Digidesign Mbox Sound Card

Pros: Very reliable and stable, like all Pro Tools systems.
Cons: The LE software, by nature, is very CPU taxing.

I had many reasons why I purchased an Mbox over some other company’s equivalents. Compatibility wa ...

Pros: clean-sounding pre-amps for XLR decent version of Pro Tools compact
Cons: high-z inputs suck MBox needs to be plugged in to use Digi 001 is better

I bought the Pro Tools MBox system about 1 1/2 years ago, and have been learning the ins and outs of it ever since. The benefit of using this is the ability to use Pro Tools, which is with good reason (in my opinion) the industry standard for ...

Pros: Very economical way to get into pro recording.
Cons: Depending on your recording needs, there are only 2 inputs.

OK, I am not going to bore you with too much of the technical specs of the MBox. If you really want the specs go to www.digidesign.com and read all of them to your hearts content. There is one thing that every one thinking about buying an MBox (or for ...

Pros: portable, comes with ProTools, uses great Focusrite preamps
Cons: no midi, only 2 channels, limited compatibility, locked to ProTools

Anyone involving themselves in the spoken arts such as voice-over work or podcasting, are going to want a large diaphragm condenser mic. Such beasts are power hungry and as such require extra power. Enter the Mbox by Digidesign. Not only does it add the ...

Pros: haven't found any yet because it doesn't work
Cons: doesn't work without update

It doesn't work out of the box with Windows XP w/ SP2. After purchase, you have to wait two weeks for an update in the mail (total B.S. for a software company). Steep learning curve, even for a computer expert and a sound engineer. I can't say enough bad things about it.