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Average rating: 6.5/10 out of 10
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Peter Leonard
9138*pleonard5@gmail.com (remove 9138* from address to contact)
a hobbyist user from USA writes:
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The Mbox is a horrible piece of equipment. I've done a number of recordings on it and the noise/static this thing produces is unbelievable. The noise is so much that it ruins otherwise adequate tracks. The inputs are temperamental, sometimes being incredibly hot even when turned all the way down or just the opposite. Sometimes they simply do not work at all. It may be ideal for those just starting out and who plan to upgrade after a while, but the preamps are just not up to par with so many other interfaces. Pro Tools LE as a software is nice enough, but you can't use anything other than crappy interfaces such as an Mbox, unless you want to shell out at least $1500 for a DigiRack or a Command 8.
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Rating: 4 out of 10
posted Saturday, 13-Jun-09 at 19:57
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bilco
2026*billcolbert@mindspring.com (remove 2026* from address to contact)
a part-timer user from US writes:
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Update from a few posts below: I am now running PT LE 8 on the Mbox 1 and it works great. I maxed out the RAM on the 12" ibook to 1.2 Gig and I use an external firewire drive - no problems with errors. I have discovered it is much quieter if I run the ibook on battery power and record directly to the OS drive though; I was running into some kind of ground loop issue with the ibook and firewire drive both plugged into the AC. This is still a great rig for songwriter demos to pitch to publishers.
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Rating: 10 out of 10
posted Thursday, 19-Feb-09 at 7:27
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Robin a part-timer user from UK writes:
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MBox2 is so disappointing. All the publicity lures you into thinking it should work without too much hard work, but it doesn't. I am now discovering that it is very fussy about what hardware you connect it to. Only certain external harddrives will work for example, some intel chipsets dont work with it, you have to load basic ide drivers etc. To be frank, for a professional piece of kit its very unprofessionally put together. I thought having the software and hardware linked (MBOx only works with Pro-tools) would make things easier but it doesn't. I find my Samplitude Music Studio software and my berhinger 2in-2out card works easier and the quality is almost as good. It isn't worth the extra hassle. I say avoid!
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Rating: 1 out of 10
posted Friday, 24-Oct-08 at 4:44
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Dylan a Professional user from USA writes:
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I had an Mbox lying around for a while, and finally thought it was time to use it. It was a total nightmare, but it wasn't it's fault. The laptop I planned to use it on was Windows Vista. DO NOT try to use an MBox with Vista. Pro Tools is very fussy with it, and they make it almost impossible to use it with. If you're reading this and you have Vista, buy the Lexicon Omega, you'll be happier!!
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Rating: 1 out of 10
posted Thursday, 22-May-08 at 16:34
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bilco
2085*billcolbert@mindspring.com (remove 2085* from address to contact)
a part-timer user from US writes:
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This is an old interface now, but I got an Mbox 1 used for $150 and downloaded PT LE 7.3. I am running it on a 12" ibook with only 768 Meg of RAM and I am very happy with the results. I have done A/B comparisons of the builtin preamps against my RNP preamps into a Digi002 Rack. I think the Mbox preamps hold up very well. I am recording vocals with an SM7b or SM57 and acoustic guitar with an SM81 and I really think it sounds good. The DI for my Pbass sounds clean and is usable, just a little boring.
The setup is very stable on my ibook. If I get carried away with putting a Dverb on every vocal track instead of using an aux track, it starts throwing errors, but I am getting 10-12 tracks (all I need) with Dverb on an Aux track and it works just fine.
No, it does not have state of the art preamps and A/D, D/A conversion, but I think I can cut a singer/songwriter CD using nothing but the Mbox. I have a Digi002 Rack and RNP as well, but I really prefer the mobility and all in one features that I get with the Mbox.
Regarding the compatibility issues: I have used everything from the Win98 version of PT Free, (which was notoriously glitchy), PT LE 5.1 for Win98, PT LE 6.4 for Mac and now PT LE 7.3 for Mac and I have never had any problems that could not be overcome with some reading of the compatibility documents and careful consideration before buying the computer. I give PT LE and the Mbox a solid 10 out of 10.
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Rating: 10 out of 10
posted Sunday, 06-Apr-08 at 23:0
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