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Opinions on the Digidesign MBOX Please

I've found an interesting audio interface made by pro sound company Digidesign-- the MBOX, which can be found on ebay for around $300. Although it's meant for Pro Tools recording, I'm thinking of using it primarily as a way to get a 24 bit digital stream out of my laptop computer and into an external DA processor. I am a musician though, and it would be fun to have the pro tools and 32 tracks to mess with.

Please take a look at the link I've copied below and let me know your thoughts. Another possibility is the MAudio Audiophile USB, which is cheaper but doesn't come with pro tools. Another question I have is whether the MBOX, which only provides 44.1 and 48 khz sample frequencies, will be usable with an upsampling DA converter. Does my interface need to pass 96 or 192 khz data in order to use an upsampling DA converter?

Thanks in advance for responses,

D

http://www.digidesign.com/products/mbox/systems/

http://www.digidesign.com/products/mbox/systems/mboxspecs.cfm
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tombowlus
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The Mbox is a smoking deal, especially when you consider the fact that it comes with Pro Tools LE. I have a Digi 002 system, and I couldn't be happier. Although I am not positive, I believe that you can use outboard D/A and A/D with the Mbox. I use my 002 to route my signal out of my SB Audigy (when I am not using Pro Tools) to my Genelec 1029A/1091A monitors. The sonic fidelity of the 002, at least, is very high.

For more information on the Mbox (and Pro Tools in general), check out the Digidesign User Conference at http://duc.digidesign.com. It's another one of those web gems, just like Audiogon.com.

Tom.
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