Presonus AudioBox USB Audio Interface
What can be more clever and handy than employing a 1-stop recording solution whether you are a seasoned professional or new to the recording world? What if that solution just happened to yield 1st class, audiophile results in a compact, feature rich package with a very inviting price tag? Well then we’d be talking about the Presonus AudioBox USB!
The Presonus AudioBox USB is a 2x2 recording system powered by USB bus. It features 2 microphone/instrument inputs on the front panel with 48V phantom power, 2 balanced TRS outputs and MIDI in/out around the back. Presonus has collected multiple awards for their mic preamplifier technology over the years so it’s of no great surprise that the mic pres on the AudioBox sound stellar, yielding little noise and boasting specs rivaled by pricey boutique pre amps costing thousands of dollars more. You’ll enjoy a pure, rich, clean sound that truly allows your trusted microphones to “be themselves” and shine right through unscathed. High-quality, 24-bit A/D digital conversion ensures that your recorded signal remains pure and true to the source, mostly due to the 102dB dynamic range. Outputs include 2 main ¼” outs, a stereo headphone output
The Presonus AudioBox USB is housed in a sturdy, metal frame and accented with sturdy metal knobs. It’s a welcome sight and feel for anyone who’s had experience with affordable audio solutions but were left somewhat cold due to the less-than-sturdy construction and details of those designs. This is not so with the AudioBox USB.
Now to make this package a truly amazing deal, Presonus has included their very own exceptional software package, Studio One Artist, as part of this bundle. This amazing new DAW software for Mac OS X and Windows XP and Vista helps make producing high-quality projects easier than ever before. As part of the Studio One Artist package, you get 20 new PreSonus Native Effects plug-ins and virtual instruments and a generous bundle of third-party loops, software, and instrument sounds. Gigabytes of third-party resources include Native Instruments™ Kore™ Player with custom SoundPack (150 instruments), Native Instruments™ Guitar Rig LE, Toontrack™ EZDrummer Lite, and over 1.4 GB of loops!
Put it all together and you have a killer, all-inclusive audio production package that wont break the bank and will enable you to turn out professional, rich-sounding productions with relative ease. Presonus to the rescue!
Compare Studio One Artist and bundled extras to what comes with competing mobile interfaces:
All-meat, no-bloat, music-creation software with an intuitive, practical, single-window interface Unlimited tracks, insert effects, sends, virtual instruments, buses, and effects channels Powerful drag-and-drop functionality Content browser with convenient sort options and preview player Full-featured, flexible automation Powerful real-time auto/manual time-stretching and resampling engine Control Link™ (advanced MIDI mapping made easy) Twenty 32-bit Native Sound™ plug-ins, including reverbs, amp modeling, and EQ Four new virtual instruments, including a sampler and an analog-type subtractive synth Ability to control the software mixer in any FireStudio-series interface to create zero-latency cue mixes. Gigabytes of third-party resources, including Native Instruments™ Kore™ Player with custom SoundPack (150 instruments), Native Instruments™ Guitar Rig LE, Toontrack™ EZDrummer Lite, and over 1.4 GB of loops!Specs:
Type XLR Female Balanced Frequency Response (±3.0 dB) 14 Hz to 70 kHz Input Impedance (Balanced) 1200 ? THD+N (unwtd, 1 kHz @ +4 dBu Output, Unity Gain) < 0.008% EIN (A-weighted, 55dB Gain, 150 ? Input, 20Hz to 22 kHz) -115 dBu S/N Ratio (Unity Gain, Ref. = +4 dBu, 20Hz to 22 kHz) > 95 dB Common Mode Rejection Ratio (1 kHz, 55 dB Gain) > 45 dB Gain Control Range (± 1dB) 0 dB to 35 dB Max Input Level (Unity Gain, 1 kHz @ 0.5% THD+N) -3 dBu Phantom Power (±2 VDC) +48 VDCInstrument Input
Type ¼”TRS Female Unbalanced Input Impedance 0.5 M ? Line Outputs
Type ¼” TRSBalanced Output Impedance 51 ?
Headphone Output
Type ¼” TRS Active StereoMaximum Output 60 mW/Ch @ 60 ? LoadFrequency Response (±1.0 dB) 20 Hz – 30 kHz
MIDI I/O -Type Dual 5-pin Female DIN
Digital Audio
ADC Dynamic Range (Awtd, 48 kHz Sample Rate) 102 dB DAC Dynamic Range (Awtd, 48 kHz Sample Rate) 110 dB Bit Depth 24 Reference Level for 0dBFS +4 dBu Internal Sample Frequency Selections (kHz) 44.1, 48
