Getting Started with Mbox
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Mbox Features
The Mbox desktop audio interface provides the
following:
•Two analog audio inputs with Focusrite mi-
crophone preamps and switchable 48V phan-
tom power
• Analog input jacks that accept both XLR and
1/4-inch (TRS) connectors, and are switchable
between Mic, Line, and Instrument levels
•Two channels of S/PDIF digital input and out-
put
•Two analog monitor outputs
• 24-bit A/D and D/A converters, supporting
sample rates of 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz
• Zero-latency analog record monitoring with
adjustable balance between input and play-
back
• Mono switch for summing the input signal
with the monitor mix
• Analog 1/4-inch TRS insert on each input
• 1/4-inch
(
TRS
)
or 1/8-inch stereo headphone
output with adjustable level control
• USB-powered operation
Pro Tools LE Capabilities
Pro Tools LE software provides the following ca-
pabilities with Mbox:
•Playback up to 32 mono digital audio
tracks, and playback up to 30 tracks while
recording up to 2 tracks, depending on
your computer’s capabilities.
• Sessions can include up to 128 audio tracks
(with 32 voiceable tracks maximum), 256
MIDI tracks, 128 Auxiliary Input tracks,
and 64 Master Fader tracks.
•16-bit or 24-bit audio resolution, at sample
rates up to 48 kHz.
• Nonlinear, random-access editing and mix
automation.
• Audio processing with up to 5 RTAS plug-
ins per track, depending on your com-
puter’s capabilities.
• Up to 5 inserts and 5 sends per track
• Up to 16 internal mix busses.
Mbox will not function properly if connected
to a USB hub. If you need to use a hub for
other USB peripherals, use a separate USB
port; Mbox must have a dedicated port in or-
der to function properly.
Pro Tools LE uses your computer’s CPU to
mix and process audio tracks (host process-
ing). Computers with faster clock speeds
yield higher track counts and more plug-in
processing.
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