Chapter 1: Welcome to Mbox 1
chapter 1
Welcome to Mbox
Welcome to the Mbox
®
USB audio and MIDI
interface from Avid
®
.
Mbox provides your USB 2.0-equipped com-
puter with two channels of analog audio input
and output, two channels of digital audio input
and output, MIDI In and Out ports, one head-
phone output with front panel level control.
Mbox includes two professional-quality mic pre-
amps and 24-bit/96 kHz analog-to-digital and
digital-to-analog converters.
Mbox integrates with Pro Tools
®
software, and
is compatible with third-party audio and MIDI
applications that support the CoreAudio (Mac)
or ASIO (Windows) standard.
Mbox Features
Mbox provides the following:
• Two channels of analog audio input with
high-quality microphone preamps and swit-
chable 48V phantom power
• Analog input jacks include two XLR/TRS
combo-jacks and two 1/4 TS jacks, with
switchable Mic, Line, and DI levels
• Soft-limit feature on each input
• –20 dB pad available separately on each an-
alog input channel
• Two channels of S/PDIF digital input and two
channels of S/PDIF digital output
• S/PDIF inputs are available independently,
in addition to analog inputs 1–2
• S/PDIF outputs are available indepen-
dently, in addition to analog outputs 1–2
• Up to a total of four channels of input, using
analog and digital inputs simultaneously
• One MIDI In and one MIDI Out port, provid-
ing 16 channels of MIDI input and output
• Two 1/4-inch TRS analog monitor outputs
• 24-bit A/D and D/A converters, supporting
sample rates up to 96 kHz
• Low Latency Monitoring (LLM) with adjust-
able balance between input and playback
• Dim and Mono buttons
• 1/4-inch (TRS) stereo headphone output with
adjustable level control
• On-board reverb and delay effects (useful for
monitoring while tracking vocals)
• On-board Tuner
• Multi-function, assignable Soft button
• USB 2.0 High-speed operation
Mbox may not function properly if connected
to a USB hub. Connect Mbox Mini to a sepa-
rate, dedicated USB port.
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