digi 003 at Musicans Friend (MF)

How we begin over 30years ago
Musician's Friend was founded in 1983 by Rob and DeAnna Eastman. Newly married, the Eastmans financed the start-up with a $5,000 loan from Rob's parents and ran the business out of their suburban California garage. Eventually relocating headquarters from San Diego to a dairy barn in Southern Oregon, Rob and DeAnna, along with brother-in-law, Al Dinardi, grew the business into a prominent direct marketer of music gear.


Where we are today
Our first catalog was just a simple two-color flyer offering discounted guitar strings and a handful of other accessories. With a combination of hard work and intimate knowledge of the music business, things quickly changed. We were among the earliest catalog marketers of music gear and the first to focus on rock-band gear, so we experienced amazingly rapid growth.

We’ve come a long way from our dairy barn. Today we have multiple locations around the U.S. to provide quick delivery and excellent customer service. Our corporate headquarters is based in sunny Westlake Village, CA. Our two support centers reside in Salt Lake City, Utah and Indianapolis, Ind. Finally, our 700,000 ft distribution center is in Kansas City, MO.

Digidesign Digi 003 Factory Complete   

Get hands-on control of your own Pro Tools system, plus more features and performance than ever!

003 Factory Complete puts massive music creation and post-production power in your hands—literally—enabling you to record, edit, and mix 7.1 surround sessions hands-on, with up to 128 simultaneous audio tracks and 64 Instrument tracks. You can also collaborate on projects with Pro Tools|HD-based studios and editors. The bundle includes an Avid 003 Factory Pro Tools LE personal studio system and the Complete Production Toolkit software expansion option.

003 Factory
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, and compatible applications 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.

Digi 003 Factory Complete pairs the 003 Factory with the Complete Production Toolkit gives you a complete Pro Tools LE workstation geared for post production and music creation.

Powerful Software Expansion for Post and Music
The Complete Production Toolkit is the most powerful expansion option for Pro Tools LE, greatly expanding your system's creative power and capabilities, and offering the ultimate in post-production and music creation versatility. The toolkit provides complete 7.1 surround mixing support, a full range of groundbreaking virtual instruments and effects plug-ins (worth over $2,650), support for up to 128 simultaneous audio tracks, and dedicated post-production and music creation tools.

Bundled Plug-Ins
In addition to M-Audio Torq LE DJ software and an incredible 8GB collection of pro-quality loops from industry sound heavyweights Big Fish Audio, Pro Tools software includes a comprehensive bundle of amazing virtual instruments, effects, and utility plug-ins.

Product Availability: Pro Tools 8.0.4
Free downloadable update offers Windows support (LE and M-Powered); improvements for all Pro Tools systems. Avid is pleased to announce the availability of Pro Tools 8.0.4, a free upgrade for all registered Pro Tools users. This latest update offers many performance enhancements and fixes, plus adds Windows 7 support for Pro Tools LE and Pro Tools M-Powered systems.

FEATURES

003 Factory 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 (To use MIDI Mode on 003, you must first download and update the firmware on your 003)
• Jog/Shuttle wheel

Wide Range of I/O

• High-speed FireWire connectivity
• 18 simultaneous channels of audio I/O
• 24-bit/96kHz 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

Pro Tools 8

• Award-winning Pro Tools recording, editing, and mixing
• 48 simultaneous stereo audio tracks (expandable with Toolkit options)
• Includes dozens of pro effects processing plug-ins and virtual instruments
• Professional MIDI sequencing with dedicated MIDI Editor window
• Integrated Score Editor based on award-winning Sibelius notation software
• Full Elastic Time and Elastic Pitch to easily adjust timing and pitch on your tracks
• Unique Beat Detective LE automatic groove analysis and correction tool
• ReWire support for streaming your favorite applications right into Pro Tools
• Support for the Command|8 control surface
• Huge selection of compatible third-party plug-ins and software options
• Works on Windows and Mac computers

Complete Production Toolkit

• Edit and mix up to 128 simultaneous audio tracks
• Mix in up to 7.1 surround sound
• Double your Instrument tracks from 32 to up to 64 simultaneous tracks
• Comes with over $2,650 worth of groundbreaking virtual instruments and professional plug-ins, including:
• Eleven LE hyper-realistic, vintage guitar amp emulator
• Hybrid 1.5 high-definition synthesizer
• Smack! LE foolproof compressor and limiter
• Structure LE advanced sample player
• DINR LE intelligent noise reduction
• TL Space — Native Edition convolution reverb
• X-Form time compression/expansion and pitch shifter
• Neyrinck SoundCode Stereo surround-to-stereo down-mixer
• Multitrack Beat Detective rhythm analysis, extraction, and correction tool
• DigiBase Pro full-featured file management tool
• DigiTranslator 2.0 for import/export of OMF, AAF, and MXF files
• Time Code and Feet + Frames functions
• Powerful editing and session management features
• Pro Tools MP3 Option for exporting MP3 files

Bundled Plug-Ins Complete Production Toolkit Plug-ins

• Eleven LE
• Hybrid 1.5
• Smack! LE
• Structure LE
• DINR LE
• TL Space - Native Edition
• X-Form
• Neyrinck SoundCode Stereo

003 Factory Plug-in Bundle

• Bomb Factory BF-2A
• Bomb Factory BF-3A
• Fairchild 660 and 670
• Purple Audio MC77
• Cosmonaut Voice
• JOEMEEK SC2 Photo Optical Compressor
• JOEMEEK VC5 Meequalizer
• Moogerfooger 12-Stage Phaser
• Moogerfooger Analog Delay
• Moogerfooger Lowpass Filter
• Moogerfooger Ring Modulator
• SoundReplacer
• TL EveryPhase
• Tel-Ray Variable Delay
• Voce Chorus/Vibrato
• Voce Spin

IMPORTANT:

• The Factory bundle listed here is the most current bundle; your bundle may include a different assortment of plug-ins depending on when your Pro Tools LE Factory bundle system was purchased.

