Professionals around the world have long been using Pro Tools® systems to create award-winning music and sound for film and TV. Now you can get the same world-class results in your personal studio with Pro Tools Mbox®—a complete, integrated, computer-based music creation and production system. Includes iLok key and full version of Pro Tools 9 + FREE upgrade to Pro Tools 10
High-Performance Pro Tools Personal Studio
Designed by the same engineering team responsible for our high-end Pro Tools|HD systems, the Mbox hardware interface features a premium analog signal path and high-performance converters for exceptional sound. Designed for use with Pro Tools software, the same platform used in commercial facilities around the world—ensuring pro studio compatibility and delivering everything you need to compose, record, edit, and mix music. Mbox also provides third-party drivers for rock-solid integration with nearly every popular audio recording application. Package includ with Pro Tools 9 + FREE upgrade to PT10
Premium quality
Designed by the same engineering team behind our top-of-the-line Pro Tools|HD systems, the Mbox interface features advanced recording technology for exceptional quality. A premium analog signal path and high-performance converters deliver pristine 24-bit, 96kHz sound. Stringent testing standards ensure rock-solid performance in the most demanding environments. And of course, Mbox is designed for ultra-tight integration with Avid's Pro Tools, the same platform trusted by professional musicians, engineers, and producers around the world.
Unsurpassed flexibility
The Mbox 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. No matter how you work, you’ll sound great with Mbox.
Advanced functionality
The Mbox interface is packed with tons of advanced features that make it easy to get great results. Mbox boasts the same professional-grade soft-clip limiter circuit found in our 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, your sessions will move at the speed of your creativity.
Features of the Mbox Hardware
Mbox® is a premium audio interface, packing a wide range of analog and digital I/O connections into a mobile form factor.
- Compatible with most major audio software (Pro Tools LE®, Logic, Live, Cubase, and more)
- Bus-powered USB 2.0 connection for maximum mobility
- Professional-grade circuitry and converters deliver exceptional audio performance
- Up to 24-bit, 96 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
- Hardware configuration:
- 4 x 4 simultaneous channels of I/O
- 2 XLR mic/line combo inputs with 48 V phantom power
- 2 1/4” DI inputs on front panel for easy access
- 2 balanced 1/4” monitor outputs
- 1 1/4” stereo headphone output with volume control
- Stereo S/PDIF digital I/O
- 1 MIDI input, 1 MIDI output
- Monitor control section with Mono and Dim controls
- Dedicated monitor volume knob
Pro Tools 10 Virtual Instruments, Samples & Effects
Boom®—drum machine and sequencer
DB-33—tonewheel organ with rotating speaker
Mini Grand—acoustic grand piano
Structure® Free—sample player
Vacuum—monophonic tube synth
Xpand!®2—synth and sample workstation
Big Fish Audio 8 GB sound library
AIR effects—high-quality reverb, delay, flange, and other effects
Avid Channel Strip—System 5 EQ and compression modeler BF 76—1176 compressor emulation
D-Verb™—professional-grade reverb and ambience processing
Eleven® Free—guitar amp and effect semulator
EQ III and Dynamics III—high-quality EQ and compressors/limiters
Maxim™—peak limiter and mastering
Pro Tools 10 Features
AAX Native, RTAS®, AudioSuite Plug-in support
Loop recording/track comping workflows
MIDI Editor
Sibelius® Score Editor
Elastic Time and Elastic Pitch
Bundled instruments and effects
Automatic Delay Compensation
Beat Detective™ (multitrack)
AAF/OMF®/MXF file interchange
QuickPunch™
Timecode Ruler
Variable stereo pan depths
Surround mixingTrackPunch / DestructivePunchInput monitoring
VCA mixing
Solo bus AFL/PFL
Advanced audio editing (Continuous Scrolling, Scrub Trim tool, Replace Clip command, field recorder workflows, and more)
Advanced automation (Punch, Capture, Write on stop, Write to all enabled, Automatch, Preview, and more)
Advanced video editing (multiple video tracks, multiple video playlists, and video editing tools)
System Requirements
Mac
- Mac OS X 10.5.8 (Leopard) or 10.6.1-10.6.4 (Snow Leopard)
- 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended)
- 6 GB free disk space
- Intel® processor (no PowerPC® support)
- One FireWire port
PC
- Windows® XP 32-bit SP3, Windows Vista® 32-bit SP2, Windows 7 32-bit, or Windows 7 64-bit
- 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended)
- 5 GB free disk space
- One FireWire port
Compatibility
ASIO, Core Audio, WDM, MME, and multi-client drivers