Digidesign Mbox 2 Mini
Meet Mbox® 2 Mini — the world’s smallest, most affordable Pro Tools LE™ recording, editing, and mixing system ever. Whether you’re a singer/songwriter who’s new to recording or a seasoned pro on the go, Mbox 2 Mini packs professional features into a robust, ultra compact, easy-to-use audio workstation to record and mix music wherever your inspiration takes you. And with its diminutive size, Mbox 2 Mini literally puts the power of Pro Tools in the palm of your hand.
Like its siblings, Mbox 2, Mbox 2 Pro, and Mbox 2 Micro, Mbox 2 Mini delivers superior sound quality and includes plenty of powerful creation tools for composing, recording, and mixing music. It comes with award-winning, easy-to-use Pro Tools LE™ software, which provides you with many of the same tools the pros use on major recordings and in films. And because Pro Tools is the industry standard, you can use your Mbox 2 Mini-recorded sessions in any Pro Tools-equipped studio around the world.
System Requirements
- Digidesign-qualified Windows Vista- (32-bit Business or Ultimate), Windows XP- or Mac OS X 10.5-based computer
- Minimum 1 GB of RAM
- DVD-ROM or equivalent optical drive for software installation
- Available USB port for Mbox 2 Mini system (USB hubs not supported)
Hardware
Mbox® 2 Mini is professionally and durably built to withstand all the knocks and bounces it encounters as your traveling companion, and delivers superior sound quality.
- Professional sound quality (up to 24-bit/48 kHz)
- Two simultaneous analog inputs and outputs
- One XLR analog input for connecting a microphone
- Two ¼” line-/instrument-level (DI) analog inputs for connecting guitars, basses, keyboards, synthesizers, drum machines, and more
- Zero-latency monitoring
- Compact, rugged metal enclosure for maximum portability and durability
- Powered by USB (USB 1.1 connection, cable included)
- Front-panel volume control and monitor mute switch
- Two ¼” analog monitor outputs
- Stereo headphone output
- 48V phantom power
- Kensington Security Lock
Software
Pro Tools software is used in countless professional studios around the world, and includes all the tools you need to easily compose, record, edit, mix, and master your projects with pro results — every time.
New in Pro Tools 8 software
Features
- Award-winning Pro Tools® recording, editing, and mixing
- 48 simultaneous stereo audio tracks (expandable with Toolkit options)
- Includes dozens of pro effects processing plug-ins and virtual instruments
- Professional MIDI sequencing with dedicated MIDI Editor window
- Integrated Score Editor based on award-winning Sibelius notation software
- Full Elastic Time and Elastic Pitch to easily adjust timing and pitch on your tracks
- Unique Beat Detective™ LE automatic groove analysis and correction tool
- ReWire support for streaming you favorite applications right into Pro Tools
- 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
Bundled Plug-ins
In addition to M-Audio Torq LE DJ software and an incredible 8 GB collection of pro-quality loops from industry sound heavyweights Big Fish Audio, Pro Tools software includes a comprehensive bundle of amazing virtual instruments, effects, and utility plug-ins.
| Virtual Instruments |
- Boom drum machine and sequencer
- DB-33 tonewheel organ emulator with rotating speaker simulation
- Mini Grand acoustic grand piano
- Vacuum monophonic vacuum tube synthesizer
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- Xpand!2 multitimbral synth and sample workstation
- Structure Free sample player
- FXpansion BFD Lite acoustic drum module
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| Effects, Sound-Processing, Utility Plug-ins |
- 1-Band EQ III
- 4-Band EQ III
- 7-Band EQ III
- AIR Chorus
- AIR Distortion
- AIR Dynamic Delay
- AIR Enhancer
- AIR Ensemble
- AIR Filter Gate
- AIR Flanger
- AIR Frequency Shifter
- AIR FuzzWah
- AIR KillEQ
- AIR Lo-Fi
- AIR MultiChorus
- AIR Multi-Delay
- AIR Nonlinear Reverb
- AIR Phaser
- AIR Reverb
- AIR Spring Reverb
- AIR StereoWidth
- AIR Talkbox
- AIR Vintage Filter
- BF76 Compressor
- BF Essential Clip Remover
- BF Essential Correlation Meter
- BF Essential Meter Bridge
- BF Essential Noise Meter
- Celemony Melodyne Essential
- Chorus
- Click
- Compressor/Limiter
- D-Verb
- DC Offset Removal
- De-Esser
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- Delay
- DigiReWire
- Dither
- Duplicate
- Eleven Free
- Expander/Gate
- Extra Long Delay II
- Flanger
- Gain
- Invert
- Lo-Fi
- Long Delay II
- Maxim
- Medium Delay II
- Multi-Tap Delay
- Normalize
- Ping-Pong Delay
- Pitch
- Pitch Shift
- POWr Dither
- Recti-Fi
- Reverse
- SansAmp
- Sci-Fi
- Signal Generator
- Short Delay II
- Slap Delay II
- Time Compression Expansion
- Time Shift
- TL AutoPan
- TL InTune
- TL MasterMeter
- TL Metro
- Trim
- Vari-Fi
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Specifications
| Mic Input |
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Line/DI Inputs |
Connector: One balanced XLR jack
Mic Phantom Power: 48V
Equivalent Input Noise: -129 dBu
Frequency Response: +/- 0.1 dB
Dynamic Range: 103 dB / 106 dB A-weighted
THD + N @ 1kHz: 0.0006% (-104 db)
Input Sensitivity, Pad off: +1 dBu
minimum gain, -52 dBu maximum gain
Input Sensitivity, Pad on: +21 dBu minimum gain, -32 dBu maximum
gain
Input Impedance (pad off): 9.5 k ohm
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Connector: Two unbalanced 1/4" jacks with
independent gain controls
Frequency Response: +/- 0.1 dB
Dynamic Range: 103 dB / 106 dB A-weighted
THD + N @ 1kHz: 0.006% (-84 db)
Input Sensitivity, Pad off: +1 dBu minimum gain, -52 dBu maximum
gain
Input Sensitivity, Pad on: +21 dBu minimum gain, -32 dBu maximum
gain
Input Impedance (pad off): Inputs are DI only
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| Monitor Outputs |
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Headphone Outputs |
Connector: Two 1/4" unbalanced jacks
Frequency Response: +/- 0.25 dB
Dynamic Range: 105 dB / 107 dB A-weighted
Output Sensitivity: +6 dBu maximum
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Connector: One 1/4" stereo jack
Output Sensitivity: 1.6V RMS maximum gain
Frequency Response: +/- 0.25 dB
Dynamic Range: 99 dB / 101 dB A-weighted
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| Digital Specifications |
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Size / Weight / Power |
Supported Sample Rates: 44.1, 48 kHz
Maximum Word Length: 24 bit
Host Connection: One USB 1.1 type B jack (cable included)
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Height: 1.75 inches / 4.44 cm
Width: 5.0 inches / 12.7 cm
Depth: 6.0 inches / 15.24 cm
Weight: 1.12 lbs / 508 grams
Power Requirements: Powered off USB bus only |
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