Digidesign is aiming its new Mbox at users on a limited budget or who work at home. It is a micro studio music production system, a 2-channel USB audio peripheral. It uses Pro Tools 5.2 LE software and integrates audio and MIDI recording, editing, real-time mixing and Internet collaboration.
The purpose of Mbox is to make Pro Tools available to budget and home users. Getting started requires a USB-compatible Apple Macintosh (Windows support is coming) and the Mbox unit, which costs about $500.
Mbox Is Low-Cost Pro Tools
Mbox Is Low-Cost Pro Tools