Comments on: Digidesign Unveils New Audio Interface, Mbox 2 Pro

By: Jorge

Jorge — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:18:24 +0000

Hi guys!

very interesting what you’ve been saying.
I love pro tools for editing audio but midi sucks! and I love logic for midi but editing audio is complicated.

I had and mbox 1 and really sucked, latency was awful, I’m thinking of buying either the mbox 2 pro or the new 828 mk3, I’m really interested in buying the mk3 but that would mean that I wont be able to use pro tools again. does anybody know if protools m-powered works with motu interfaces?

ok let me know!

By: JIMMY

JIMMY — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:39:17 +0000

guys the discussion happening is cool but most of u have been talkin only abt a situation where u need analogue ins and outs but wht abt ppl who need only protools for thr film post production.now y?? protools coz this program has the highest compatibility ratio worlwide compared to any other.i mean make ur session(lay tracks,edit) at home and go to any pro studio and mix.here i dont care abt mic pres.on top u have 256 midi tracks,so u can actually program ur music and play other acoustic instruments in a pro environment.now a days v r available with lots of soft synths which r gud enough for scratch,demos or programmed music.for me its compatible and my comfort with protools n not with nuendo.for home musicians nuendo or cubase is better option coz pirated copies r available and gives u “N” number of tracks…so its all abt protools….reply…keep commenting….

By: Rafael Pantoja

Rafael Pantoja — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:33:40 +0000

I wonder the same as George. Does the MBox 2 Pro’s sound quality compare to Digi 002’s? Just taking a look at the specs, it shouldn’t sound THAT different or worse at all. My major concern is about the mic pres… Besides that, have you already heard NI’s Audio Kontrol 1’s sound? Anybody knows if it’s really “crystal clear”? 192kHz seems attractive, but I’m not at all confident looking at the price… the pre must be low quality…
Thanks.

By: Peter Kirn

Peter Kirn — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 23:51:45 +0000

Casey, I agree, absolutely. But that’s my point — why should Pro Tools users have to pay for an extra software license *and* what amounts to a hardware dongle? (Particularly when Digi themselves give you a bit of an option with M-Powered.)

Pierre, thanks for your feedback. I generally don’t use Audiodesk. Mic pres and converters on all these units, including those from Digi, are generally proportional to cost (read: worth comparing models, but generally you might need to invest in a separate converter/pre if you want something higher-end).

By: casey

casey — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 01:08:43 +0000

Look.
Without Pro-tools LE this would be priced at around $300
That seems cheap. The point is you are getting for the Protools. For example. I use PT live to play stems. I have an HD system and needed something with monitoring options for a click and 2 track stems.. This does that and keeps me compatible at the other end for $600 from GC. Why not?

By: Pierre

Pierre — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 11:09:39 +0000

Yes, Ultralite is great… ON PAPER!!!
Audio desk doesn’t allow save while recording, and can crash at any time with no apparent reason. i just lost 20 min of live concert.
The preamp are just not good enough and the converter very marginal. Now, the convenience WOULD be fantastic. So I am back to Protools for concert recording.

By: fred

fred — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 01:43:01 +0000

Mbox 2 Pro runs all line I/O at -10db… Even the digi 001 had the option of +4db I/O. So those of you that need to run outboard gear
be prepared for a rude quality shock sending and returning analogue gear! Dodgy. Digidesign peddles crippleware.

By: George

George — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 01:52:38 +0000

Hi Peter.I’m currently using a DIGI002 with protools.I’m very interested on getting a Mbox 2 pro.How’s its sound quality compare to digi002?I really like to have a portable protools system.But i can’t afford both.So i have to choose one between my old 002 downgrade a new Mbox 2 Pro.But the most thing i concerned about is its sound quality.Thanks

By: Milo

Milo — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 23:14:55 +0000

Its not totally useless. The world clock means that you can use it on a lightweight mobile rig to chase a Post Production sound stage. Previously this was only possible with a seperate Timecode device or with the 002. It makes sound editors (music, fx, and supervisors) able to travel with their editing rig to the mix stage. Seeing as how PP film and TV is at least half of the Protools market then it makes a lot of sense.

By: vector_sa

vector_sa — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 08:34:34 +0000

Mbox2 should have been firewire in the first place. I returned my original mbox because the audio quality and lag was simply unacceptable..
And they’re still using cheap plastic? Digi are really pushing it here.