Digidesign MBox 2 USB Audio / MIDI Pro Tools LE Interface

Excactly what i ordered and needed, works fine and for a player price! Plug it up and fo!

Almost as good as equipment 10 times bigger than it. Easily portable. Had some trouble installing the software in a PC but had a mac to put it in.

I had a Digi 001 and downgraded to mbox2. It sounds worse than 001, it is much more unstable too. I didn't have money to buy a 002 at the time but I should the mbox pro when I have enough money. The firewire woks much better than the usb 1.0.Well, Igave 3 stars cause it still beeing a Protools system.

about a month ago i went through the foolish mistake of purchasing an MBox 2 from amazon which i believed took it from electronica direct. a few years ago a buddy of mine had the mbox1 it was alright it did what it was supposed to do. so i decided to get the mbox 2 shipped out to me in Afghanistan. dumb idea.amazon will take your money even if you don't receive the product. especially when shipping things to Afghanistan.just don't do it

I really wanted to like this product, but I can't get behind it. Even for a hobbyist. Another reviewer on here said to save up and buy a Focusrite unit, and after owning this Mbox 2 unit with Pro Tools LE since 2007, I can honestly say that I agree with that reviewer.The biggest problem I have with this as an audio interface is that it's really marketed for use with Pro Tools (ref: description on Amazon). I don't understand why an audio interface links to the computer via USB when Pro Tools nearly insists on the Firewire interface. The Mbox 2 doesn't have a Firewire out, only USB. This creates a HUGE issue (error 6085) in the DAW where the information isn't being transferred at a fast enough rate. Go check out the Avid forums; nearly any moderator on there'll tell you to make sure PT is installed on the OS hard drive whilst your session files and plug-ins are installed on a separate drive, and ensure your interface is connected via Firewire (USB - 480 Mb/sec., Firewire - 800Mb/sec.).The Mbox 2 is also powered via USB, and it needs to be plugged in to the computer in order to be powered. I would prefer an audio interface that has the ability to be turned off with an on/off switch, and powered with an external power supply.The internal pre's are garbage, and the Mbox is notorious for this. I purchased an Art Digital MPA II to bypass the pre's on the Mbox. Just connect your preamp to the Mbox 2 via S/PDIF and make sure PT recognizes this. The only "pro" I'd give this interface is that is has an S/PDIF input to bypass it's pre's because that's the only thing that made this unit usable over the past years, and that was with a $300 upgrade from the ART preamp. Having said that, just cough up another chunk of change for a decent unit elsewhere. The Avid support forums are awful as well.

Perfect

Yes I love it!! Works perfect

I've been using these MBox 2 interfaces for Years....love the simplicity .