Digidesign Mbox 2 (Digidesign Mbox 2)

Member Name: gamma_dragon

Product:	Digidesign Mbox 2
Date:	27/08/09 (29 review reads)
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Advantages: Good solid interface and supports many things.

Disadvantages: Is rather easy to knock over or pull over with the leads connected to it.

The Mbox 2 is basically Digidesigns flagship interface and is sold as such.
I bought this Mbox for college and am still using it in uni and without it I can firmly say I would not have passed my A-levels.

The Mbox 2 can record two microphones at once and is expandable to be able to record 4 microphones at once if you have a separate mic preamp which can support S/PDIF. The microphone channels can also be used for DI by the pressing the button which is great for guitar.

The Mbox is a very useful piece of kit because it can be totally powered from the USB port of any laptop and yet still managers to provide phantom power for condenser microphones.

The Mbox also has 2 midi ports (1in/1out) which have a good latency time and I have use them with a keyboard to create a backing track many times.

The monitor outs are simply mono jack sockets which just do the job so not really much to say there. The headphone socket is useful just be careful the weight of the lead does not pull the Mbox over.

The Mbox can also act as an interface for other programs other than just Pro tools such as Cubase and Logic....Just not at the same time....

My one moan about this Mbox is some of the design points.
Firstly it has the sticking out handle to stop it falling over but knock it to the right and it just falls down with a great thud...Which is why mine lives next to the bookend and rests against it.
My second point is that some of the knobs are sometimes fiddly and can be hard to turn separately.

The design point that I do like is the fact that the handle is removable and can be replaced easily with the sort of stubby standing edge which you see in the photos of the Mbox laying on its side instead of standing up straight.

Summary: Good starters interface giving the fact it can record 2 inputs at once.

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