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| | Features | Professional sound quality (up to 24-bit/48 kHz)Two simultaneous analog inputs and outputsZero-latency monitoring, 48V phantom powerCompact, rugged metal enclosure for maximum portability and durabilityPowered by USB (USB 1.1 connection, cable included)
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| | Description | Meet Mbox® 2 Mini the worlds smallest, most affordable Pro Tools LETM recording, editing, and mixing system ever. Whether youre a singer/songwriter whos 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 LETM 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. | |
| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 21.0 inches | | Product Width: | 9.0 inches | | Product Height: | 17.0 inches | | Product Weight: | 1.5 pounds | | Package Length: | 8.0 inches | | Package Width: | 7.6 inches | | Package Height: | 4.2 inches | | Package Weight: | 2.7 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 18 reviews |
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 Watch out for the drivers May 01, 2010
I've been recording semi-professionally in my home studio for years. I rarely (if ever) do more than one track (mic or line) at a time so the unit fit me quite well. It comes with ProTools which I have always wanted to try. I ended up not using PT much - maybe it's just a personal thing, but although it is indeed very powerful but certainly not the most intuitive piece of software in the world, in my opinion. As far as M-Box 2 Mini goes I must say, I like it. It's solid, dead quiet, produces very clean sound, is fairly easy to use. Not an eye-sore either. Two major flaws: it's built with PT in mind so if you plan on using it with some other recording software - be prepared to go through some pains with drivers - you're going to need standalone drivers from Digidesign and they are not always up-to-date with them. Mine works fine (with a couple of twists) with third-party software on my XP desktop (although it's the one where PT is originally installed). It worked like a charm on my new iMAC with Snow Leopard - after I downloaded Digi new Standalone Core Audio driver, which they had only released recently. But it refused to work with the same software on my Vista laptop - just wouldn't recognize the damn thing despite me getting the latest drivers. So again, it's great quality unit but if you go standalone (without PT) - watch out for the drivers!
 Good for what I need it for Apr 08, 2010
This was perfect for the price as well as for what I need it for. I use it for school and side projects. I have nothing close to a home studio, but this is all I need to operate ProTools and that's all I need right now.
Great for the price.
Winderful device Feb 22, 2010
This audio device was like a magic for me specially with the protools le software, I really enjoy using this system as if I'm having a portable studio to carry with me every where, bottomline I recommend this product for any pro sound engineers or music composers
, however I wish if they add one MIDI input to to complete it.
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The Best Feb 17, 2010
Firstly do your research before buying this. Fairly steep learning curve for beginners. The hardware is solid with smooth knobs. The bundle I got came with a instructional dvd to which I flip flopped back and forth between the studio and living room for 3 days till I finally got things working right. I would also recommend pro tools le ignite books. There is a beginner and advanced guide for whichever version of pro tools you are using. I would recommend the beginner's guide and the rest is self taught if it's something you want to learn. If you gave more for your computer than this system then you're probably gonna have problems. If you buy all your patch cables at radio shack then you'll probably have problems. People have assumed that just because you get a lot for your money that this is a crappy product just because they can't get it working right or have bad quality sound. Not so... the plug-ins are where you start shelling out the dough. I can assure you that if you have good quality cables and equipment that it will work right and then some. Also if you don't have a decent pc/mac solely dedicated to music production/recording then I would say go with something else for recording because it does use lots of processing power at times. When I first got mine I called digidesign support and spent about an hour going through and deleting processes and such to make it run its most optimal.. I would suggest using a cheap laptop for internet or downloading and put everything on a usb drive/external or cd that u need for your music computer. Basically if you're not too serious or lack patience then go with something else. But once you learn the program and all the short cuts I promise you will be stuck on it as far as recording and editing go. On the down side the MIDI department seemed to be lacking. It does take the place of whatever sound card that is in your computer as well. Other than that I would give this 3 thumbs up if I had a third hand. :D
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 My Review Feb 02, 2010
So I ordered the MBOX2 Mini because it is a necessary evil.
The porduct is great...once you get it working. I spent 4 hours trying to download the Pro-Tools software to my Dell Laptop only to be told that it was incompatible by Digidesign Technical Support. But after a $250 investment, I was not about to give up just because some unwilling fella on the phone tells me that I should go out and buy a Mac (hell no.)
I downloaded the digital file from Pro-Tools, version 8.0.3, and voila, it works. It would have been really nice if the seller had noted the necessary computer and or processer to make this software work properly. It could have saved me alot of pain and heartache...and the official Pro-Tools website lists all kinds of compatable laptops(after clicking about 8 links to actually find it...I think they are trying to hide the lack of compatable interfaces...)...however I was only able to actually find one that is even for sale anywhere....and Pro-Tools is not compatable with Windows 7...So one would need to go out and buy a computer from the apple empire for it to even work if you went out and bought a compatable computer.
It seems awefully ridiculous that the standard in audio recording and editing is not yet up to speed with the Windows based system.
However, once I got it up and running, it's great! Not as user friendly as good old free Audacity, but pretty nifty nonetheless! I am enjoying playing with it!
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