Digidesign's all new Mbox™ sets a new precedent for sound quality and audio power in a compact package. Mbox is a 2-channel USB audio peripheral characterized by Digidesign and Focusrite performance, specifically engineered to offer you precision sound in a very small, very portable package.

Featuring acclaimed Focusrite mic pres, Mbox couples high-quality components with a 24-bit input-to-output signal path to guarantee the fidelity of your sound throughout the production chain. And with Pro Tools LE software placing legendary recording, mixing and editing prowess at your fingertips, you're in an ideal position to take Mbox anywhere and still get the pro results you've come to expect from Digidesign and Focusrite products.

The express purpose of Mbox is to make Pro Tools available to you as readily and effortlessly as possible. With Mbox, you can literally create a functional, effective studio environment in as much time as it takes to plug in your gear, boot up your laptop or desktop computer, and launch Pro Tools. Capture inspiration at its freshest in a plane, train, automobile or home, and then craft the results into a finished product — or migrate your session to another Pro Tools platform, from Digi 001 to Pro Tools|HD. Whatever direction you choose, you benefit from a very affordable, reliable and tightly packed piece of Pro Tools gear.

Analog Inputs

- Sample rate: 44.1, 48 kHz

- Dynamic range: 101 dB (A- weighted), 99 dB(unweighted); see notes 1 and 2

- THD+N (line input): 0.003% (-90.5 dB) @ 1 kHz; see notes 1 and 3

- THD+N ' 40 dB gain (mic input): 0.004% (-88 dB) @ 1 kHz; see note 1

- Mic E.I.N (unweighted): -126 dB @ 40 dB gain, 150 ohm source

- Frequency response: +0/-0.5 dB, 20 Hz/20 kHz ; see note 3

- Maximum input: +24 dBu

- Input impedance: Mic = 4 kohms; Libe = 44 kohms ; Inst (D.I.) = 1 Mohms

Analog Outputs

- Sample Rate: 44.1, 48 kHz

- Dynamic range: 103 dB (A-weighted), 101 dB (unweighted); see notes 1 and 4

- THD+N 0.004% (-88 dB); -14 dBFS @ 1 kHz; see notes 1 and 3

- Frequency response: +0.5/-0.5, 20 Hz/20 kHz; see note 3

- Maximum Output: +4.2 dBu

- Headphone output: 0.25 w into 600 ohm