New Avid Converters - M Box Update

[Hybrid88]

How have I not heard of this yet?

Kind of a hushed release, apologies if this is second-hand news.

Following the HD compatible range released previously, we now have an updated M Box range for the rest of us mere mortals...

http://www.avid.com/US/products/family/Pro-Tools/Pro-Tools-LE/fc/Pro-Tools-LE-Systems/Pro-Tools-Mbox-Family?intcmp=AV-HP-S2

Practically same features as the old ones, but more importantly has a completely new audio path and pre design, sounds like a very welcome upgrade from what I've heard from past M Box users, interesting. And new insert jacks for integrating hardware outboard, now that's very cool IMO.

Will definitely be adding the M Box Pro to my wishlist, been seriously wanting to jump onto the Pro Tools platform for a looong time

Thoughts?

[Sammas]

Hopefully it works well!

I have to ask, why are they marketing it as a "a complete, integrated, computer-based music creation and production system"...

...then highlighting it can do 192khz sample rates.
...then making a point to outline that protools LE doesn't support anything above 96khz?


Perhaps Protools 9 isn't far away?

[Hybrid88]

Yeah future-proofing I guess.

Hopefully it works well!

Interesting you say that, were there issues with the old MBox's?

[Ben M]

If I was Avid, I'd be looking for a whole new way.
They've had a great opportunity (with the consolidation) to reinvent their product line and technologies. It's pretty much the same just rehashed.

[mylesgm]

I've been pretty happy with my current issue mbox pro for laptop based protools LE stuff. Of course I'd love it if I could run HD on the laptop or Latency free blah blah or use my fireface800 with PT but considering the situation the mbox pro is a good unit and has been very stable through pt7.4 to current and across a number osx upgrades too. Feature set is reasonable for price and the spdif means I can bypass the mbox's converters too.

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[Sammas]

Interesting you say that, were there issues with the old MBox's?

No. Just poor English on my part. Works well = Sounds good.

[geofflee]

How have I not heard of this yet?

Kind of a hushed release, apologies if this is second-hand news.

Following the HD compatible range released previously, we now have an updated M Box range for the rest of us mere mortals...

http://www.avid.com/US/products/family/Pro-Tools/Pro-Tools-LE/fc/Pro-Tools-LE-Systems/Pro-Tools-Mbox-Family?intcmp=AV-HP-S2

Practically same features as the old ones, but more importantly has a completely new audio path and pre design, sounds like a very welcome upgrade from what I've heard from past M Box users, interesting. And new insert jacks for integrating hardware outboard, now that's very cool IMO.

Will definitely be adding the M Box Pro to my wishlist, been seriously wanting to jump onto the Pro Tools platform for a looong time

Thoughts?

I've got inserts on my 2003 original MBox. It's a shame that it's not supported past PTLE 8.01