Detailed Avid Recording Solutions Comparison

  Product Type Simultaneous I/O Simultaneous
Analog I/O
Other I/O Preamps Max Resolution

Good:

Pro Tools SE systems provide the easiest, most affordable entry to the world of Pro Tools.

Avid Recording Studio USB 1.1 2 x 2 2 x 2 1 24-bit/48 kHz
Avid KeyStudio USB 1.1 2 x 2 2 x 2 1 16-bit/44.1 kHz
Avid Vocal Studio USB 1.1 1 x 2 1 x 2 16-bit/48 kHz
Fast Track USB 1.1 2 x 2 2 x 2 1 24-bit/48 kHz

Better:

High-value, high-quality solutions. Get the best value with a Pro Tools MP bundle.

Pro Tools MP + MobilePre, Mobile Pre USB 1.1 2 x 2 2 x 2 2 24-bit/48 kHz
Pro Tools MP + Fast Track C400, Fast Track C400 USB 2.0 4 x 6 2 x 4 S/PDIF, MIDI 2 24-bit/96 kHz
Pro Tools MP + Fast Track C600, Fast Track C600 USB 2.0 6 x 8 4 x 6 S/PDIF, MIDI 4 24-bit/96 kHz
Fast Track Ultra 8R USB 2.0 8 x 8 8 x 8 S/PDIF, MIDI 8 24-bit/96 kHz
ProFire 610 FireWire 6 x 10 6 x 10 S/PDIF, MIDI 2 24-bit/192 kHz
ProFire 2626 FireWire 26 x 26 8 x 8 S/PDIF, ADAT, MIDI, Word clock 2 24-bit/192 kHz

Best:

Premium, studio-grade solutions. Get the best value with a Pro Tools bundle (standard Mbox and Mbox Mini interfaces include Pro Tools Express).

Pro Tools + Mbox Mini, Mbox Mini USB 1.1 2 x 2 2 x 2 1 32-bit/48 kHz
Pro Tools + Mbox, Mbox USB 2.0 4 x 4 2 x 2 S/PDIF, MIDI 2 32-bit/96 kHz
Pro Tools + Mbox Pro FireWire 8 x 8 6 x 6 S/PDIF, MIDI 4 32-bit/192 kHz
Pro Tools + Eleven Rack USB 2.0 8 x 8 6 x 6 AES, S/PDIF, MIDI 1 32-bit/96 kHz