Product Description
As the much anticipated answer to one of the top requests from Pro Tools® users, ultra-small Mbox® 2 Micro enables 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 music with virtual instruments and loops.
About the size of a typical USB flash drive, Mbox 2 Micro offers high-quality 24-bit / 48 kHz sound, a 1/8-inch stereo output for headphone or speaker monitoring (no audio inputs*), and a convenient volume wheel, providing you with the freedom of true editing, sequencing, and mixing mobility. Whether you’re looking to work on studio-created or live sound Pro Tools sessions on the go, or create loop-based or virtual instrument-driven music, Mbox 2 Micro lets you work wherever inspiration takes you.
Hardware
Mbox® 2 Micro sports a slick yet rugged anodized aluminum casing that’s small enough to fit in any size pocket, making it the ultimate mobile Pro Tools® editing and mixing solution.
- Ultra-portable, anodized aluminum design for on-the-go editing, mixing, and music creation
- High-quality sound up to 24-bit, 48 kHz (higher sample rates require pre-conversion)
- 1/8-inch stereo output jack for headphone or speaker monitoring (no audio inputs*)
- Convenient volume wheel for quick headphone adjustments
- Powered by USB (USB 1.1 connection, includes USB extension cable)
* Mbox 2 Micro features analog outputs only. If you’re looking to record vocals, real instruments, or sound from other devices, check out the analog and digital inputs available on other Digidesign products in the Digidesign/Pro Tools family.
Software
- Digidesign® Pro Tools LE® 8 software is the most powerful and easy-to-use application to produce professional-sounding music.
- 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 C|24™ and Command|8® control surfaces
- Huge selection of compatible third-party plug-ins and software options
- Works on Windows and Mac computers
* Requires optional Music Production Toolkit or DV Toolkit™ 2
Create
Pro Tools LE 8 software offers an unparalleled breadth of creative options when developing ideas. Easily import audio and MIDI files and loops. Take advantage of an unmatched range of unique, nondestructive audio editing tools like Beat Detective LE, which enables you to automatically correct timing on individual tracks. Develop MIDI compositions with the Pro Tools integrated, easy-to-use MIDI sequencer. Choose among a wide-range of effects and instrument plug-ins like the Xpand!™ sample-playback/synthesis workstation to develop the sounds you’re after, or integrate your favorite ReWire-compatible applications right into your mixes.
- Audio manipulation with world-class editing tools
- Import MIDI, REX, ACID, WAV, AIFF, AAC, MP3, and CD audio files
- Built-in DigiBase™ file management tool
- Beat Detective LE automatic groove analysis and correction tool
- Fully nondestructive editing
- Powerful, intuitive MIDI sequencing
- Real-time audio and MIDI processing
- Advanced virtual instrument integration
- Wide-range of compatible third-party creative software options (AudioSuite™, RTAS®, and ReWire-compatible applications)
Mix
Pro Tools LE software offers the ultimate in mixing power and flexibility. Choose among a variety of professional plug-in effects to develop a mix. Take advantage of the most powerful automation in the industry to add motion to your music. Put more real-time plug-ins to work in your sessions via improved RTAS plug-in performance. Finally, connect a control surface such as Command|8 to your system and enjoy the familiar feel of a tactile faders and controls when mixing.
- Industry-standard Pro Tools mixing environment
- RTAS real-time effects processing
- Advanced automation features
- Wide-range of professional third-party processing options
- Control surface options for hands-on mixing
Bundled Plug-Ins
In addition to Pro Tools LE® 8 software, Mbox® 2 Micro comes with an impressive collection of over 45 valuable effects and instrument plug-ins. These outstanding plug-ins have been used on countless professional recordings, and many are exclusive to the Pro Tools® platform.
Structure Free Sample Player for Pro Tools Developed by the acclaimed Digidesign® Advanced Instrument Research (A.I.R.) group, Structure Free is a free sample player that allows you to quickly and easily integrate a wide range of sounds into your Pro Tools sessions and tweak them to make them your own.
Xpand! Sample-Playback/Synthesis Workstation The first plug-in from Digidesign’s Advanced Instrument Research group, Xpand!™ is a powerful instrument plug-in that puts more than 1,000 professional sounds at your fingertips.
Free Bomb Factory® Plug-ins The Free Bomb Factory® plug-ins offer powerful effects and utilities from the makers of some of the very best digital emulations of classic analog processors in the industry.
- Bomb Factory BF76 Compressor
- BF Essential Clip Remover
- BF Essential Correlation Meter
- BF Essential Meter Bridge
- BF Essential Noise Meter
- BF Essential Tuner
- Funk Logic Mastererizer
DigiRack Plug-ins DigiRack™ plug-ins offer a wide variety of professional real-time and file-based effects and studio utilities that are ideal for bringing your mixes alive.
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
Specifications
Audio Outputs
- Connector: One 1/8" stereo jack
(for headphone or speaker monitoring) with volume control - Maximum Output: +3 dBV into 600 Ohms
- Frequency Response: -2/+0 dB, 20 Hz – 20 kHz
- Dynamic Range: 103 dB A-weighted (THD+N: 0.002%)
Digital Specifications
- Supported Sample Rates: 44.1, 48 kHz
- Maximum Word Length: 24 bit
- Host Connection: One USB 1.1 type A connector (extension cable included)
Size / Weight / Power
- Height: 3-1/2"
- Width: 1-1/4"
- Depth: 7/16"
- Weight: 1.2 oz.
Power Requirements: Powered by USB bus only
Additional Information
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