro comes with 003 Factory, 003 Rack Factory, and Mbox 2 Pro Factory.

DigiRack Plug-ins

DigiRack™ plug-ins offer a wide variety of professional real-time and file-based effects and studio utilities that are ideal for bringing your mixes alive.

• 1-Band EQ
• 4-Band EQ
• Chorus
• Click
• Compressor
• D-Verb™
• D-Verb-AS
• DC Offset Removal
• DeEsser
• Delay
• DigiReWire
• Dither
• Duplicate
• Dynamics II
• Dynamics III
• EQ II
• EQ III
• Expander-Gate
• Extra-Long Delay
• Flanger
• Gain
• Gate
• Invert
• Limiter
• Long Delay
• Medium Delay
• Mod Delay II
• Multi-Tap Delay
• Normalize-Gain Change
• Ping-Pong Delay
• Pitch Shift
• POWr Dither
• Reverse-DC Removal
• Signal Generator
• Short Delay
• Slap Delay
• Time Comp-Exp-Pitch Shift
• Trim

Specification

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 Outputs (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 ¾

• 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 ¾ *

• 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
• Input Impedance: 47 kOhm resistive, 150pF capacitive

Digital Specification

• Supported Sample Rates**: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96 kHz
• Maximum Word Length: 24 bit
• S/PDIF: RCA jacks
• Word Clock: BNC jacks
• Host Connection: Two IEEE-1394a (FireWire) jacks.
• MIDI: Two 5-pin MIDI DIN connectors

Size / Weight / Power

• Height: Including lip: 2.26 inches / 5.74 cm.
• Width: 10.28 inches / 26.11 cm.
• Depth: Including lip, excluding rear connectors: 9.15 inches / 23.24 cm.
• Weight: 3.3 lbs / 1.5 kg.
• Power Requirements: Powered off 6-pin IEEE-1394a (FireWire) jack or 9 to 24 Volts DC jack (A/C power adaptor included)
• Maximum Power Consumption: 6 Watts