lol WTF? mbox mico?!

[Loren Littlejohn]

Got this in the email today:

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Mbox2Micro/

Now I know there are cheap bastards out there but wouldn't it just be easier to go for this for just a tad more?:

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MBox2Mini


Shit I bought my regular mbox 2 for $350 being a student.

 

[colonel kurtz]

aside from cheapness/portability, this thing's perfect for people like myself who want PT, but don't want/need the i/o that the m-box offers

 

[Kazrog]

It's a PTLE dongle. I'll take Logic or DP over that any day.

 

[colonel kurtz]

PT LE is definitely nothing special, but being able to import PT sessions from elsewhere can be pretty handy

 

[Kazrog]

PT LE is definitely nothing special, but being able to import PT sessions from elsewhere can be pretty handy

I have an MBox 1 that I bought used for that. Comes in handy.

 

[Andy Sneap]

very useful for editing on laptop etc in hotel room after a day in the studio. Saves carting the m box around just so you can monitor / run pro tools. I'll be picking one up for sure

 

[ryanojohn]

The price tag's a little rough for what is essentially a dongle. I with they sold a version without the software, for the people that already have PT (which is pretty much everyone that would actually HAVE interest in this product) for a bit less...

Makes sense that they wouldn't though, I guess they don't want every kid with a cracked PT to be able to buy a dongle for $50 and have PTLE... boo

 

[colonel kurtz]

I have an MBox 1 that I bought used for that. Comes in handy.

i was going to snag the m-box mini for the sole purpose of being able to bring in PT sessions from elsewhere, but didn't want to pay for inputs and converters that i wasn't going to use

problem solved with the micro...

only thing that sucks is the inability to go over 48k...

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

My mbox2 fits in my laptop case (and it doesn't add that much wieght) so I really don't see the point personally, all well.

Actually it fits quite nicely.

 

[egan.]

My mbox2 fits in my laptop case (and it doesn't add that much wieght) so I really don't see the point personally, all well.

Actually it fits quite nicely.

I was excited about the idea of the micro but when I saw the price and realized I could get a mini for $50 more I thought: 'why would I buy this?'
If it were $100-150 I'd be all over it for the easy editing on the go.

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

Yeah if this thing was only $99 then it would be great. They need to lose the software because IMO people who buy this are already gonna be rockin pro tools.

 

[LydonB]

at first glance i thought it was stupid but then i thought about it and it really is a cool idea. the name m box micro is kind of misleading though. maybe like...pro tools dongle, lol. idk.

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

Of course there is the other fact that mixing or recording really can't happen with this thing, although I suppose it would be cool to edit on the go.

I also wonder what sample rates this thing supports. Edit NM it's 48/24 max.

 

[HeadCrusher]

The price is ridiculous! Taking into account that one could only use his headphones to work with it (unless you can be arsed to get some strange mini stereo jack -> 2x 1/4" mono converter cable...)
I'd rather get a 80 gig iPod for that money...