Specifications

Mbox 2 Basics Guide
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Connecting Instruments
Connecting Instruments to the
Mbox 2
Mbox 2 provides two input types (DI and Line)
that correspond to the different signal strengths
output by different types of instruments. Instru-
ments such as electric guitar or electric bass usu-
ally have a lower level of output than line level
instruments and electronic audio sources such
as mixers, samplers, keyboards, turntables, and
synthesizers.
To use a guitar with Mbox 2:
1 On the back of your Mbox 2, plug your guitar
cable into one of the DI inputs.
2 On the front of the Mbox 2, set the Source to
DI by pressing the Mic/DI switch until the DI
LED is lit.
3 On the front of the Mbox 2, turn the Mix con-
trol fully left to Input.
4 On the front of the Mbox 2, carefully turn the
Gain control to the right to increase the input
level of your guitar.
To use a keyboard or mixer with Mbox 2:
1 Plug your keyboard, mixer, or other audio
source into either the Input 1 or Input 2 Line
(TRS) inputs on your Mbox 2. If your source is
stereo (such as a stereo keyboard or the stereo
output from a mixer), connect the left channel
(often the white plug) to Input 1, and right
channel (often the red plug) to Input 2.
2 On the front of the Mbox 2, set the source to
Mic by pressing the Source selector until the Mic
LED is lit.
Guitar cable plugged into the Input 1 DI input
Source selector and Gain control for Input 1
Input 1 DI connector
Input 1 Gain
(level) control
Mic/DI
selector
DI LED
Mix control
When you record a guitar (or any mono in-
strument that uses only one source input),
you will hear the sound in only one side of
the stereo field. Pushing the “mono” button
on the front of the Mbox 2 brings the sound
from one side of the stereo field to both
sides. The Mono switch does not affect the
audio being recorded. It only affects how
you hear your input to the Mbox 2.
Mbox 2 configuration for stereo input
Input 2
Input 1
(right channel)
(left channel)