The M Box 2 Pro still has input selection buttons that are slightly confusing, in that the word 'Line' doesn't appear on them - to access the Line input you select Mic and Pad. (I don't know anyone who uses an M Box 2 who has kept the handle on - the way it sticks out makes the M Box 2 very awkward to store.) Digidesign have reinstated the combo sockets from the original M Box for the mic/line inputs, and repositioned the DI inputs to the front panel. It follows the same basic design, though Digidesign have wisely dropped the handle idea they introduced on the M Box 2. The M Box 2 Pro is a little bigger than the M Box 2, and only slightly heavier, at 1.5kg to the M Box 2's 1.23kg. For more information and background knowledge, read the Pro Tools 7 review in the January 2006 issue, the M Box 2 review in the November 2005 issue, the 002R review in the October 2003 issue and the original M Box review back in the June 2002 issue. There's also a lot that hasn't changed with the M Box 2 Pro, such as the Pro Tools software, so I won't spend too much time going over that here. The M Box 2 Pro can be powered via the Firewire interface if you use a six-pin cable, or with the included power supply if your host computer offers a four-pin Firewire interface. Having broken away from the shackles of the USB 1.1 protocol, they have freed themselves to produce a portable interface that can handle more inputs at higher sample rates. As a result, users get more I/O, a phono preamp and word clock support among other bonuses.Īt last! Just over a year after bringing out the M Box 2, Digidesign have finally done it: they have released an M Box that connects via Firewire rather than USB. The new M Box 2 Pro is the first portable Pro Tools interface that connects via Firewire rather than USB.

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