Avid MBOX Studio – USB Audio Interface
Bring professional recording power to your personal studio with the most comprehensive desktop interface ever made. Powered by Pro Tools Studio, the MBOX Studio USB Audio Interface provides everything you need to create, record, edit, and mix music and audio with exceptional clarity, plus podcast and stream too.
Low-latency tracking, real-time effects, and 21 x 22 simultaneous I/O – including four Variable Z mic/line inputs – enable you to quickly turn your ideas into the next big hit with ease.
Go further with loopback mixing, guitar reamplification, and multi-monitor control. And sound your best with a massive collection of instruments, plugins, and loops, including MBOX Ignition Pack.
Key Features And Benefits
- Create, record, edit, and mix studio-quality music and audio with Pro Tools Studio – everything you need for your music and audio productions
- Compose music using notation with Sibelius® Artist
- Find inspiration with a massive collection of instruments, plugins, and loops
- Get low-latency tracking with built-in real-time effects and DSP-based confidence monitoring
- Capture and mix sound in pristine quality with premium A/D and D/A conversion
- Connect your gear with all the ins and outs you need – all available in a single USB audio interface – including:
- 21 x 22 simultaneous I/O at 24-bit/96kHz audio conversion (10×10 at 176.4/192kHz)
- 4 high-quality mic preamps/line inputs with Variable Z (impedance)
- 2 Variable Z instrument inputs
- 4 additional line-level inputs
- 2 impedance-switching effects loops
- 2-way simultaneous stereo Bluetooth I/O
- Optical I/O (8-channel ADAT or 2-channel S/PDIF)
- Coax S/PDIF I/O
- MIDI I/O
- 2 stereo monitor outputs
- 1 impedance-matched Hi-Z reamplification output to guitar amp with ground lift
- 2 headphone outputs with independent cue mix control
- 2 footswitch/expression pedal inputs
- Optimise your mic and instrument tone with Variable Z impedance switching – incredible tonal flexibility
- Simplify monitoring with studio monitor control – enable monitor switching and independent cue mixes with integrated talkback
- Perform frequent 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
- Reamplify your guitar tracks and more to change up the tone post-performance
- Keep your guitar sounding pitch-perfect with the built-in tuner
- Produce podcasts and live streams with Loopback capabilities – capture and mix dialog with other sources
- Use MBOX Studio with Pro Tools Studio, Logic Pro, Cubase, and other popular DAWs
Hardware Specifications
—GENERAL—
- Simultaneous I/O: 21 x 22
- Audio Resolution: 24-bit, 192kHz @ 10 x 10 I/O; 24-bit, 96kHz @ 21 x 22 I/O
- 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): 105.2mm x 288mm x 225.3mm (4.1″ x 11.3″ x 8.9″)
- Weight: 2.8kg (6.1lbs)
- Computer Connectivity: USB-C 2.0 (includes USB-A adapter)
—INPUTS AND OUTPUTS—
- Analog Inputs:
- 2 x combo mic/line/instrument inputs with Variable Z (impedance) on the front panel (inputs 1–2)
- 2 x combo mic/line inputs with Variable Z on the back panel (inputs 3–4)
- 4 x line inputs (inputs 7–8 shared with FX Returns)
- Analog outputs:
- 2 x stereo monitor outputs (Main and Alt)
- 2 x headphone outputs
- 2 x Hi-Z switchable FX Loops Sends
- 1 x Hi-Z output to amp (mirrors FX Send 2)
- Digital inputs:
- 1 x Optical input (8 channels of ADAT or 2 channels S/PDIF)
- 1 x coaxial S/PDIF input
- Digital outputs:
- 1 x Optical output (8 channels of ADAT or 2 channels S/PDIF)
- 1 x coaxial S/PDIF output
- Other I/O:
- MIDI I/O
- 2 footswitch/expression pedal inputs
—A/D CONVERSION—
- Mic Preamps:
- Max Input Level: 14dBu
- Gain Range: 60dB
- Dynamic Range: 112dB
- THD+N: 0.001%
- EIN: -129dB (A-weighted)
- Frequency Response: 20Hz–20kHz, ±0.125dB
- Line Inputs:
- Max Input Level: 14dBu
- Gain Range: 60dB
- Dynamic Range: 112dB
- THD+N: 0.001%
- Frequency Response: 20Hz–20kHz, ±0.125dB
- Instrument Inputs:
- Max Input Level: 14dBu
- Gain Range: 60dB
- Dynamic Range: 108dB
- THD+N: 0.004%
- Frequency Response: 20Hz–20kHz, ±0.125dB
—D/A CONVERSION—
- Line Outputs:
- Max Output: 19dBu
- Dynamic Range: 110dB
- THD+N: 0.002%
- Frequency Response: 20Hz–20kHz, ±0.125dB
- Monitor Outputs:
- Max Output: 19dBu
- Dynamic Range: 110dB
- THD+N: 0.0012%
- Frequency Response: 20Hz–20kHz, ±0.125dB
- Headphone Outputs:
- Dynamic Range: 102dB
- Frequency Response: 20Hz–20kHz, ±0.2dB
- Output Power: 120mW > 32Ohm
- Hi-Z Output (Reamp):
- Dynamic Range: 103dB
- THD+N: 0.002%
- Frequency Response: 20Hz–20kHz, ±0.3dB
What’s Included
- MBOX Studio audio interface
- MBOX Control Software
- Pro Tools Studio software and plugins (1-year subscription)
- Sibelius Artist software and mobile app (1-year subscription)
- MBOX Ignition Pack plugin bundle
- USB-C cable
- USB-C female to USB-A male adapter
- Power adaptor
- Registration card