If you’re looking to attain the same professional audio production quality as commercial music and post production facilities in your own personal studio, Digidesign’s 003™ family provides everything you need — and then some — to compose, perform, record, sequence, edit, mix, master, and promote your audio creations.
003™ Factory provides powerful hands-on control of Pro Tools® through its integrated control surface and offers a wide range of audio and MIDI I/O, high-definition audio resolution, the creativity and speed of industry-standard Pro Tools LE® software, high-speed FireWire connectivity, and over 80 professional instrument and effects plug-ins, compatible applications, sound libraries, and services, including the new Pro Tools Ignition Pack 2 Pro and premium Factory software bundles.
003™ Rack provides all of the same I/O, audio capabilities, and connectivity as its controlling 003 brother, but packages everything together in a streamlined 2U rack. It also includes Pro Tools LE software and comes bundled with over 60 professional instrument and effects plug-ins, compatible applications, sound libraries, and services, including the new Pro Tools Ignition Pack 2 bundle. 003 Rack has a fraternal twin — 003™ Rack Factory — which features the same 003 Rack studio, but is packaged with the premium Pro Tools Ignition Pack 2 Pro and Factory software bundles.
With an extensive range of audio and MIDI I/O, high-definition audio resolution, the creativity and speed of industry-standard Pro Tools® software, FireWire connectivity, and a big, comprehensive bundle of powerful software included free, 003™ Factory enables you to attain the same high audio production quality as commercial facilities in your own personal or project studio.
Get powerful hands-on control of your Pro Tools LE® sessions through its integrated control surface and take advantage of the plethora of I/O to connect and monitor your studio gear. Its portable size gives you the freedom to take a professional Pro Tools system anywhere your creative skills are needed — or inspired. And with over 80 powerful plug-ins, virtual instruments, compatible applications, and artist promotion services included, you have everything you need (and then some) to compose, perform, record, edit, mix, and master audio for music and desktop post production projects — with truly professional results.
Hardware
003™ is professionally built to feel and act like higher-end mixing consoles, engineered to deliver the stunning clarity of high-definition audio, and durably built to withstand any knocks and bounces it encounters when your creative skills are needed on the road.
Integrated Control Surface
- 8 touch-sensitive motorized faders
- 8 motion-sensitive rotary encoders for pan/send/meter/plug-in control
- Dedicated mute, solo, and select/record arm switches per channel
- 6-character, 2-line LCD display per channel displays track name; pan, send, fader, and plug-in values; and timeline position
- 5-segment LED display for viewing metering and automation mode status
- Easily assign inserts and sends from the control surface
- Dedicated automation controls and LEDs
- Dedicated transport control
- Standalone MIDI Mode functionality*
- Jog/Shuttle wheel
Wide Range of I/O
- High-speed FireWire connectivity
- 18 simultaneous channels of audio I/O
- 24-bit/96 kHz resolution
- 8 analog inputs, 8 analog outputs
- 4 professional mic preamps with individual gain and high-pass filter; 48V phantom power enabled on channel pairs
- 8 channels of ADAT optical I/O or two channels of S/PDIF optical I/O
- 2 channels of S/PDIF digital I/O
- 1 MIDI input, 2 MIDI outputs (16 channels in/32 channels out)
- BNC Word Clock I/O
- Dedicated studio monitor output, plus alternate control room output
- Alternate Source input for external device monitoring
- Dual headphone outputs with individual source and level controls
Software
Digidesign® Pro Tools LE® 7 software is the most powerful and easy-to-use application to produce professional-sounding music.
Features
- Award-winning Pro Tools® recording, editing, and mixing
- 32 simultaneous audio tracks (128 virtual audio tracks), expandable to 48 tracks*
- Fully integrated MIDI sequencing with 256 simultaneous MIDI tracks
- Over 50 processing plug-ins, virtual instruments, and compatible applications
- Support for streaming ReWire applications into Pro Tools
- Unique Beat Detective™ LE automatic groove analysis and correction tool
- Support for the Digidesign Control|24™ and Command|8® control surfaces
- Huge selection of compatible third-party plug-ins and software options
- Works on Windows XP and Mac OS X computers
Bundled Plug-ins
In addition to Pro Tools LE® software, all Digidesign® 003™ and Mbox® 2 systems include an unprecedented, comprehensive bundle of valuable software and services.
003 Factory, 003 Rack Factory, and Mbox 2 Pro Factory include over 80 professional plug-ins, incredible virtual instruments, high-quality sound libraries, compatible creative applications, special artist promotion services, and other handy tools. 003 Rack, Mbox 2, Mbox 2 Factory, Mbox 2 Mini, and Mbox 2 Pro include much of the same bundled software and resources, offering over 60 plug-ins, instruments, applications, services, and more.
Many of these outstanding plug-ins have been used on countless professional recordings — and many are exclusive to Pro Tools® systems.
Factory Plug-ins
The Bomb Factory® and Digidesign plug-ins included in the Factory plug-in bundle are considered among the best in the industry, offering intuitive interfaces and delivering outstanding sonic results. This high-end bundle comes with all 003 family “Factory” systems.