Virtual Instruments

• Boom drum machine and sequencer
• DB-33 tonewheel organ emulator with rotating speaker simulation
• Mini Grand acoustic grand piano
• Vacuum monophonic vacuum tube synthesizer
• Xpand! multitimbral synth and sample workstation
• Structure Free sample player
• FXpansion BFD Lite acoustic drum module

Effects, Sound-Processing, Utility Plug-ins

• 1-Band EQ III
• 4-Band EQ III
• 7-Band EQ III
• AIR Chorus
• AIR Distortion
• AIR Dynamic Delay
• AIR Enhancer
• AIR Ensemble
• AIR Filter Gate
• AIR Flanger
• AIR Frequency Shifter
• AIR FuzzWah
• AIR KillEQ
• AIR Lo-Fi
• AIR MultiChorus
• AIR Multi-Delay
• AIR Nonlinear Reverb
• AIR Phaser
• AIR Reverb
• AIR Spring Reverb
• AIR StereoWidth
• AIR Talkbox
• AIR Vintage Filter
• BF76 Compressor
• BF Essential Clip Remover
• BF Essential Correlation Meter
• BF Essential Meter Bridge
• BF Essential Noise Meter
• Celemony Melodyne Essential
• Chorus
• Click
• Compressor/Limiter
• D-Verb
• DC Offset Removal
• De-Esser
• Delay
• DigiReWire
• Dither
• Duplicate
• Eleven Free
• Expander/Gate
• Extra Long Delay II
• Flanger
• Gain
• Invert
• Lo-Fi
• Long Delay II
• Maxim
• Medium Delay II
• Multi-Tap Delay
• Normalize
• Ping-Pong Delay
• Pitch
• Pitch Shift
• POWr Dither
• Recti-Fi
• Reverse
• SansAmp
• Sci-Fi
• Signal Generator
• Short Delay II
• Slap Delay II
• Time Compression Expansion
• Time Shift
• TL AutoPan
• TL InTune
• TL MasterMeter
• TL Metro
• Trim
• Vari-Fi

SPECIFICATIONS

Digi 003 Factory Complete

• System Requirements
• Avid-qualified Windows Vista- (32-bit Business or Ultimate), Windows XP- or Mac OS X 10.5-based computer
• Minimum 1GB of RAM
• DVD-ROM or equivalent optical drive for software installation
• Available FireWire port for 003 system
• Available USB port for iLok USB Smart Key
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• Mic Inputs
• Connector: Four balanced XLR jacks
• Mic Phantom Power: 48V
• Equivalent Input Noise: -129dBu
• Frequency Response: ± 0.1dB, 20Hz - 20kHz
• Dynamic Range: 105dB / 107dB A-weighted
• THD + N: 0.0007% (-103dB)
• Mic EIN: -129dBu
• Input Sensitivity: +2.2dBu
• Input Impedance: 2KΩ
• Gain Range: +18 - +65dB
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• Line Inputs
• Connector: Four balanced 1/4" jacks
• Frequency Response: ± 0.1dB, 20Hz - 20kHz
• Dynamic Range: 111dB / 113dB A-weighted
• THD + N: 0.0007% (-103dB)
• Input Sensitivity: +17.38dBu
• Input Impedance: 22KΩ
• Gain Range: 0 - +50dB
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• DI Inputs
• Connector: Four balanced 1/4" jacks
• Frequency Response: ± 0.1dB, 20 Hz - 20kHz
• Dynamic Range: 104dB / 106dB A-weighted
• THD + N: 0.0008% (-102dB) - Balanced input
• Input Sensitivity: +17.16dBu
• Input Impedance: >300KΩ
• Gain Range: 0 - +50dB
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• Aux Inputs
• Connector: Two balanced 1/4" jacks
• Frequency Response: ± 0.1dB, 20 Hz - 20kHz
• Dynamic Range: 111dB / 113dB A-weighted
• THD + N: 0.00055% (-105dB)
• Input Sensitivity: +17.16dBu
• Input Impedance: 10KΩ
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• 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
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• Monitor Outputs (Main & Alt)
• Connector: Two impedance balanced 1/4" jacks
• Frequency Response: ± 0.5dB, 20 Hz - 20kHz
• Dynamic Range: 110dB / 112dB A-weighted
• THD + N: 0.0008% (-102dB)
• Output Sensitivity: +18dBu
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• Headphone Outputs
• Connector: Two unbalanced 1/4" jacks
• Frequency Response: ± 0.5dB, 20 Hz - 20kHz
• THD + N: 0.0009% (-101dB)
• Dynamic Range: 110dB / 112dB A-weighted
• Output Sensitivity: +23dBu
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• Digital Specifications
• Supported Sample Rates:44.1, 48, 88.2, 96kHz
• Maximum Word Length:24-bit
• S/PDIF: 2-channel optical or RCA jack pair
• Digital Optical: TOSLINK (ADAT, max 48kHz 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
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• Dimensions (HxWxD):
• 5.125" x 19.25" x 19.25", 13cm, 48.90cm, 48.90cm (including all connectors)
• Weight: 16.1lb. / 7.3kg
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• Power
• Power Requirements: 100 - 240V, 50 - 60 Hz A/C (power cable included)
• Max Power Consumption: 1A / 110 watts @ 110 volts

For purchase of this product, kindly visit their website at  http://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-audio/digidesign-digi-003-factory-complete#productDetail.