Avid Mbox 3 with Pro Tools express

Professionals around the world have long been using Pro Tools systems to create award-winning music and sound for film and TV. Now you can get the same world-class results in your personal studio with the Avid Digidesign Mbox 3, a complete, integrated, computer-based music creation and production system. Designed by the same engineering team responsible for the high-end Pro Tools HD systems, the Mbox hardware interface features a premium analog signal path and high-performance converters for exceptional sound.  Mbox also provides third-party drivers for rock-solid integration with nearly every popular audio recording application.

Avid Digidesign Mbox 3 Features:
-Hardware features
• Get best-in-class sound quality and performance with professional-grade circuitry and premium audio conversion
• Connect and control your gear with:
- 4 x 4 simultaneous channels of I/O
- Two XLR mic/line combo inputs with professional-grade mic preamps and 48V phantom power
- Two 1/4" DI inputs on front panel for easy access
- Two balanced 1/4" monitor outputs
- One 1/4" stereo headphone output with volume control
- Stereo S/PDIF digital I/O
- One MIDI input, one MIDI output
- Monitor control section with Mono and Dim controls
- Dedicated monitor volume knob
• Track hotter signals without clipping with the soft-clip limiter
• Ensure your instruments are in tune with the built-in guitar tuner
• Set up flexible cue mixing and reverb effects with the onboard DSP
• Create anywhere you go with bus-powered USB 2.0 connectivity

Pro Tools Express features
• Create music and sound for picture using the core industry-standard tools used by top producers, engineers, and artists
• Sound your best and get optimal performance, as Pro Tools Express tightly integrates with Mbox
• Record and mix up to 16 stereo audio tracks at 32-bit, 96 kHz resolution
• Compose music easily with AIR virtual instruments, MIDI editing, and Sibelius notation tools
• Change tempo, timing, and pitch, and create harmonies in real time with Elastic Time and Elastic Pitch
• Create pro-quality mixes with a collection of high-quality plug-ins and Automatic Delay Compensation
• Take your projects to the next level—and to studios around the world—Record, edit, and mix performances—with stunning sound quality—using the professional-grade Mbox® audio interface.
Easily connect mics, instruments, monitors, and other analog, digital, and/or MIDI gear with your computer to capture and
create studio-quality productions.

Use Pro Tools Express to sound your very best, or pair Mbox with your favorite third-party audio software such as
Logic, Live, Fruity Loops, Cubase, and more. No matter what you choose, you’ll always sound amazing, as Mbox was
designed by the same team who created our top-of-the-line Pro Tools HD Series interfaces, giving you the sonic
clarity of interfaces costing much more.

The Mbox 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 to ensure your sessions are compatible with pro studios around the world. No matter how you work, you’ll sound great with Mbox.

The Mbox interface is packed with tons of advanced features that make it easy to get great results. Mbox boasts the same professional-grade soft-clip limiter circuit found in the 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 the Avid Digidesign Pro Tools Mbox, your sessions will move at the speed of your creativity.

Avid Digidesign Pro Tools Mbox 3 Specifications:
-Total simultaneous channels of I/O: 4/4
-Simultaneous analog inputs/outputs: 2/2
-Mic preamps: 2
-Instrument DIs: 2
-Onboard DSP effects: Yes
-Built-in guitar tuner: Yes
-48V phantom power: Yes
-Soft-clip limiter: 2 (on mic preamps)
-Maximum resolution: 24-bit/96 kHz
-Assignable software control button: Yes
-Built-in Mono, Dim, Mute controls: Mono, Dim
-Digital I/O: S/PDIF (2 channels)
-MIDI I/O ports: 1/1
-Stereo headphone outputs: 1 (1/4”)
-Connection: USB 2.0
-Power source: USB
-Package contents:
  -Mbox interface
  -Mbox user guide
  -USB Cable
  -Registration information card

Avid Digidesign Pro Tools Mbox 3 System Requirements:
Minimum System Requirements
• Avid-qualified Mac or PC
• Mac OS X 10.6.8, Mac OS X Lion (10.7), or Windows 7 Home Premium,
Professional, or Ultimate (32- or 64-bit)
• 2 GB of RAM (4 GB recommended)
• USB port for Mbox connection
• USB port for iLok authorization (iLok 2 included)

What’s included
• Mbox interface
• Pro Tools Express software activation card (download required)
• Drivers installation disc
• iLok 2 USB key
• USB cable
• Mbox quick setup guide
• Registration card