- Digidesign Bomb Factory BF-3A Classic Compressor
- Digidesign Cosmonaut Voice
- Digidesign D-Fi™ bundle (Lo-Fi™, Sci-Fi™, Recti-Fi™, Vari-Fi™)
- Digidesign JOEMEEK® SC2T Photo Optical Compressor
- Digidesign JOEMEEK VC5T Meequalizer®
- Digidesign® Maxim
- Digidesign Moogerfooger® Analog Delay
- Digidesign Moogerfooger Ring Modulator
- Digidesign SansAmp PSA-1™
- Digidesign Tel-Ray® Variable Delay
- Digidesign Voce® Spin™
- Digidesign Voce Chorus/Vibrato
- iLok USB Smart Key
Pro Tools Ignition Pack 2/Pro Tools Ignition Pack 2 Pro
The newly enhanced Pro Tools Ignition Pack 2 and premium Pro Tools Ignition Pack 2 Pro bundles provide a wealth of professional plug-ins, virtual instruments, compatible applications, and sounds to inspire your creativity and refine your talents. Both bundles also include special artist promotion services to help you make your talents known to the industry and new fans around the world.
Pro Tools Ignition Pack 2 comes with 003 Rack, Mbox 2, Mbox 2 Factory, Mbox 2 Mini, and Mbox 2 Pro. The bigger Pro Tools Ignition Pack 2 Pro comes with 003 Factory, 003 Rack Factory, and Mbox 2 Pro Factory.
Free Bomb Factory Plug-ins
The Free Bomb Factory plug-ins offer powerful effects and utilities from the makers of some of the very best digital emulations of classic analog processors in the industry. All Pro Tools LE systems include these seven plug-ins.
- Bomb Factory BF76 Compressor
- BF Essential Clip Remover
- BF Essential Correlation Meter
- BF Essential Meter Bridge
- BF Essential Noise Meter
- BF Essential Tuner
- Funk Logic Mastererizer
DigiRack Plug-ins
Bring your mixes alive with the DigiRack™ plug-in collection, which offers a wide variety of professional real-time and file-based effects, signal processors, and studio utilities. All Pro Tools LE systems include these 39 plug-ins.
- 1-Band EQ
- 4-Band EQ
- Chorus
- Click
- Compressor
- D-Verb™
- D-Verb-AS
- DC Offset Removal
- DeEsser
- Delay
- DigiReWire
- Dither
- Duplicate
- Dynamics II
- Dynamics III
- EQ II
- EQ III
- Expander-Gate
- Extra-Long Delay
- Flanger
- Gain
- Gate
- Invert
- Limiter
- Long Delay
- Medium Delay
- Mod Delay II
- Multi-Tap Delay
- Normalize-Gain Change
- Ping-Pong Delay
- Pitch Shift
- POWr Dither
- Reverse-DC Removal
- Signal Generator
- Short Delay
- Slap Delay
- Time Comp-Exp-Pitch Shift
- Time Shift
- Trim
Specifications
Mic Inputs
- Connector: Four balanced XLR jacks
- Mic Phantom Power: 48V
- Equivalent Input Noise: -129 dBu
- Frequency Response: +/- 0.1 dB, 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- Dynamic Range: 105 dB / 107 dB A-weighted
- THD + N: 0.0007% (-103 dB)
- Mic EIN: -129 dBu
- Input Sensitivity: +2.2 dBu
- Input Impedance:2K Ohm
Line Inputs
- Connector: Four balanced 1/4" jacks
- Frequency Response: +/- 0.1 dB, 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- Dynamic Range: 111 dB / 113 dB A-weighted
- THD + N: 0.0007% (-103 dB)
- Input Sensitivity: +17.38 dBu
- Input Impedance: 22K Ohm
DI Inputs
- Connector: Four unbalanced 1/4" jacks
- Frequency Response: +/- 0.1 dB, 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- Dynamic Range: 104 dB / 106 dB A-weighted
- THD + N: 0.0008% (-102 dB) - Balanced input
- Input Sensitivity: +17.16 dBu
- Input Impedance: >300K Ohm
Aux Inputs
- Connector: Two balanced 1/4" jacks
- Frequency Response: +/- 0.1 dB, 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- Dynamic Range: 111 dB / 113 dB A-weighted
- THD + N: 0.00055% (-105 dB)
- Input Sensitivity: +17.16 dBu
- Input Impedance: 10K Ohm
Line Outputs (1-8)
- Connector: Eight impedance balanced 1/4" jacks
- Frequency Response: +/- 0.5 dB, 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- Dynamic Range: 110 dB / 113 dB A-weighted
- THD + N: 0.0007% (-103 dB)
- Output Sensitivity: +18 dBu
Monitor Outputs (Main & Alt)
- Connector: Two impedance balanced 1/4" jacks
- Frequency Response: +/- 0.5 dB, 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- Dynamic Range: 110 dB / 112 dB A-weighted
- THD + N: 0.0008% (-102 dB)
- Output Sensitivity: +18 dBu
Headphone Outputs
- Connector: Two unbalanced 1/4" jacks
- Frequency Response: +/- 0.5 dB, 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- THD + N: 0.0009% (-101 dB)
- Dynamic Range: 110 dB / 112 dB A-weighted
- Output Sensitivity: +23 dBu
Digital Specifications
- Supported Sample Rates:44.1, 48, 88.2, 96 kHz
- Maximum Word Length:24-bit
- S/PDIF: 2-channel optical or RCA jack pair
- Digital Optical: TOSLINK (ADAT, max 48 kHz sample rate)
- Word Clock: Two BNC jacks
- Host Connection: Two IEEE-1394a (FireWire) ports (6-pin-to-6-pin FireWire cable included)
- MIDI: 5-pin MIDI DIN connectors - one input, two outputs
Size / Weight / Power
- Height: 5.125 inches / 13 cm
- Width: 19.25 inches / 48.90 cm
- Depth: 19.25 inches / 48.90 cm (including all connectors)
- Weight:16.1 lbs / 7.3 kg
- Power Requirements: 100 - 240V, 50 - 60 Hz A/C (power cable included)
