Product Overview
Home studio. Professional results. Total control. You can have it all with Avid MBOX-Studio. It's more than a project studio and with MBOX-Studio and Pro Tools, you can let the world know. Avid's USB interface comes equipped with studio-grade preamps, 8 analog inputs, 12 channels of digital input, and the capability to operate at 24-bit, 192 kHz from start to finish. There's also integrated real-time EQ, delay, and reverb that you can send to a pair of separate cue mixes so everybody gets what they need for their best performance. Since it includes Pro Tools Studio, you can plug in and start tracking right away with the same world-class tools Grammy-level producers use. Dive right in and access the massive included collection of instruments, samples, loops, and plugins. Hook up your MIDI gear, import 4K video, or generate lead sheets. If you feel the need to add new tricks to your trade, you'll have three free months of recording and mixing instruction from Secrets of the Pros to sharpen your skills. And if you play guitar, you may never put it down again. MBOX Studio features variable-Z inputs allowing you to change the load on your pickups to mimic the effect of cable length and effect chains on your tone. You also have some of the world's most iconic amps, stompboxes, and more on your desktop, thanks to the inclusion of Eleven MK II. MBOX Studio is for more than just recording music. Jam with your iPhone over Bluetooth, record voiceovers and create foley for video, create podcasts, and live stream with Loopback. If you create and connect MBOX Studio will be the hub of your world, and it plays well with all popular DAWs, content creation, and media streaming applications. MBOX Studio. Just add creativity.
Avid MBOX-STUDIO Applications:
- Recording
- Mixing
- Podcasting
- Live streaming
- Voice overs
- Foley
Avid MBOX-STUDIO Includes:
- MBOX Studio USB interface
- USB-C cable
- USB-C female to USB-A male adapter
- Power adapter
- Registration card
- Included software
- Pro Tools Studio 1-year subscription
- Sibelius Artist 1-year subscription (desktop and mobile app)
- MBOX Control
- Celemony Melodyne 5 essential (part of the Pro Tools Studio bundle)
- SoundFlow Cloud Avid Edition (part of the Pro Tools Studio bundle)
- Included plugins and sounds + training
- All plugins included with Pro Tools Studio
- MBOX Ignition Pack
- Baby Audio Vibe Box—exclusive plugin only available with MBOX Studio
- BPM Create—MBOX Producer Toolkit with sounds and samples
- Brainworx A/DA Flanger—A/DA Flanger stompbox emulation
- Brainworx Ampeg SVT-VR Classic—Ampeg bass amp emulation
- Brainworx bx_bluechorus2—Boss CE-2 Chorus stompbox emulation
- Brainworx bx_console N—Neve VXS console channel strip emulation
- Brainworx bx_greenscreamer—Ibanez TS 808 Tube Screamer emulation
- Brainworx bx_megadual—Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier emulation
- Brainworx bx_opto compressor—all-around compressor emulation
- Gauge LUSH VOX—parallel compression + processor for vocals
- Secrets of the Pros—3-month subscription to all recording and mixing training
- Avid Loopmasters Sample Pack (part of the Pro Tools Studio bundle)
Avid MBOX-STUDIO Features:
- Have everything you need to create, record, compose, edit, and mix studio-quality music and audio with a comprehensive suite of software and plugins, including Pro Tools Studio, MBOX Ignition Pack, Sibelius Artist, Celemony Melodyne 5 essential, and SoundFlow Cloud Avid Edition
- Get low-latency tracking with built-in EQ, delay, and reverb (Avid FX), plus DSP-based confidence monitoring
- Capture and mix sound in pristine quality with premium A/D and D/A conversion
- Get all the ins and outs you need to connect your gear in a single USB audio interface:
