Avid Pro Tools MBox Pro FireWire Audio Interface

Avid Pro Tools Mbox Pro is a 3rd Generation Mbox, or MBox 3 Pro, released under the Avid brand by Digidesign and replaces their highly successful MBox 2 Pro. Avid Pro Tools MBox Pro is a High-performance Personal Studio, comprising the all new MBox Pro FireWire Audio Interface and Pro Tools LE DAW software. Pro Tools MBox Pro FireWire Audio Interfaces offer levels of performance that Professionals around the world have come to rely upon when producing award-winning music and sound for film and TV at an affordable price. In short, Pro Tools Mbox Pro delivers a complete, integrated, computer-based music creation and production system.

Designed by the same engineering team behind Avid's top-of-the-line Pro Tools HD systems, the Mbox Pro interface features advanced recording technology for exceptional quality. A premium analog signal path and high-performance 24-bit, 192kHz converters deliver pristine sound. Stringent testing standards ensure rock-solid performance in the most demanding environments. And of course, Mbox Pro is designed for ultra-tight integration with the included Pro Tools LE software, which is based on the same platform trusted by professional musicians, engineers, and producers around the world.

Mbox Pro interface is also compatible with other major recording applications, so you can make music any way you want. All-new drivers provide superior performance with Logic, Live, Record, Reason, Fruity Loops, Cubase, Nuendo, Sonar, and more. So go ahead, use your favorite third-party DAW from start to finish or record with the included Pro Tools LE software to ensure your sessions are compatible with pro studios around the world. No matter how you work, you’ll sound great with Mbox Pro.

Mbox Pro interface comes packed with tons of advanced features that make it easy to get great results. Mbox Pro provides the same professional-grade soft-clip limiter circuit found in Digidesign's high-end Pro Tools HD 192 I/O audio interface, so you can track much hotter signals without overloading the inputs and clipping. Built-in reverb helps you deliver more inspiring vocal and instrumental performances without taxing your computer processor. The integrated guitar tuner enables you to tune your guitar, bass, and other instruments directly from the interface. And a Pro Tools multi-function button makes it easy to access common software parameters like tap session tempo, start/stop record, and create a new track right from the front of the interface. With Mbox Pro, your sessions will move at the speed of your creativity.

• Compatible with most major audio software (Pro Tools LE, Logic, Live, Cubase, and more)
• Ships with Pro Tools LE
• FireWire connection
• Professional-grade circuitry and converters deliver exceptional audio performance
• Up to 24-bit, 192 kHz sample rates*
• Soft-clip limiter lets you track hot signals without clipping - providing a classic overdriven tape saturation sound
• Built-in guitar tuner
• Onboard DSP offers flexible cue mixing and reverb effects
• Assignable Pro Tools multi-function button on interface gives you fast access to software functions
• Connect up to three pairs of monitors or do 5.1 surround mixing**
• Hardware configuration:
  • 8 x 8 simultaneous channels of I/O
  • 4 mic inputs with 48 V phantom power and high pass filter (2 XLR/DI combo, 2 XLR)
  • 4 1/4" TRS line inputs
  • 2 unbalanced Alt line inputs (2 RCA, 1 mini 1/8”)
  • 6 1/4" TRS balanced line outputs
  • 2 discrete 1/4” stereo headphone outputs with separate volume controls
  • Stereo S/PDIF digital I/O
  • 1 MIDI input, 1 MIDI output
  • Word clock I/O
  • Monitor control section with Mono, Mute, Dim, Alt Source, and Speaker A/B/C switching controls
  • Dedicated monitor volume knob

* Up to 96 kHz sample rates supported with Pro Tools LE software.

** Mixing 5.1 surround sound in Pro Tools LE requires Complete Production Toolkit