Avid Pro Tools Mbox Pro with Pro Tools 9

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The included Pro Tools 9 software ensures pro studio compatibility, delivering everything you need to compose, record, edit, and mix music. Mbox Pro also provides third-party drivers for rock-solid integration with nearly every popular audio recording application.

Premium quality

Designed by the same engineering team behind our top-of-the-line Pro Tools|HD systems, the Mbox Pro interface features advanced recording technology for exceptional quality. A premium analog signal path and high-performance 24-bit, 192kHz* converters deliver pristine sound. Stringent testing standards ensure rock-solid performance in the most demanding environments. And of course, Mbox Pro is designed for ultra-tight integration with the included Pro Tools 9 software, which is based on the same platform trusted by professional musicians, engineers, and producers around the world.

Unsurpassed flexibility

The Mbox Pro interface is also compatible with other major recording applications, so you can make music any way you want. All-new drivers provide superior performance with Logic, Live, Record, Reason, Fruity Loops, Cubase, Nuendo, Sonar, and more. So go ahead, use your favorite third-party DAW from start to finish - or record with the included Pro Tools LE software to ensure your sessions are compatible with pro studios around the world. No matter how you work, you'll sound great with Mbox Pro.

Advanced functionality

The Mbox Pro interface is packed with tons of advanced features that make it easy to get great results. Mbox Pro provides the same professional-grade soft-clip limiter circuit found in our high-end Pro Tools|HD 192 I/O audio interface, so you can track much hotter signals without overloading the inputs and clipping. Built-in reverb helps you deliver more inspiring vocal and instrumental performances - without taxing your computer processor. The integrated guitar tuner enables you to tune your guitar, bass, and other instruments directly from the interface. And a Pro Tools multi-function button makes it easy to access common software parameters - like tap session tempo, start/stop record, and create a new track - right from the front of the interface. With Mbox Pro, your sessions will move at the speed of your creativity.

(*Up to 96 kHz sample rates supported with Pro Tools LE software.)

Mbox Pro Hardware

Mbox Pro is the ultimate high-definition recording interface, packing a wide range of analog and digital I/O connections into a desktop audio workstation.

• Compatible with most major audio software (Pro Tools LE, Logic, Live, Cubase, and more)
• FireWire connection
• Professional-grade circuitry and converters deliver exceptional audio performance
• Up to 24-bit, 192 kHz sample rates*
• Soft-clip limiter lets you track hot signals without clipping?providing a classic overdriven tape saturation sound
• Built-in guitar tuner
• Onboard DSP offers flexible cue mixing and reverb effects
• Assignable Pro Tools multi-function button on interface gives you fast access to software functions

• Connect up to three pairs of monitors or do 5.1 surround mixing*

Hardware configuration:

• 8 x 8 simultaneous channels of I/O
• 4 mic inputs with 48 V phantom power and high pass filter (2 XLR/DI combo, 2 XLR)
• 4 1/4" TRS line inputs
• 2 unbalanced Alt line inputs (2 RCA, 1 mini 1/8")
• 6 1/4" TRS balanced line outputs
• 2 discrete 1/4" stereo headphone outputs with separate volume controls
• Stereo S/PDIF digital I/O
• 1 MIDI input, 1 MIDI output
• Word clock I/O
• Monitor control section with Mono, Mute, Dim, Alt Source, and Speaker A/B/C switching controls
• Dedicated monitor volume knob

Pro Tools (Pro Tools 9 Included with FREE upgrade to Pro Tools 10):

Your dedication deserves the best tools available. Get everything you need to compose, record, edit, and mix - in the highest quality - with Pro Tools 10 software. Whether you work in a professional facility, home studio, or on the road, nothing gives you the quality, performance, reliability, and ease to create like Pro Tools, the most widely used digital audio workstation in the industry.

Mix it up-at higher resolution

With Pro Tools 10, you can mix multiple audio formats and bit depths within the same session - including interleaved - without any duplication to cause project bloat. Plus, with support for 32-bit floating-point formats, you'll get higher resolution sound when recording or importing, with more headroom to preserve the integrity of your audio from beginning to end.

Drive faster - with better performance

Pro Tools 10 is designed with the professional in mind, offering powerful yet easy-to-use tools and streamlined work flows that boost your efficiency. Gain better recording and playback performance when working on a laptop, with an external hard drive, or network-attached storage device. Speed up editing and mixing with Smart Tools, Clip Gain, and new AudioSuite work-flows. And handle the biggest plug-in heavy mixes with 16k of Automatic Delay Compensation (ADC).

Plug into legendary sound

Get the sound you want using a wide variety of Pro Tools plug-ins from Avid and our partners, some of the best audio designers in the industry. Pro Tools comes with over 75 virtual instruments, effects, sound processing, and utility plug-ins - some of which emulate the sounds of classic hardware processors, amps, and instruments, as well as the renowned EQ and dynamics of the System 5, one of the most sought-after consoles used to create some of the greatest mixes ever produced. Add more to expand your sonic palette even further.

Work the way you want

Record, edit, and mix music and sound for picture your way. Pair Pro Tools with your favorite Avid or third-party audio interface to record and monitor vocal and instrument performances. Capture virtual instrument performances using a MIDI keyboard controller. Or record and create with just your computer* and the software alone for ultimate portability.

* Pro Tools on Windows requires the presence of an ASIO-compatible soundcard.

Features/Specifications:

• Unleash your creativity with the award-winning toolset
• Get unrivaled sound quality, now with even higher resolution
• Work the way you want - with an interface or without
• Create bigger mixes, with up to 96 audio tracks
• Compose with virtual instruments and MIDI and Score Editors
• Work faster with Clip Gain, real-time fades, ADC, and more
• Add multiple audio formats to a session, without conversion
• Polish mixes with over 75 plug-ins, including the new Channel Strip
• Speed up mixing with industry-trusted automation tools

What's Included:

• Virtual instruments:
• Boom: Drum machine and sequencer
• DB-33: Tonewheel organ with rotating speaker
• Mini Grand: Acoustic grand piano
• Structure Free: Sample player
• Vacuum: Monophonic tube synth
• Xpand! 2: Synth and sample workstation
• Big Fish Audio 8 GB sound library
• Over 70 effects, sound processing, and utility plug-ins, including:
  • AIR effects: High-quality reverb, delay, flange, and other effects
  • Avid Channel Strip: System 5 EQ and compression modeler
  • BF 76: 1176 compressor emulation
  • D-Verb: Professional-grade reverb and ambience processing
  • Eleven Free: Guitar amp and effects emulator
  • EQ III and Dynamics III: High-quality EQ and compressors/limiters
  • Maxim: Peak limiter and mastering

System Requirements:

• Avid-qualified Mac or PC
• Mac OS X 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard), Mac OS X Lion, or Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate (32- or 64-bit)
• 2 GB of RAM (4 GB minimum required for Pro Tools HD)
• Minimum 15 GB free hard disk space for full installation
• USB port for iLok (plus, Internet connection for software download)
• iLok USB Smart Key (for software authorization)