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
Grammy®-winning albums and Academy Award®–winning film sound. 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 studio
around the globe.
Specifications:
Analog Inputs — 2
- Separate source selection and gain
control per channel
- Mic: XLR with 48V phantom power
- Mic preamp: >120 db EIN @ > 50 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: 4.9cm; with handle: 7.7cm;
with handle cover: 5.6cm
- 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
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