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Published on 03/15/10 at 16:00The Digidesign Mbox 2 is a digital audio interface (A-D converter) with two analog inputs (4 with S/PDIF) and two analog outputs. It is USB powered and has no monitor latency. I am a student, musician, writer, and pretty good line dancer residing in beautiful Nashville, TN. I've been a drummer and guitar player on and off for the past 10 years of my life and have began engineering and producing in the past 4. I currently play drums for the band Brookline and you can see me rockin' an Orange County Drum and Percussion or Mapex kit decked out with Zildjian K Hybrids.
I bought my first Mbox 2 about 5 years ago for right around $450 at Guitar Center in Pittsburgh, PA. I was wanted to set up a small home recording set up on my Macbook Pro.
The Mbox 2 is the perfect interface for people looking to record voice-overs, scratch tapes, and any other recordings up to 4 simultaneous tracks. The Focusrite pre's are very transparent and I have even done overdubs at home for professional recordings using them. Each of the two channels offers a pad and switch to change from mic to DI. Other controls include; 48v Phantom Power, Mix, monitor, and headphone knobs. The back of the unit has three inputs (XLR or 1/4'[line, or DI]), two 1/4' outputs, 1 midi in and 1 midi out, a S/PDIG in and out, and the USB slot. It has very user-friend interface and has never let me down. Syncs perfectly with protools and other programs with the included Digidesign drivers.
There are no VU meters on the actual unit - only a peak light. I have used this unit for 5 years and as a mobile rig for the past 3 years and have found no problems with it. It does what it's supposed to and always functions properly. I have a million more problems with my 003 and HD system and this one never lets me down!
Everything is encased in Digidesign's signature gray and blue casing. Like I said, I have used this as a portable recording rig for a good time and it has been dropped, kicked, and beaten up and still runs great, luckily...
Bottom Line? There is no substitute for the Mbox-Protools combo. They are the industry standard and a great way to get your home studio up and running.
This review was originally published on https://www.musicgearreview.com
I bought my first Mbox 2 about 5 years ago for right around $450 at Guitar Center in Pittsburgh, PA. I was wanted to set up a small home recording set up on my Macbook Pro.
The Mbox 2 is the perfect interface for people looking to record voice-overs, scratch tapes, and any other recordings up to 4 simultaneous tracks. The Focusrite pre's are very transparent and I have even done overdubs at home for professional recordings using them. Each of the two channels offers a pad and switch to change from mic to DI. Other controls include; 48v Phantom Power, Mix, monitor, and headphone knobs. The back of the unit has three inputs (XLR or 1/4'[line, or DI]), two 1/4' outputs, 1 midi in and 1 midi out, a S/PDIG in and out, and the USB slot. It has very user-friend interface and has never let me down. Syncs perfectly with protools and other programs with the included Digidesign drivers.
There are no VU meters on the actual unit - only a peak light. I have used this unit for 5 years and as a mobile rig for the past 3 years and have found no problems with it. It does what it's supposed to and always functions properly. I have a million more problems with my 003 and HD system and this one never lets me down!
Everything is encased in Digidesign's signature gray and blue casing. Like I said, I have used this as a portable recording rig for a good time and it has been dropped, kicked, and beaten up and still runs great, luckily...
Bottom Line? There is no substitute for the Mbox-Protools combo. They are the industry standard and a great way to get your home studio up and running.
This review was originally published on https://www.musicgearreview.com