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New Audio Power for Pro Tools LE - with Additional Plug-ins!
With the new FireWire-based Mbox 2 Pro Factory, Pro Tools LE just got even cooler! Digidesign has taken the concept of a portable, compact Pro Tools LE rig to even greater heights. It's a powerful box that offers a great deal of flexibility and capability. Now you can choose the Mbox that's best for you: the USB Mbox 2 or the new FireWire Mbox 2 Pro.
Digidesign Mbox 2 Pro Factory at a Glance:
- A high-quality audio solution for both pro and project studios
- Expanded I/O with plenty of hands-on control
- S/PDIF digital audio and word clock I/O
- Exclusive 24/7 Sweetwater Support
- Includes dozens of plug-in effects and instruments
- Use the same software the pros use
- Five professional Factory bundle plug-ins
A high-quality audio solution for both pro and project studios
Digidesign's Mbox and Mbox 2 have proven tremendously popular - not only with "entry-level" and "home" users (whatever those terms mean) but also with high-end professionals, who use the portable interfaces for editing tracks on location and on airplanes, for tracking smaller sessions, for mixing on the run, and for working on projects from home or project studios, then taking those projects into full-on Pro Tools TDM-based studios for the finishing touches. The Mbox 2 Pro raises the bar, giving you the ability to use up to four simultaneous inputs (using the S/PDIF ins and external clocking, up to six inputs!) and eight simultaneous outputs.
Expanded I/O with plenty of hands-on control
The clean and streamlined front panel of the Mbox 2 Pro offers plenty of up-front, hands-on control. Starting from the left, there are indicators for power, external clock sync, and MIDI activity. Two 1/4-inch headphone jacks, each with its own dedicated volume knob follow - you can create two independent headphone mixes using the 3/4 button - after which comes the monitor output volume knob. Next up is the stereo Aux Input control, with accompanying peak LED and switch/indicator for phono operation. On the right are two inputs, each with a level control, peak LED indicator, and switches for selecting either the front-panel 1/4-inch DI jacks or the rear-panel mic/line-level connections.
S/PDIF digital audio and word clock I/O
Flipping the Mbox 2 Pro around to check out the back panel, you'll find a plethora of input/output options. Starting from the left you have two 1/4-inch/XLR combo mic/line inputs, then the stereo Aux Input, which offers a choice of 1/4-inch line inputs or RCA inputs for phono operation, and features a grounding lug for use with turntables. Stereo 1/4-inch monitor outputs appear next, along with four 1/4-inch line outputs. S/PDIF digital I/O on coaxial connections follows, along with line outs 5/6 (which share one jack), a footswitch jack, MIDI in and out (with time-stamping), and two FireWire ports for connecting the unit to your computer and daisy-chaining additional FireWire gear. Of special note are the word clock input and output on BNC connectors, for synchronizing the Mbox 2 Pro to the rest of your digital gear. The back panel is rounded out with a connector for the external power supply.
Exclusive 24/7 Sweetwater Support
When you buy your Pro Tools system from Sweetwater, you have a team of Pro Tools experts standing behind you. We have helped literally thousands of our customers get started with their Pro Tools|HD, Pro Tools LE, and Pro Tools M-Powered systems, and we've even created a Sweetwater-exclusive online Pro Tools Resource Center that answers many of the most common Pro Tools questions - everything from how to set up your first session, to the latest compatibility details. All of these resources - including our award-winning tech support team - are absolutely free to Sweetwater customers, and you'll have immediate access to them from the moment you open the box!
Includes dozens of plug-in effects and instruments
Powered by award-winning, easy-to-use Pro Tools LE software, Mbox 2 Pro turns your PC or Mac into a full-fledged recording studio that's packed with many of the same tools the pros use. Mbox 2 Pro also comes with an incredible software bundle called Ignition Pack 2 to help turn your creative ideas into reality quickly and easily.
The Pro Tools Ignition Pack 2 Pro includes:
- Ableton Live Lite 6 Digidesign Edition: Compose, record, remix, improvise, and edit musical ideas easily with this intuitive sampler/sequencer. Live's audio sequencing can modify loops in real time - just drop any loops you like into a song, regardless of their pitch or tempo.
