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sw80 « solid quality »
Published on 10/30/12 at 00:20The Avid MBox 3 is a 4 channel USB interface that has 2 solid quality microphone preamps built into it and it comes with Pro Tools express . You can use the Avid MBox 3 almost any DAW that has come out over the years. The Avid MBox 3 is very versatile and well made. It is easy to install and get running. Since it is a smaller interface you cannot rack it, it is a simple but good desktop recording interface. It has phantom power on it a total of 4 inputs and 2 outputs.
UTILIZATION
Avid MBox 3 is a built in guitar tuner and a built in soft clipper, the soft clipper comes in handy when you are recording from a external device and the audio might be way to loud. The Avid MBox 3 does not plug into a wall outlet, all power is provided via USB. The price of the Avid MBox 3 is around 500 dollars which is a good price considering the fact that it does come with a copy of Pro Tools Express. Or if you already have the full version of Pro Tools then you can use the Avid MBox 3 with that. The drivers are very stable and I have not received an update for them yet and I don’t think I will need to update on this system because everything seems to be working great.
GETTING STARTED
The manual is clear and easy to understand if you need it. But for just the interface you won’t need a manual. All of the main and basic functions of the Avid MBox 3 work great and have never gave me any problems.
OVERALL OPINION
I have used several similar interfaces to the Avid MBox 3, most of them all work great and so does the Avid MBox 3. It will be great for your first interface, but if you need something with better preamps you will need to invest more money.
UTILIZATION
Avid MBox 3 is a built in guitar tuner and a built in soft clipper, the soft clipper comes in handy when you are recording from a external device and the audio might be way to loud. The Avid MBox 3 does not plug into a wall outlet, all power is provided via USB. The price of the Avid MBox 3 is around 500 dollars which is a good price considering the fact that it does come with a copy of Pro Tools Express. Or if you already have the full version of Pro Tools then you can use the Avid MBox 3 with that. The drivers are very stable and I have not received an update for them yet and I don’t think I will need to update on this system because everything seems to be working great.
GETTING STARTED
The manual is clear and easy to understand if you need it. But for just the interface you won’t need a manual. All of the main and basic functions of the Avid MBox 3 work great and have never gave me any problems.
OVERALL OPINION
I have used several similar interfaces to the Avid MBox 3, most of them all work great and so does the Avid MBox 3. It will be great for your first interface, but if you need something with better preamps you will need to invest more money.