

Perhaps with this in mind, they have revamped their long‑running Mbox series of desktop audio interfaces. Now that their interfaces are no longer acting as elaborate Pro Tools copy-protection dongles, they have to compete on level terms with the vast array of similar interfaces from rival manufacturers. Then, most dramatically of all, came Pro Tools 9, the first really powerful, hardware‑independent native version of Avid's market‑leading DAW (see our last issue for a review).īy removing the ties between native Pro Tools and their own hardware, Avid created an obvious challenge for themselves. First we had a new range of audio interfaces for the HD range.


Now that Pro Tools fans can choose any interface they like, do Avid's latest Mboxes offer enough to keep their users in the fold?Īfter several years during which the Avid product line remained largely unaltered, it was all change in 2010.
