Capture your ideas wherever you are with the PreSonus AudioBox USB 2x2 USB recording system. The AudioBox USB is a USB bus-powered audio recording interface featuring 2 microphone/instrument inputs with 48V phantom power, 2 balanced TRS outputs, MIDI in/out along with Steinberg's Cubase LE 4 48-track recording and production software giving you everything needed to get started recording and producing your music.
Pedigree Preamplifiers
PreSonus Audio has won numerous awards for designing the highest quality microphone preamplifiers in the industry at all price levels. The AudioBox USB is loaded with preamps that out perform any USB-based interface hands down. The preamplifiers in the AudioBox deliver high headroom, low noise and high gain giving you pure, full and rich sound.
Professional 24-bit converters
Most USB recording devices operate at 16-bit sample rate and use converters with dynamic range of less than 90dB. This translates into a pinched and relatively small sound. The AudioBox USB uses professional-grade analog to digital converters with dynamic range of 102dB and 24-bit sample rate so that the digital conversion is big, quiet and musical.
USB bus-powered
The AudioBox USB is USB bus-powered allowing you to take it anywhere inspiration hits. No wall warts, line lumps or power cables, just plug in to a powered USB port and you are ready to record.
Ready to hit the road
There’s no plastic here. The AudioBox USB is housed in an all-metal chassis with metal knobs ready to withstand the rigors of travel. Toss it in your laptop bag and mobilize your music creation and production. Whether you want to record your shows, mix on the plane or write songs in your hotel room, the AudioBox is ready.
Cubase LE 4 – Recording and Production Software
Steinberg’s Cubase LE 4 48-track recording and production is included with the AudioBox giving you a full-featured and powerful recording system right in the box. Cubase LE 4 features include 48-audio tracks, 64 MIDI tracks, MIDI & sequencing , EQ on each track , VST plug-in support , Virtual instrument support , Time stretching and pitch shifting , HALionOne Sample Player included (w/ 60 Instruments, 400 MB sound library), Compressor, DualFilter, Distortion, PingPong-Delay, Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, AutoPanner, Vibrato, Rotary, MonoToStereo and Roomworks SE, DaTube, MIDI Gate, StepFilter, Bitcrusher, Chopper, Metalizer, Ring Modulator, Tranceformer, Grungelizer, Drum Editor and more.
- 24-bit / 44.1, 48k USB audio recording interface2 class A XMAX microphone / instrument preamplifiers48V phantom power2 balanced TRS outputsMIDI input/outputPowered via USB
- Computer system requirements:
- Below are the minimum computer-system requirements for your AudioBox USB.
Below are the minimum computer-system requirements for your AudioBox USB.
WindowsWindows XP SP2 (32-bit) or later or Vista (32-bit)Intel Pentium 4 1.6 GHz processor or AMD Athlon 64 (Turion) (2.5 GHz or faster recommended)1 GB RAM (2 GB or more recommended)MacintoshMac OS X 10.4.11 or later (10.5.2 or later or 10.6 recommended)PowerPC G4 1.25 GHz or Intel Core Solo 1.5 GHz processor (2 GHz or faster recommended)1 GB RAM (2 GB or more recommended)Windows and Macintosh SystemsUSB 1.1 PortInternet connection recommendedDVD-ROM driveInternal or external 7200 RPM storage drive highly recommendedNote that the speed of your processor, amount of RAM and size and speed of your hard drive will greatly affect the overall performance of your recording system. Also, a more powerful system (faster processor with more RAM) will allow for lower latency (signal delay) that you might experience while monitoring audio or MIDI signals.
Monitor resolution for both PC and Macintosh should be no lower than 1024x768 pixels.
Known compatible and incompatible hardware
Microphone Preamp
Type XLR Female Balanced
Frequency Response (±3.0 dB) 14 Hz to 70 kHz
Input Impedance (Balanced) 1200 Ω
THD+N (unwtd, 1 kHz @ +4 dBu Output, Unity Gain) < 0.008%
EIN (A-weighted, 55dB Gain, 150 Ω 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 VDC
Instrument Input
Type ¼”
TRS Female Unbalanced Input Impedance 0.5 M Ω
Line Outputs
Type ¼” TRS
Balanced Output Impedance 51 Ω
Headphone Output
Type ¼” TRS Active Stereo
Maximum Output 60 mW/Ch @ 60 Ω Load
Frequency 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
Power USB Bus-powered
Physical
Main Chassis
Package Type 1/3U - steel chassis
Dimensions 5.5(W) X 5.5(H) X 1.75(D) inches
Weight 5.0lbs
