looking for small interface PT 10/11 for travel

[keenast]

My setup with an Mbox 3 Pro works nicely, now I'm looking for a small (2 inputs) audio interface that plays nicely with ProTools 10 and 11. All that on a MacBook Pro with osx 10.9.4.
Super bonus if it'd also work in standalone mode.

I'd appreciate any suggestions.

I bought a used Mbox 2 mini and that was a total nightmare - after 3 days of research and testing I gave up on it.

[keenast]

Maybe I should rephrase my question:

Is there anybody out there using a small and lightweight 2in/2out audio interface with Pro Tools 10 and 11 that 'works' well enough for travel purposes?

Anybody

[ZBloom]

Id Recommend a Universal Audio Apollo twin it sounds awesome not the cheapest option but you get what you pay for

[keenast]

Thank you for your thoughts, ZBloom! Alas, that interface is a bit too heave and large. I really need a 'travel' interface only for jotting down various ideas. But, I don't want to spend days on end to make it play nice with Pro Tools ;(

[ZBloom]

No problem, you could always go with a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 very small and lightweight i've never had a problem with mine working with pro tools as long as the correct drivers are installed

[keenast]

Thank you again, that sounds encouraging! Are you using Pt 10 or 11 with it?

[ZBloom]

I have used both and both work very well with it

[VRW]

You didn´t write anything about the price?
So I just ask, ever tried an Apogee Duet 2?
Really compact and offering an exceptional audio quality, equal or even better than the MBox 3 Pro,
at least absolutely outstanding in it´s price range sound quality-wise.

I bought mine while I had my Quartet for service once, to use it with PT11 (didn´t use PT10 at that
time anymore, so I can´t tell about that, sorry) and it worked really flawlessly, without any issues.
I now use it for mobile applications, have never looked back.

If you say "standalone mode", do you mean to use it as a "mixer" unit only for live applications or do you
mean if you could use it with other applications than Pro Tools on your Mac too?
Anyway the Duet integrates perfectly with a Mac system and can be used as the standard audio engine
for all applications on the system (iTunes, etc.).
However there is no "preamp-mixer mode" only with the Duet 2, means, no this kind of standalone mode actually.

The original
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Duet2iOS
The Avid version
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PTDuet

You could try to get one for 1-2 days from a shop to try it out with your system.

Anyway, the best of success,

VRW

[keenast]

i did find a Scarlet 2i2 and it works flawlessly, plus it's small and light weight! Thank you everybody of chiming and helping me in my quest!