- 21 x 22 simultaneous I/O at 24-bit, 44.1/48 kHz; 17 x 18 I/O at 24-bit, 88.2/96 kHz; 8 x 10 I/O at 176.4/192 kHz
- 4 high-quality mic preamps/line inputs with Variable Z (impedance)
- 2 Variable Z instrument inputs
- 4 additional line-level inputs with 60 dB of gain (can be used to connect four dynamic mics, which don't require phantom power)
- 2 impedance-switching effects loops
- 2-way simultaneous stereo Bluetooth I/O
- Optical I/O—8-channel ADAT or 2-channel S/PDIF
- Coaxial S/PDIF I/O
- MIDI I/O
- 2 stereo monitor outputs
- 1 impedance-matched Hi-Z reamplification output (with ground lift) to guitar amp
- 2 headphone outputs with independent cue mix control and built-in talkback mic
- 2 footswitch/expression pedal inputs
- Gain incredible tonal flexibility with Variable Z impedance switching for mics and instruments
- Simplify monitoring with studio monitor control, cue mix capabilities, and integrated talkback
- View input and output levels and access a variety of functions right from the interface
- Perform frequently used actions fast with a single press using four assignable, dual-function, user action buttons
- Check mixes in your car, jam with your iPhone, and connect your AirPods with simultaneous stereo Bluetooth I/O
- Change up your guitar tone post-performance by reamplifying a track to any guitar rig
- Keep your guitar sounding pitch-perfect with the built-in tuner
- Capture and mix dialog with other sources for podcasting and live streams with Loopback
- Use MBOX Studio with Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Cubase, and other popular DAWs
Avid MBOX-STUDIO Specifications:
- General
- Simultaneous I/O: 21 x 22
- Audio resolution: 24-bit, 44.1/48 kHz 21 x 22; 24-bit, 88.2/96 kHz 17 x 18; 24-bit, 176.4/192 kHz 8 x 10
- Built-in DSP: Avid FX—EQ, Delay, Reverb, Tuner
- Mic preamps: 4
- Phantom power: +48V switch
- Form factor: Desktop interface
- Dimensions (H x W x D): 4.1 x 11.3 x 8.9 inches (105.2 x 288 x 225.3 mm)
- Weight: 6.1 lbs (2.8 kg)
- Computer connectivity: USB-C 2.0 (includes USB-A adapter)
- Inputs and outputs
- Analog inputs
- 2 combo mic/line/instrument inputs with Variable Z (impedance) on the front panel (inputs 1–2)
- 2 combo mic/line inputs with Variable Z on the back panel (inputs 3–4)
- 4 line inputs (inputs 7–8 shared with FX Returns; can also be used to connect four dynamic mics, which don't require phantom power)
- Analog outputs
- 2 stereo monitor outputs (Main and Alt)
- 2 headphone outputs
- 2 Hi-Z switchable FX Loops Sends
- 1 Hi-Z out to amp (mirrors FX Send 2)
- Digital inputs
- 1 Optical input (8 channels of ADAT or 2 channels S/PDIF)
- 1 coaxial S/PDIF input
- Digital outputs
- 1 Optical output (8 channels of ADAT or 2 channels S/PDIF)
- 1 coaxial S/PDIF output
- Other I/O
- MIDI I/O
- 2 footswitch/expression pedal inputs
- A/D conversion
- Mic preamps
- Max Input Level: 14 dBu
- Gain Range: 60 dB
- Dynamic Range: 112 dB
- THD+N: 0.001%
- EIN: -129 dB (A-weighted)
- Frequency Response: 20 Hz–20 kHz, ±0.125 dB
- Line inputs
- Max Input Level: 14 dBu
- Gain Range: 60 dB
- Dynamic Range: 112 dB
- THD+N: 0.001%
- Frequency Response: 20 Hz–20 kHz, ±0.125 dB
- Instrument inputs
- Max Input Level: 14 dBu
- Gain Range: 60 dB
- Dynamic Range: 108 dB
- THD+N: 0.004%
- Frequency Response: 20 Hz–20 kHz, ±0.125 dB
- D/A conversion
- Line outputs
- Max Output: 19 dBu
- Dynamic Range: 110 dB
- THD+N: 0.002%
- Frequency Response: 20 Hz–20 kHz, ±0.125 dB
- Monitor outputs
- Max Output: 19 dBu
- Dynamic Range: 110 dB
- THD+N: 0.0012%
- Frequency Response: 20 Hz–20 kHz, ±0.125 dB
- Headphone outputs
- Dynamic Range: 102 dB
- Frequency Response: 20 Hz–20 kHz, ±0.2 dB
- Output Power: 120 mW > 32 Ohm
- Hi-Z output (reamp)
- Dynamic Range: 103 dB
- THD+N: 0.002%
- Frequency Response: 20 Hz–20 kHz, ±0.3 dB