- Propellerhead Software Reason Adapted 3: Specially developed for Pro Tools systems, this latest version of Reason Adapted includes a serious virtual rack of synthesizers, samplers, and effects that you can stream directly into the Pro Tools mixer through ReWire.
- FXpansion BFD Lite (6 kits): FXpansion BFD Lite puts a full drum studio within easy reach, letting you work with virtual acoustic drum kits and individual samples - all produced in pristine fidelity with multiple velocity layers.
- IK Multimedia AmpliTube LE: AmpliTube LE is a flexible plug-in with a variety of amp and cabinet models, classic stomp boxes, and other effects. AmpliTube LE sounds great on guitar or anything else.
- Celemony Melodyne essential: Melodyne essential enables you to tune mono audio tracks, edit the timing of melodic lines, or completely rearrange parts through an intuitive interface.
- iZotope Ozone 3 Lite, Trash Lite, and Spectron Lite: With this collection of iZotope's acclaimed plug-ins, you have a powerful range of tools to sculpt your sound. There's Ozone 3 Lite for mastering your mixes, Trash Lite for an array of top-notch classic guitar amp tones and stomp box effects, and Spectron Lite for advanced signal processing and spectral effects.
- Trillium Lane Labs TL EveryPhase: TL EveryPhase delivers analog phaser effects with plug-in convenience - you can add anything from rich, modulations, to subtle tremolo, and intense feedback, choosing between a range of presets, or using the controls to dial in the sound you're after.
- Trillium Lane Labs TL Utilities: The plug-ins included with TL Utilities are the kind of tools you'll come to rely, day after day, session after session. TL Metro is a versatile metronome that offers a range of sounds for your click tracks, TL InTune is a handy professional digital tuner for instant instrument tuning, and TL MasterMeter offers the first over-sampling meter for Pro Tools for critical mixing and mastering applications.
- Arturia Analog Factory SE: With Analog Factory SE, you'll enjoy hundreds of high-quality vintage and modern analog synth sounds - plus the ability to tweak them to sonic perfection!
- Digidesign Xpand! by A.I.R.: Xpand! is a powerful virtual instrument with a host of sounds designed to inspire your creativity, and help you polish your tracks. Cellos, string ensembles, a grand piano, multiple synth beds, chimes, bells, acoustic and electric basses, and more - with Xpand! you can quickly create fully realized soundscapes and backing tracks.
- Way Out Ware TimewARP 2600 Lite: A spot-on emultion of the vintage ARP 2600 analog synth (endorsed by the ARP's original creator, Alan Robert Pearlman), you can choose from more than 60 preset patches for instant, 70s vibe.
- M-Audio ProSessions SE Sound Library: ProSessions SE offers up its collection of high-quality samples so you can build up deep mixes right away.
- Big Fish Audio, Cycling '74, Sonic Reality, Zero-G Sound Libraries: Put premium sample libraries to work for you! These top-name sound library manufacturers offer an array of usable sounds - no matter the musical genre.
- Pro Tools Method One Instructional DVD: Learn Pro Tools system essentials, from setting up sessions and recording audio to editing MIDI, working with loops and plug-ins, automating mixes, and more.
- One-year Membership to Broadjam.com: Promote your music around the world with a free one-year membership to Broadjam.com, an easy-to-use web service for independent musicians.
- One-year Subscription to Sonicbids.com: With this one-year standard subscription, you have the tools you need to promote yourself to the media, record labels, booking agents, and more with your own personal Electronic Press Kit.
- 3 free contest entries on GarageBand.com: Take your music to the next level, and submit a contest entry on GarageBand.com for a chance to be signed.
Though the software applications included in the Pro Tools Ignition Pack are "lite" versions, they are fully functional tools that pack in serious features for music creation and production. They are not demos. What's more, many of the software manufacturers offer upgrades to the full versions of their respective products at discounted prices.
