Avid Pro Tools Mbox Mini

Pro Tools Mbox Mini

Compact Pro Tools Personal Recording Studio

Professionals around the world have long been using Pro Tools® recording systems to create award-winning music and sound for film and TV.

Now you can get the same professional results in your personal studio with Pro Tools Mbox® Mini—a complete, integrated, computer-based music creation and production system.

The ultra-portable Pro Tools Mbox Mini features everything you need to easily compose, record, edit, and mix music—including studio-standard Pro Tools LE® software. You get over 70 stunning effects and virtual instruments, plus other tools and features to help you create music quickly and easily. Mbox Mini also delivers premium sound quality, plus rock-solid compatibility with nearly every popular audio recording application.

Premium quality

Designed by the same engineering team behind our top-of-the-line Pro Tools|HD systems, the Mbox Mini interface features advanced recording technology for exceptional quality. A premium analog signal path and high-performance converters deliver pristine 24-bit, 48kHz sound. Stringent testing standards ensure rock-solid performance in the most demanding environments. And of course, Mbox Mini is designed for ultra-tight integration with the included Pro Tools LE® software, which is based on the same platform trusted by professional musicians, engineers, and producers around the world.

Unsurpassed flexibility

The Mbox Mini interface also works with other major recording applications, so you can make music any way you want. All-new drivers provide superior performance with Logic, Live, Record, Reason, Fruity Loops, Cubase, Nuendo, Sonar, and more. So go ahead, use your favorite third-party DAW from start to finish—or record with the included Pro Tools LE software to ensure your sessions are compatible with pro studios around the world. No matter how you work, you’ll sound great with Mbox Mini.

Mbox Mini Hardware

Mbox® Mini is an ultra-portable audio interface.

Compatible with most major audio software (Pro Tools LE®, Logic, Live, Cubase, and more)
Bus-powered USB connection for maximum mobility
Professional-grade circuitry and converters deliver exceptional audio performance
Up to 24-bit, 48 kHz sample rates
Mix control for zero-latency recording
Hardware configuration:

2 x 2 simultaneous channels of I/O
1 XLR mic/line combo input with 48 V phantom power
2 1/4” instrument inputs (1 DI, 1 line/DI)
2 balanced 1/4” monitor outputs
1 1/4” stereo headphone output
Dedicated monitor volume knob

Pro Tools LE Software

The Pro Tools® software platform is used in professional studios around the world, and includes all the tools you need to easily compose, record, edit, mix, and master your projects with pro results—every time.

Key Features

Award-winning Pro Tools recording, editing, and mixing
48 simultaneous stereo audio tracks (expandable with Toolkit options)
Includes over 70 professional effects 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 your favorite applications right into Pro Tools
Huge selection of compatible third-party plug-ins and software options
Works on Windows and Mac computers

Bundled Plug-ins

In addition to an incredible 8 GB collection of pro-quality loops from industry sound heavyweights Big Fish Audio, Pro Tools software includes a comprehensive bundle of amazing virtual instruments, effects, and utility plug-ins.

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!2 multitimbral synth and sample workstation
Structure Free sample player

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

System Requirements Mac

Mac OS X 10.5.8 (Leopard) or 10.6.1-10.6.4 (Snow Leopard)
1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended)
6 GB free disk space
Intel® processor (no PowerPC® support)
One USB port

Windows® XP 32-bit SP3, Windows Vista® 32-bit SP2, Windows 7 32-bit, or Windows 7 64-bit
1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended)
5 GB free disk space
One USB port

Compatibility

ASIO, Core Audio, WDM, MME, and multi-client drivers