PreSonus AudioBox USB 96

Whether you are a musician, producer, or podcaster on a tight budget, the AudioBox USB® 96 audio interface is for you. This simple, handy little audio/MIDI interface has just the right features for basic recording needs, allowing you to plug in and start recording up to 24-bit, 96 kHz audio right away. Bus-powered and built to travel, the AudioBox USB 96 makes recording easy.The AudioBox USB 96 audio interface’s two front-panel combo mic/instrument inputs make it ideal for singer/songwriters, podcasters, and guitar or guitar-bass collaborations. Simply connect a couple of mics and you have an easy-to-use stereo recording system. A mix control lets you control the level between the input signal and computer playback, without hearing annoying delays. You also get a pair of balanced line-level outputs, an ultra-loud, crystal-clear headphone out, plus MIDI I/O, so you can connect your favorite synth or MIDI controller. The result is a simple, affordable, mobile recording solution.

Here is a mobile audio interface in the best sense of the term. We gave the AudioBox USB 96 a heavy-duty steel chassis so it can take a serious pounding and remain completely reliable. Its screaming-loud headphone output ensures you can hear your music loud and clear, even in noisy locations. And it’s USB 2.0 bus-powered, so you can record with it anywhere you can use a laptop. Simply drop it in your laptop bag or slap it on a tabletop.While the AudioBox USB 96 audio interface works with virtually all Mac and Windows audio-recording software, it comes with a free license for PreSonus’ Studio One® Artist DAW, giving you a complete recording solution. Built by creative people for creative music production, Studio One is easy to learn and enables you to compose, record, and produce your masterpiece without getting distracted by the tools. Studio One also enjoys a robust online community of enthusiastic and helpful users you can turn to for advice.

The perfect companion for any recording software, the AudioBox USB 96 comes equipped with Studio One Artist to provide you with a complete recording solution right out of the box.PreSonus want to make sure that their audio interfaces come with everything you need to craft your own mesmerizing spells in the studio. That’s why they include Studio One Artist with every audio interface product they make. But here in Louisiana, we have a word: lagniappe. It means "a little something extra," and it’s in that spirit that they also include the Studio Magic Suite of software with their audio interface products.

Specifications :

• Microphone Preamp
  • Type:XLR Female Balanced
  • Frequency Response (±3.0 dB): 20 Hz to 20 kHz
  • Input Impedance (Balanced): 1200 Ohms
  • THD+N (unwtd, 1 kHz @ +4 dBu Output, Unity Gain):
  • S/N Ratio (Unity Gain, Ref. = +4 dBu, 20 Hz to 22 kHz): > 95 dB
  • Common Mode Rejection Ratio (1 kHz, 55 dB Gain): > 45 dB
  • Gain Control Range (± 1 dB): 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" TS Female Unbalanced
  • Input Impedance: 0.5 M Ohms
• Line Outputs
  • Type: ¼" Balanced
  • Output Impedance: 51 Ohms
• Headphone Output
  • Type: ¼" TRS Active Stereo
  • Maximum Output: 60 mW/Ch @ 60Ω Load
  • Frequency Response (±1.0 dB): 20 Hz - 30 kHz
• MIDI I/O
  • Type: Dual 5-pin Female DIN
• Digital Audio
  • ADC Dynamic Range (A-wtd, 48 kHz Sample Rate): 105 dB
  • DAC Dynamic Range (A-wtd, 48 kHz Sample Rate): 105 dB
  • Bit Depth: 24
  • Reference Level for 0 dBFS: +4 dBu
  • Internal Sample Frequency Selections (kHz): 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96
  • Power: USB 2.0 bus-powered
  • Dimensions (HxDxW): 139.7mm x 44.45mm x 139.7mm
  • Weight: 2.27 kg

System Requirements :

Mac
macOS® 10.11 or higher (64-bit only) or later
Intel® Core Duo processor (Intel Core™ 2 Duo or Intel Core i3 or better recommended)
2 GB RAM (4 GB or more recommended)

Windows
Windows® 7x 64/x86 SP1 or Windows 8/8.1 x64/x86 or Windows 10 x64/x86
Intel Core 2 processor (Intel Core i3 processor or better recommended)
4 GB RAM (8 GB or more recommended)

Windows and Mac Systems
USB 2.0 Port
Internet connection (for activation)
Monitor with at least 1024x768 resolution
20 GB hard-disk space
Internal or external 7200 RPM storage drive highly recommended
The minimum system requirements may differ for DAWs other than Studio One. Please check the requirements for your DAW of choice with its manufacturer.

Note 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.