Digidesign Mbox 2 Compact 2 Channel USB Interface

Mbox 2 Compact 2 Channel USB Interface description:

The Digidesign MBOX 2 Compact 2 Channel USB Interface. 24-bit Audio/MIDI Interface with 2 Mic Preamps, DI, S/PDIF Audio I/O, and Pro Tools LE Software.

The Digidesign MBOX 2 is a next-generation USB-powered audio/MIDI production system that builds on the performance and simplicity of the original Mbox - Digidesign’s most popular personal studio system ever. Featuring a wide range of connection options, including analog, digital, and MIDI I/O, Mbox 2 delivers professional performance in an incredibly compact package. Mbox 2 also includes award-winning, easy-to-use Pro Tools LE™ 7 software, which offers many of the same features that top studios rely on to produce award winning albums and film soundtracks. Projects created with Mbox 2 and Pro Tools LE 7 software also open on Pro Tools|HD® and Pro Tools M-Powered™ systems - providing instant compatibility with countless Pro Tools® equipped project and professional studios around the globe.

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The main features of the Digidesign MBOX 2 include:

• 100% USB powered for maximum portability
• 2 analog inputs, 2 analog outputs
• 2 channels of S/PDIF digital I/O
• 1 MIDI input and 1 MIDI output (16 channels in/16 channels out)
• Zero-latency monitoring
• Superior sonic performance
• 48V phantom power for condenser microphones
• Separate source selection and gain control per channel
• Headphone output with dedicated volume control
• Dedicated studio monitor volume control
• 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 Control|24™ and Command|8® control surfaces
• Huge selection of compatible third-party plug-ins and software options including Xpand! Sample-Playback/Synthesis Workstation
• Bomb Factory software includes BF76 Compressor, Essential Clip Remover, Correlation Meter, Meter Bridge, Noise Meter, Tuner, Funk Logic Mastererizer
• Pro Tools Ignition Pack includes Ableton Live Lite 4 Digidesign Edition, Propellerhead Software, Reason Adapted 3, FXpansion BFD Lite, IK Multimedia SampleTank 2 SE, IK Multimedia Amplitube LE, IK Multimedia T-RackS EQ, Celemony Melodyne uno essential, Bunker 8 REX file CD, Pro Tools Method One™ instructional DVD and One-year membership to Broadjam.com
• DigiRack Plug-ins include 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 andTrim
• Works on Windows XP and Mac OS X computers