Mbox 2 Micro is the much anticipated answer to one of the top requests from Pro Tools users. Mbox 2 Micro is the smallest member of the Mbox 2 family, enabling
Pro Tools users to edit, sequence and mix sessions created on Pro Tools|HD, Pro Tools LE and Pro Tools M-Powered systems on the go as well as compose with virtual instruments and loops.
Mbox 2 Micro is about the size of a typical USB flash drive (it’s just 3-1/2” x 1-1/4” and weighs a mere 1.2 ounces). Mbox 2 Micro offers high-quality sound, a 3.5mm stereo minijack output for headphone or speaker
monitoring (no audio inputs), and a convenient volume wheel for quick adjustments.
Mbox 2 Micro gives Pro Tools users the freedom to leave their Pro Tools systems in the studio and
edit and mix sessions in high-quality audio anywhere. The Mbox 2 Pro has a robust, anodised aluminum design and a diminutive size, put the Mbox 2 Micro in your pocket and get ready to welcome the world as your new control room or editing suite. The Mbox 2 doesn’t feature any audio inputs although you can create loop-based and virtual instrument-driven music with it. If you wish to record audio consider another member of the Mbox 2 or 003 families, a Pro Tools M-Powered product, or a Pro Tools|HD solution.
Mbox 2 Micro can record MIDI into Pro Tools (with Mbox 2 Micro connected) by using either a compatible USB MIDI keyboard connected to a computer (such as the M-Audio Axiom series), a MIDI device connected to a
compatible MIDI interface that’s connected to your computer, or by just using the step
sequencing features of Pro Tools software to create MIDI parts.
Mbox 2 Micro offers high-quality sound—up to 24-bit/48 kHz audio—and comes with
award-winning Pro Tools LE software, Digidesign® Xpand! sample-
playback/synthesis workstation, and Bomb Factory® and DigiRack plug-ins. For
higher sample rates, Pro Tools users need to down-convert sessions using their studio
setup prior to using Mbox 2 Micro.
Why doesn’t Mbox 2 Micro support 96 kHz sessions?
Mbox 2 Micro can’t support this studio-quality sample rate because it’s a USB 1.1 device.
Digidesign use USB 1.1 to guarantee the greatest level of compatibility among the wide variety
of desktop and laptop computers Pro Tools customers use. Digidesign want to guarantee Pro Tools users the same great professional sound quality found throughout our Mbox 2 product line, so the Mbox 2 Micro architecture is based on highly successful Mbox 2. Mbox 2 is a USB 1.1 device which has been tested by Digidesign and by users for over 2 years on countless machines. Therefore, it’s a great foundation that lends
itself well to working across many different kinds of host computers.
Mbox 2 Micro UK Launch at Digital Village Clapham
Digidesign UK will debut the Mbox 2 Micro at the brand new DV Clapham location on Thursday 15th November between midday and 5pm. There is also a Pro Tools masterclass at this DV Clapham / Gateway School of Recording EXPO-style launch event (DV Clapham opened on October 22nd). For details of on-the-day deals on both products and training, masterclasses and workshops, click here.
One minute walk from the Northern Line, a short bus ride from Clapham Junction and on the South Circular, the new DV location is our most central store in the London area to date. However, we are still outside the Congestion Charge Zone. How many central London retailers have recording studios which you can use to audition studio gear and how many central London retailers will make you a coffee?
Mbox 2 Micro Availability
The first UK shipment of Mbox 2 Micro is due to arrive in early November. Pre-order your Mbox 2 Micro from Digital Village online, in-store or via telephone mail-order from any Digital Village Pro Audio Store and be guaranteed stock from the (limited) first Mbox 2 Micro UK delivery.