A small audio workstation that can make a big impact on your classroom's projects.

This educational edition of Digidesign Mbox 2 Mini Portable Audio Workstation is priced for educators who want to make their classrooms a more professional music production and editing settings.

Digidesign Mbox 2 Mini is an incredibly compact and easy-to-use USB Pro Tools LE audio workstation. Mbox 2 Mini is an ideal solution for beginners (like your students) getting into recording music on their computers or learning how to work with a mobile Pro Tools system. The Mini has two channels of simultaneous analog I/O, 24-bit/48kHz sound quality, an XLR jack with 48V phantom power, two 1/4" line-/instrument-level jacks, zero-latency monitoring, two 1/4" monitor outputs, headphone jack, and front-panel volume and mute controls. The compact design makes it perfectly portable, as does the USB-bus power support.

The Mbox 2 Mini also includes Pro Tools LE software with over 50 effects and instrument plug-ins from Bomb Factory, Digidesign, and more. There's enough here to get your pupils off and running, making music any which way they want.

With our Guaranteed Lowest Price, you can be assured of complete satisfaction and the lowest available price, or your money back!

Digidesign MBox 2 Mini Educational 2009 Features:

Professional sound quality (up to 24-bit/48 kHz)
Two simultaneous analog inputs and outputs
One XLR analog input for connecting a microphone
Two 1/4" line-/instrument-level (DI) analog inputs for connecting guitars, basses, keyboards, synthesizers, drum machines, and more
Zero-latency monitoring
Compact, rugged metal enclosure for maximum portability and durability
Powered by USB (USB 1.1 connection, cable included)
Front-panel volume control and monitor mute switch
Two 1/4" analog monitor outputs
Stereo headphone output
48V phantom power
Kensington Security Lock
Pro Tools LE 8 new features
Award-winning Pro Tools recording, editing, and mixing
48 simultaneous stereo audio tracks (expandable with Toolkit options)
Includes dozens of pro effects processing plug-ins and virtual instruments
Professional MIDI sequencing with dedicated MIDI Editor window
Integrated Score Editor based on award-winning Sibelius notation software
Full Elastic Time and Elastic Pitch to easily adjust timing and pitch on your tracks
Unique Beat Detective LE automatic groove analysis and correction tool
ReWire support for streaming you favorite applications right into Pro Tools
Support for the Digidesign C 24 and Command 8 control surfaces
Huge selection of compatible third-party plug-ins and software options
Virtual Instruments
Boom drum machine and sequencer
DB-33 tonewheel organ emulator with rotating speaker simulation
Mini Grand acoustic grand piano
Vacuum monophonic vacuum tube synthesizer
Xpand! multitimbral synth and sample workstation
Structure Free sample player
FXpansion BFD Lite acoustic drum module
Effects, Sound-Processing, Utility Plug-ins
1-Band EQ III
4-Band EQ III
7-Band EQ III
AIR Chorus
AIR Distortion
AIR Dynamic Delay
AIR Enhancer
AIR Ensemble
AIR Filter Gate
AIR Flanger
AIR Frequency Shifter
AIR FuzzWah
AIR KillEQ
AIR Lo-Fi
AIR MultiChorus
AIR Multi-Delay
AIR Nonlinear Reverb
AIR Phaser
AIR Reverb
AIR Spring Reverb
AIR StereoWidth
AIR Talkbox
AIR Vintage Filter
BF76 Compressor
BF Essential Clip Remover
BF Essential Correlation Meter
BF Essential Meter Bridge
BF Essential Noise Meter
Celemony Melodyne Essential
Chorus
Click
Compressor/Limiter
D-Verb
DC Offset Removal
De-Esser
Delay
DigiReWire
Dither
Duplicate
Eleven Free
Expander/Gate
Extra Long Delay II
Flanger
Gain
Invert
Lo-Fi
Long Delay II
Maxim
Medium Delay II
Multi-Tap Delay
Normalize
Ping-Pong Delay
Pitch
Pitch Shift
POWr Dither
Recti-Fi
Reverse
SansAmp
Sci-Fi
Signal Generator
Short Delay II
Slap Delay II
Time Compression Expansion
Time Shift
TL AutoPan
TL InTune
TL MasterMeter
TL Metro
Trim
Vari-Fi
Works on Windows and Mac computers

Digidesign MBox 2 Mini Educational 2009 Specifications:

Mic Input
Connector: One balanced XLR jack
Mic Phantom Power: 48V
Equivalent Input Noise: -129 dBu
Frequency Response: +/- 0.1 dB
Dynamic Range: 103 dB / 106 dB A-weighted
THD + N @ 1kHz: 0.0006% (-104 db)
Input Sensitivity, Pad off: +1 dBu minimum gain, -52 dBu maximum gain
Input Sensitivity, Pad on: +21 dBu minimum gain, -32 dBu maximum gain
Input Impedance (pad off): 9.5 k ohm

Line/DI Inputs
Connector: Two unbalanced 1/4" jacks with independent gain controls
Frequency Response: +/- 0.1 dB
Dynamic Range: 103 dB / 106 dB A-weighted
THD + N @ 1kHz: 0.006% (-84 db)
Input Sensitivity, Pad off: +1 dBu minimum gain, -52 dBu maximum gain
Input Sensitivity, Pad on: +21 dBu minimum gain, -32 dBu maximum gain
Input Impedance (pad off): Inputs are DI only
Monitor Outputs
Connector: Two 1/4" unbalanced jacks
Frequency Response: +/- 0.25 dB
Dynamic Range: 105 dB / 107 dB A-weighted
Output Sensitivity: +6 dBu maximum

Headphone Outputs
Connector: One 1/4" stereo jack
Output Sensitivity: 1.6V RMS maximum gain
Frequency Response: +/- 0.25 dB
Dynamic Range: 99 dB / 101 dB A-weighted

Digital Specifications
Supported Sample Rates: 44.1, 48 kHz
Maximum Word Length: 24 bit
Host Connection: One USB 1.1 type B jack (cable included)

Size/Weight/Power
Height: 1.75"/ 4.44 cm
Width: 5.0" / 12.7 cm
Depth: 6.0" / 15.24 cm
Weight: 1.12lb. / 508 grams
Power Requirements: Powered off USB bus only

PC requirements: Intel Pentium 4, Centrino, Core Duo, or AMD Athlon XP and 64-class processors and chips; Windows XP Home or Professional, Service Pack 2 (Vista not supported); 768MB RAM; Open USB port (USB hubs not supported); DVD-ROM drive

Mac requirements: G4 processor (933MHz or higher), G5 processor, or Intel-based Macs; Mac OS X version 10.4; 768MB RAM; Open USB port (USB hubs not supported); DVD-ROM drive

Note:
Pro Tools 7.4.2 is now compatible with Leopard 10.5.3. Version 7.4.2 is available for free download at digidesign.com