Thanks to all of you who left comments about the Mbox 2 Pro! Full Compass has narrowed the field down the final 5 comments, and now you Broadjam members get to vote on which comment write-up should win the prize.
How do you vote? Well, take a look at the five finalists below the rules section and simply leave a comment for which one you think is best. Make sure to reference the corresponding number for each of the comments. We’ll tally up those comments and announce a winner at the end of the month.
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#1 • B Rob Productions’s comment is:
Mbox2 Pro: Well, I’ve been using Pro Tools for a couple of years now.
So, How would I use thee? Let me count the ways:
Firewire: crazy connections speeds and much nicer than my Mbox 2 or my Mbox 2 Micro. I’ll admit that I love them both, but with the featues that Pro Tools Mbox 2 Pro offers…I’m definitely enamored with this baby.
Dual Headphones jacks: Can you say “No splitter wires”…all together now “NO SPLITTER WIRES”. Best of all, when I finally convince my wife to sing the hook on my next song as I track the vocals, I won’t blow her eardrums out with the 808s I have cranking on the track. Now that’s money in the bank…almost better than saving money using Geico.
Pro Tools 8 LE: The name says it all…I’d pull an all-nighter in my office, err, I mean my studio to get familiar with all the tools this baby has to offer. Shazam – I’d be an overnight sensation (well, maybe)
Dual Mic inputs: Perfect for singing background along with my lead singers…set the volume just right and I won’t sound so terrible…ahh forget the Auto-Tune. It’s all getting your compression and input settings right (and paying for a good singer too). With the Mbox 2 Pro, I’m all over it!
Lastly, getting my hands on the Mbox2 Pro…I’d be forced to put my current Mbox 2 on the shelf. Heck, I might even donate it to charity. I can’t say the same for my Mbox2 Micro (I’m attached now) but with Pro Tools 8 in tandem…look out the next platinum producer.
Enough said…
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#2 • Raffello’s comment is:
What can I say? You’d have to be crazy not to get this package if you need to record projects!!!!
There is nothing else out on the market that can give you 24 tracks of digital recording, f/x two mic pre’s by Focusrite, SPDIF I/O’s, Stereo Analog Outs, and Stereo Analog inserts, and headphone jacks, all for $450, nothing!!!!
And it’s USB so you could have a iBook, or PowerBook and this thing and you’re set, its the perfect piece of equipment for the money…. very mobile. very easy to use.
You get a great audio interface, Pro Tools software and now the updated plug in package with Amplitude LE, T-racks EQ, Sampletank LE and Live Digi Edition. What more do you want?
MBOX ROCKS!!!!!!!!!
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#3 • Silvermouse’s comment is:
As a touring live electronic band the Mbox2 is exactly what we need. For one, the new shape is much more portable than the older ones that were stand up boxes and not square. This one is easily stackable and fits into many more convenient spaces. This is a primary concern for our band, as we have been trying to go as green as possible with our touring, and part of that has been shrinking the size of all of our equipment. Recently we have walked or ridden bikes to all local gigs, and over the summer we are hoping to start doing longer distance touring on horseback.
Our full plan for long term touring is detailed at http://silvermouselive.com/SilvermouseGypsyCaravan.pdf – as you can see the need for small equipment is huge.
The other major feature is the variety of inputs. Unlike the early MBox, we now have MIDI and AUX RCA inputs which makes it easier to take a variety of electronic instruments and pull them into a coherent recording apparatus.
The final thing is simply the cross compatibility of ProTools – all of the studios we work with use Protools, and this lets us start a project while one the road or at home, and then walk into a studio and have seamless ability to work with our projects with great producers and other artists.
We’ve been wanting one of these for a while – heres to hoping!
Silvermouse
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#4 • prors’s comment is:
When inspiration strikes so hard I need an ice pack to control the swelling….
When every digital data stream trickles over me and washes away the 2 mistakes I always make when anyone hits “record…”
When the crystal clarity of the recording brings out what I suspected all along, but couldn’t prove…I really need that new guitar my wife won’t let me buy…
When I can’t decide if the song sounds better with mix A or mix B, but I know I’m starting to sound like the eye doctor when I ask anybody to listen…
When I can’t recall who played the awesome guitar part on that song, and “oh yeah, it was me, cleverly edited….”
When the worst problem in the home studio is the bass player’s “wardrobe malfunction…”
When a killer lick means more than just being friendly with a hungry lion…
When the only part of the song not captured in the recording is the smell the drummer had after the session…
When Grandma is downloading the ringtone for her iPhone, and my 4 year-old nephew is surfing the web to jam out to the track on myspace… (so much for parental controls)
I’ll be there…
With my new MBox.
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#5 • Cat Lewis’s comment is:
I’ve been a fan of Digidesign products for a long time. I’ve been using Pro Tools LE with the Digi001 for about 15 years. I’d love to upgrade to the MBox2 Pro so that I could also take advantage of the new Pro Tools software.
The MBox2 Pro looks to be everything and more, that has kept me loyal to Digidesign – for they are and always will be the company that puts the future in a box. Capturing every song I write or piece of music I produce with the MBox2 Pro will be more precious and emotive than any photograph could ever be.
Make me timeless.
Miss Cat Lewis
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ROFL… Nice.
International Songwriting Competition – $34,95
Jeff Beck and John Mayall judging your song – priceless
“HI Towering!!!”
(Waves excitedly just before Gragnat grabs him by the leg and drags him back into the abyss from which he came)
“By toweringgggggggggggggggg.”
(protilius’s voice fades silently into the night as numerous bottles can be heard being kicked about followed by Gragnat laughing sadistically from the darkness.)