The PreSonus AudioBox USB 2x2 USB recording system helps you capture your ideas wherever you are. 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, as well as Steinberg's Cubase LE 4 48-track recording and production software.

PreSonus Audio has won numerous awards for designing the quality microphone preamplifiers for all price levels. The AudioBox USB is loaded with preamps that deliver high headroom, low noise, and high gain to give you pure, full, and rich sound. Most USB recording devices operate at 16-bit sample rate and use converters with dynamic range of less than 90dB which gives you a pinched and relatively small sound. The AudioBox USB, however, 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.

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. It's also 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's 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 (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.

PreSonus AudioBox USB Specifications:

• System Requirements
• Windows
• OS: Microsoft Windows XP or Vista
• Peripherals: Powered USB 1.1 or 2.0 port
• CPU/Clock: Pentium or Athlon at 900Mhz or higher recommended
• Memory (RAM): 512MB or higher recommended
  
  Macintosh
• OS: OS-X version 10.3.7 or later
• Peripherals: Powered USB 1.1 or 2.0 port
• CPU/Clock: PowerPC G4/800Mhz or higher recommended
• Memory (RAM): 512MB or higher recommended
  
  Note: 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.
  
  Microphone Preamp
• Type: XLR female balanced
• Frequency response (?3.0 dB): 14Hz to 70kHz
• Input impedance (balanced): 1200 ohms
• THD+N (unwtd, 1kHz at +4 dBu output, unity gain): < 0.008%
• EIN (A-weighted, 55dB Gain, 150 ohms Input, 20Hz to 22kHz): -115 dBu
• S/N ratio (Unity Gain, Ref. = +4 dBu, 20Hz to 22kHz): > 95 dB
• Common mode rejection ratio (1kHz, 55dB gain): > 45 dB
• Gain control range (? 1dB): 0dB to 35dB
• Max input level (unity gain, 1 kHz at 0.5% THD+N): -3 dBu
• Phantom power (?2 VDC): +48 VDC
  
  Instrument Input
• Type: 1/4"
• TRS female unbalanced input impedance: 0.5 megohm
  
  Line Outputs
• Type: 1/4" TRS
• Balanced output impedance: 51 megohms
  
  Headphone Output
• Type: 1/4" TRS active stereo
• Maximum output: 60 mW/Ch at 60 ohm load
• Frequency Response (?1.0 dB): 20Hz 30kHz
  
  MIDI I/O
• Type: Dual 5-pin female DIN
  
  Digital Audio
• ADC dynamic range (Awtd, 48kHz sample rate): 102dB
• DAC dynamic range (Awtd, 48kHz sample rate): 110dB
• Bit depth: 24
• Reference level for 0dBFS: +4 dBu
• Internal sample frequency selections (kHz): 44.1, 48

PreSonus AudioBox USB Features:

• 24-bit/44.1, 48k USB audio recording interface
• 2 Class A XMAX microphone/instrument preamplifiers
• 48V phantom power
• 2 balanced TRS outputs
• MIDI input/output
• Powered via USB