![]() Outputs include four separate ¼-inch balanced outs (the four analogue inputs are also on TRS balanced jacks), with outputs 5 and 6 combined as a single TRS output (obviously not balanced). Meanwhile, the S/PDIF output is always ‘on line’. Equally important is the fact the S/PDIF input will only function when the S/PDIF port is nominated as the device’s clock source. Be aware that the aforementioned I/O complement includes the coaxial S/PDIF ports, so to gain a full quota you’ll need some style of interfacing to the digital I/O. Six simultaneous inputs and eight simultaneous outputs provide enough I/O for surround work or getting away with the odd live recording, at a pinch. There are, however, a few caveats to be aware of, so it’s worth going through the I/O in detail. Inputs and outputs are aplenty, which all help accumulate points toward the unit’s ‘Pro’ status. (Sadly, the lip cannot be removed like the handle on the Mbox2.) INS & OUTS OF CONNECTIVITY As far as I can ascertain, the lip serves no useful function, but it does render the unit slightly less stable when the aforementioned laptop is sitting upon it. Like the handle on its little brother, there’s a small off-centre lip that slightly raises the front portion of the unit. The Mbox2 Pro, while its interface looks very similar to Mbox2, is a much larger unit, such that you could easily rest your laptop on it. Pure brawn is the immediately noticeable difference. Which might sound a tad harsh to the many Mbox ‘classic’ and Mbox 2 owners, but the differences between the ‘old’ and the Pro are immense. Regardless, the Mbox2 Pro is here, perhaps even relegating the previous USB model back to the amateur leagues. It’s a big step up from 12 to nearly 400Mbps and one that many would suggest should probably have been the Mbox2 protocol in the first place. Why? Because it uses a Firewire connection – not the now-eight-years-old Bondi-blue USB 1.1 standard. The Mbox2 Pro is a bigger and better and more boast-worthy proposition than its bandwidth-challenged predecessors. The Mbox turns Pro – supporting 96k and flying with Firewire.Īnother new Mbox from Digidesign? I wouldn’t have guessed in a month of Sundays they’d pull this one out of the hat.
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