Digidesign Mbox 2 Micro USB Interface with Pro Tools LE Software
The Digidesign Mbox 2 Micro is an ultra-small USB Pro Tools LE solution that enables playback, editing, sequencing, and mixing on the go!
As the much anticipated answer to one of the top requests from Pro Tools users, Digidesign is excited to introduce the new Mbox 2 Micro, the smallest member of the Mbox 2 family, enabling Pro Tools users to edit, sequence, and mix sessions created on Pro Tools|HD, Pro Tools LE, and Pro Tools M-Powered systems on the go, as well as compose music with virtual instruments and loops.
Version 8 features a gorgeous new interface, dozens of new plug-ins, five new virtual instruments and more!
Edit and Mix On the Go
Forget about being cooped up in a recording studio or post-production suite; Mbox 2 Micro gives you the freedom to leave your Pro Tools interfaces behind and take your sessions anywhere you and your laptop computer can travel - whether it’s for business or for pleasure. With its robust, anodised aluminium design and diminutive size, you can simply tuck Mbox 2 Micro into any pocket and get ready to welcome the world as your new control room or editing suite.
Mbox 2 Micro comes with award-winning Pro Tools LE software, enabling you to open, edit, and mix your existing Pro Tools HD, Pro Tools LE or Pro Tools M Powered created sessions in high-fidelity audio. Play back sessions with up to 24-bit / 48 kHz high-quality audio, and enjoy access to the wide range of professional Pro Tools plug-ins and virtual instruments available (for higher sample rate Pro Tools HD sessions, be sure to down-convert the sessions using your studio setup prior to using Mbox 2 Micro). Mbox 2 Micro even supports Music Production Toolkit and DV Toolkit 2 options, enabling you to work on larger projects while on the road.
Create Music Anywhere
While Mbox 2 Micro is an output-only audio device, it also serves as a simple music creation studio thanks to the included Pro Tools LE software, bundled software, and wealth of compatible virtual instruments and plug-in options available.
Easily import audio files, MIDI files, and loops into Pro Tools, and edit and mix them to create musical masterpieces. Plug in a USB MIDI keyboard into your computer and capture an amazing virtual instrument performance in Pro Tools - one that you can admire for posterity or tweak to perfection. Or route compositions from your favorite ReWire-compatible applications right into Pro Tools for further tweaking and mixing.
Mbox 2 Micro comes with Xpand!, a compelling sample-playback/synthesis workstation from the Digidesign Advanced Instrument Research (A.I.R.) group, to help get you started. Built for songwriters, soundtrack composers, DJs, electronic musicians, music producers, and sound designers, Xpand! provides fast and easy ways to access and manipulate thousands of high-quality sounds from within Pro Tools, enabling you to craft anything from pristine-sounding acoustic instruments to complex synthesized soundscapes or loop-driven techno tracks.
Mix Last Night’s Show on the Road
If you’re a Digidesign VENUE live sound system engineer, Mbox 2 Micro makes it easy and super convenient to mix your live sound recordings while you’re on the way to the next gig. Whether you recorded the shows on an integrated Pro Tools HD or Pro Tools LE system, Mbox 2 Micro allows you to open and work with the sessions outside of your usual rig. And because many of the plug-ins you use during the live shows are also available for Pro Tools LE, you’ll have access to much of the same professional processing in the tour bus with Mbox 2 Micro as you would with VENUE in front of the stage.
Little But Loaded
Sure, it’s small, but Mbox 2 Micro comes fully loaded with a big assortment of creative software and processing plug-ins to mix and master your sessions to completion - 70 plug-ins! Along with powerful Pro Tools LE software and Xpand!, Mbox 2 Micro also includes a collection of Bomb Factory plug-ins, which offer powerful effects and utilities from the makers of some of the very best digital emulations of classic analog processors in the industry, and DigiRack plug-ins, which offer a wide variety of professional real-time and file-based effects and studio utilities that are ideal for bringing your mixes to life.
Create
Pro Tools LE 7 software offers an unparalleled breadth of creative options when developing ideas. Easily import audio and MIDI files and loops. Take advantage of an unmatched range of unique, nondestructive audio editing tools like Beat Detective LE, which enables you to automatically correct timing on individual tracks. Develop MIDI compositions with the Pro Tools integrated, easy-to-use MIDI sequencer. Choose among a wide-range of effects and instrument plug-ins like the Xpand! sample-playback/synthesis workstation to develop the sounds you’re after, or integrate your favorite ReWire-compatible applications right into your mixes.
Record
Pro Tools LE systems with Pro Tools LE software offer superior features and functionality to capture ideas quickly and easily. Choose the professional-sounding Pro Tools LE hardware interface to perfectly suit your recording needs (Mbox 2, Digi 003, or Digi 003 Rack). Use loop recording to capture several takes of a solo. Set an automatic punch-in/punch-out range to effortlessly fix a passage. Even create individual cue mixes for everyone in the recording session.
Share
When you work with Pro Tools software, you’re working with the standard for professional audio production. Enjoy full compatibility with countless Pro Tools-equipped professional and personal studios around the world. Exchange entire sessions, individual session elements, or stereo mixes for easy collaboration with your friends. Plus, export to numerous other standard audio file formats, including MP3.
