For solo musicians and audio creators, capture and fuel your creativity with Pro Tools + Mbox Mini. This powerful hardware/software bundle gives you the best of both worlds—the most advanced and trusted music creation and audio production software on the planet, and a professional-grade, ultra-portable hardware interface that delivers best-in-class sound quality and performance. With Pro Tools + Mbox Mini, you get everything you need to create music and audio on your Mac or PC—all in one affordable bundle that offers incredible value. And you’ll always sound amazing, as Mbox Mini was designed by the same team who created our top-of-the-line Pro Tools HD Series interfaces, giving you the sonic clarity of interfaces costing much more. Highlights Get best-in-class audio quality and performance with hardware that’s optimized for Pro Tools Accelerate your creativity with Pro Tools software, the world’s most advanced music and audio creation/production platform Create studio-quality productions with audio resolutions up to 24-bit, 48 kHz Have the flexibility to work with Pro Tools and Mbox Mini, with just Pro Tools, or use Mbox Mini with other audio software Connect a mic, instruments, and monitors with a complement of analog I/O Get everything you need in one tightly integrated solution—all at a great price Do I qualify for a free upgrade? You’re eligible to receive a free upgrade to Pro Tools 10 if you purchased and registered this product (bundled with Pro Tools 9) on or after October 1, 2011 ( register your purchase ). If you qualify, you’ll receive an email with instructions on how to get your free upgrade. Pro Tools + Mbox Mini is designed by the same engineering team behind our top-of-the-line Pro Tools|HD systems. That means you get the exceptional audio quality and ease of use enjoyed by commercial studios in the comfort of your own home, project studio, or wherever inspiration takes you. Sound amazing with Mbox Mini Whether you want to record yourself or a friend, you’ll sound better than ever with the newly re-architected Mbox Mini computer audio recording interface. Get best-in-class sound quality and performance with professional-grade circuitry and premium audio conversion Capture and mix studio-quality sessions, with up to 24-bit/48 kHz audio resolution Connect and control your gear with: 2 x 2 simultaneous channels of I/O One XLR mic/line combo input with a professional-grade mic preamp and 48V phantom power Two 1/4" instrument inputs (one DI, one line-level/DI) Two balanced 1/4" monitor outputs One 1/4" stereo headphone output Mix control for low-latency monitoring Dedicated monitor volume knob Use Mbox Mini with Pro Tools or with other audio software, including Logic, Live, Cubase, and more Accelerate your creativity with Pro Tools software Compose, record, edit, sequence, and mix with ease using the world’s most popular, most advanced music creation and audio production platform (learn more about Pro Tools). Have the flexibility to use Pro Tools software with your Mbox Mini or completely standalone Develop bigger, more complex productions with up to 96 simultaneous stereo audio tracks Create better sounding, phase-accurate mixes with Automatic Delay Compensation Be more creative with coveted pro features, including multitrack Beat Detective, full Import Session Data dialog, DigiBase Pro, and more Get inspired and polish mixes with over 70 professional sound-processing plug-ins, virtual instruments, and effects included Compose music quickly and easily with full MIDI and score notation tools Adjust tempo, pitch, and time on the fly with Elastic Time and Elastic Pitch Collaborate with other Pro Tools users directly, or with other audio/video software users using OMF/AAF/MXF file interchange Expand your creative palette with RTAS/AudioSuite plug-ins from Avid and others Work on a Mac or Windows Pristine quality, powerful performance Get best-in-class audio quality, exceptional performance, and the lowest possible latency in everything you do with Mbox Mini, featuring professional-grade converters, advanced recording technology, and a premium analog signal path. Because Mbox Mini tightly integrates with Pro Tools, you have a system that’s fast enough to keep up with your creativity. And with our stringent testing standards, you’re assured of rock-solid performance in even the most demanding environments. Work the way you want Get the flexibility to work in more ways than ever. Use Pro Tools with Mbox Mini for maximum speed and creativity—and get total session compatibility with Pro Tools studios worldwide. Or unleash your studio and use Pro Tools standalone for complete on-the-go creation. What’s more, you can even use Mbox Mini with other Core Audio- and ASIO-compatible software such as Logic, Live, Record, Reason, Fruity Loops, Cubase, Nuendo, Sonar, and more. Double your tracks and more with an option Boost your power to tackle even larger, more complex music and post-production projects, mix in surround sound*, and work more easily with video with the Complete Production Toolkit 2, a software expansion option for Pro Tools 9. If you work in a Pro Tools|HD-equipped studio, this option gives you the ability to work on your HD projects at home or on the go—without losing session information. * Please note: While you can mix surround sound with the Complete Production Toolkit 2 option, Mbox Pro is the only interface in the Mbox family that provides multiple output channels to monitor up to 5.1 surround. Start Creating Now Get everything you need to compose, record, edit, sequence, and mix music and audio. With the included Pro Tools software, the world’s most advanced and popular music and audio production platform, you can work smarter, faster, and easier than ever before. Plus, you have over 70 professional sound-processing plug-ins, virtual instruments, and effects—as well as a massive library of high-quality audio loops—at your fingertips to fuel your creativity. Virtual instruments and audio content Big Fish Audio 8 GB sound library 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 Sound-processing, effects, and 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 1176 emulator BF Essential Clip Remover BF Essential Correlation Meter phase fixer BF Essential Meter Bridge VU metering BF Essential Noise Meter Chorus Click Compressor/Limiter D-Verb reverb and ambience DC Offset Removal De-Esser Delay DigiReWire Dither Duplicate Eleven Free (guitar amp emulator based on Eleven) Expander/Gate Extra Long Delay II Flanger Gain Invert Lo-Fi retro processing Long Delay II Maxim sound maximizer Medium Delay II Multi-Tap Delay Normalize Ping-Pong Delay Pitch Pitch Shift POWr Dither Recti-Fi harmonic synthesis Reverse SansAmp tube amp simulator Sci-Fi ring modulator Signal Generator Short Delay II Slap Delay II Time Compression Expansion Time Shift time/pitch stretching TL AutoPan panning effects TL InTune digital tuner TL MasterMeter oversampling meter TL Metro versatile metronome Trim Vari-Fi speed shifter Want more plug-ins? Check out more sound processors, effects, virtual instruments, and utilities available for RTAS/AudioSuite (Pro Tools software, Mbox family, 003 family, Eleven Rack, and Pro Tools|HD Native) and TDM (Pro Tools|HD) systems System Requirements Mac (see detailed qualifications) PC (see detailed qualifications) Avid-qualified Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.6.8 or higher (32- or 64-bit) 2 GB RAM (4 GB or more recommended) 15 GB free hard disk space for Pro Tools installation Two available USB ports for Mbox Mini and iLok connections iLok USB Smart Key (included, for software authorization) Avid-qualified PC running Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate (32- or 64-bit) - Service Pack 1 2 GB RAM (4 GB or more recommended) 15 GB free hard disk space for Pro Tools installation Two available USB ports for Mbox Mini and iLok connections iLok USB Smart Key (included, for software authorization) Compatibility Interface: Works with ASIO, Core Audio, WDM, MME, and multi-client drivers. Plug-ins: Supports RTAS (Real-Time AudioSuite) and AudioSuite plug-ins. What’s Included Mbox Mini interface Pro Tools software DVD-ROMs (includes installers for all software, plus electronic user guides) USB cable iLok USB Smart Key Pro Tools guides Mbox Mini quick setup guide Registration cards