« Dont Buy this package »

The Abox Studio PreSonus recording kit is a very basic kit and needs a lot of work. The price of it would be reasonable if it came with a pair of monitors instead of cheap headphones. The interface is built tough and can stand a few drops, its made out of a very metal like material but the pre amps on it are not good at all. The microphone that comes with it is very cheap and will not give you a good sound quality. This kit comes with Studio One software. Now Studio One software has been around for a while and I really don’t have a problem with it , but I wouldn’t suggest you starting on it if you are a newbie. You can get a better package than this with Cubase or Pro Tools and have a great start to your career. This package does have everything you need to start recording right out of the box. It comes with an M7 Microphone that is a Large diaphragm that needs phantom power (from the interface). It comes with the audio cables too, the headphones are HD7 and they are suppose to be “good” but to me they are awful. Do not attempt to mix a song in these headphones. You will get a horrible mix and you wont know its bad until you listen on another source.
Overall, this package is very cheap. If you are going to spend 250 dollars on this, you mine as well save another 250 and go a Pro tools package that will give you a great start. Do not waist your time and money with this package. The microphone is very bad and the headphones are too, the interface is half way decent and so is Studio One, but for the price there are way better options out on the market.