The same software the pros use
Of course, the heart of the Mbox 2 Pro system is Digidesign Pro Tools LE software - the same software used in countless professional recording studios and post houses across the world. Plus, the tracks that you create in Pro Tools LE can be instantly opened and used in those same pro studios - take your sessions to a Pro Tools|HD-equipped studio and have them mixed by a pro, or enjoy having your entire body of work be fully compatible and usable whenever it's time to make the move into a larger system - with Pro Tools LE, you become a part of the largest community of digital audio workstation users in the world.
This version of the industry standard gives you incredible recording, mixing, and editing power, offering 32 simultaneous audio tracks (with 128 virtual audio tracks), fully integrated MIDI sequencing with 256 simultaneous MIDI tracks, the ability to stream ReWire applications, and the unique Beat Detective LE automatic groove analysis and correction tool. Pro Tools LE also includes 37 DigiRack plug-ins, including EQ, dynamics, delays, reverb, and much more, plus seven professional Bomb Factory plug-ins - all the tools you need to create radio-ready tracks right from the moment you open the box.
Five additional Factory bundle plug-ins!
With the Digidesign Mbox 2 Pro Factory bundle, you get five more great plug-ins to make your mixes really sing. Plus, you even get an iLok Smart Key to hold all of your plug-in licenses - which is practically worth choosing the Factory bundle in itself! All in all, from the classic sound of the Moogerfooger Analog Delay to the far-out vibe of the Cosmonaut Voice, these additional plug-ins and iLok Smart Key make the Mbox 2 Pro Factory Bundle an even more incredible value.
Digidesign Mbox 2 Pro Factory Bundle Plug-Ins:
- Moogerfooger Analog Delay
- JOEMEEK SC2 Compressor
- JOEMEEK VC5 Meequalizer
- Digidesign Maxim
- Cosmonaut Voice
Digidesign Mbox 2 Pro Factory Features:
- Award-winning Pro Tools LE recording, editing, and mixing software
- Comprehensive Pro Tools Ignition Pack software and audio tool collection
- Producer's Factory plug-in bundle
- Professional sound quality
- Powered by FireWire or included power supply
- Supports up to 24-bit/96 kHz resolution
- 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
Included Factory Bundle Plug-ins
- Moogerfooger Analog Delay
- JOEMEEK SC2 Compressor
- JOEMEEK VC5 Meequalizer
- Digidesign Maxim
- Cosmonaut Voice
Included Bomb Factory Plug-ins:
- BF76 Compressor
- BF Essential Clip Remover
- BF Essential Correlation Meter
- BF Essential Meter Bridge
- BF Essential Noise Meter
- BF Essential Tuner
- Funk Logic Masterizer
Pro Tools Ignition Pack 2 Includes:
- Ableton Live Lite 6 Digidesign Edition
- Reason Adapted 3
- FXpansion BFD Lite (6 kits)
- Arturia Analog Factory SE
- Digidesign Xpand! by A.I.R.
- Way Out Ware TimewARP 2600 Lite
- Celemony Melodyne essential
- IK Multimedia AmpliTube LE
- iZotope Ozone 3 Lite
- iZotope Trash Lite
- iZotope Spectron Lite
- Trillium Lane Labs TL Everyphase
- Trillium Lane Laps TL Utilities
- M-Audio ProSessions SE
- Big Fish Audio, Cycling '74, Sonic Reality, and Zero-G Sound Libraries
- Broadjam.com - one-year membership
- 3 Garageband.com contest entries
- Sonicbids.com - one-year standard subscription
- Pro Tools Method One Instructional DVD
DigiRack Plug-ins:
- 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
The Mbox 2 Pro is a professional audio powerhouse!
| Customer Reviews |
 Excellent and Stable
by Richard from Groveton, TX, September 02, 2007
Music Background: Recording Engineer, Musician, Video Hobbyist
“I was totally amazed at the solid construction of the case, knobs, buttons, etc. and the stability of operation. Installing the Mbox Pro 2 Factory was very easy with no hardware conflicts on a Dell E521 AMD 64x2 +3800, 2GB Ram, NVidia chipset and an add-on NVidia 7300GT 256MB graphics card.
The first day I got the Mbox Pro 2 I operated it for 24 hours straight (yes I love being in my...” Read More
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