Mackie CR5-X Creative Reference Series 5in. Multimedia Monitors (Pair)

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The Mackie CR5-X is a pair of Creative Reference Series 5″ multimedia monitors offering a compact solution for quality audio playback in home studios and gaming setups. With 80W of amplification driving 5″ woofers and 0.75″ tweeters, the CR5-X monitors deliver more volume and bass than the smaller CR3-X and CR4-X.

The pair consists of one passive speaker and one powered speaker that connect with an included speaker cable. Each monitor incorporates a custom-tuned rear port to smoothly extend the low end and a specially designed waveguide for clarity and proper dispersion of high frequencies.

With plenty of I/O provided, the CR5-X can accept a feed from your audio interface, computer soundcard, or mobile device while pumping out your mix to the drivers or your favorite headphones.

The CR5-X features a download for ProTools | First and The Musician’s Collection plug-in package including 23 high-quality plug-ins with BBD Delay, Eleven Lite, the 304E EQ, and the 304C Compressor.

General Features

For recording, mixing, sound design, gaming, and casual listeningnAll-wood cabinet with a brushed-metal front paneln3.5mm, RCA, and 1/4″ inputs accommodate balanced or unbalanced stereo line-level signal from your audio interface, mixer, soundcard, or mobile devicenFront-panel 3.5mm headphone port auto-defeats speaker outputn80W of amplification drive the 5″ polypropylene-coated woofers and 0.75″ ferrofluid-cooled, silk-dome tweetersnSpeaker placement switch lets you choose which side to use for the on/off/volume controlnIncludes a 3.5mm to stereo RCA cable for connecting your computer to the speakers, a standard 3.5mm cable to plug in your smartphone, and a speaker cable to connect the left and right monitorsnIncluded monitor isolation pads minimize boomy bass buildup and provide up/down tilt control for more focused listening

Avid Pro Tools | First and Other Included Software

Avid Pro Tools has been an industry standard in studios and homes for decades. Pro Tools | First (available for macOS and Windows operating systems) is easy enough for beginners, yet sophisticated enough for experienced musicians. Get many of the same tools used by your favorite artists and recording studios, collaborate online with anyone, anywhere, and create at the speed of your imagination.nIn addition to the powerful plug-ins within Pro Tools | First, this mixer comes with the exclusive Mackie Musician Collection featuring 23 fantastic plug-ins:nAvid 304E EQ: Add musical warmth with a treble and bass equalizer with sweepable mid controlnAvid 304C Compressor: Tweak the clarity, balance, and rhythmic feel of music with this optical-modeled compressornBBD Delay: Create delay, chorus, and vibrato effects based on a classic guitar pedalnBlack Op Distortion: Add rich distortion based on a classic distortion pedalnBlack Shiny Wah: Achieve the famous classic tones of a respected wah wah pedalnBlack Spring Reverb: Get the twang and space of a vintage amplifiernC1 Chorus: Emulates a classic chorus pedalnDC Distortion: Dial up a range of overdriven tones with this Avid custom distortion effectnEleven Lite: Get the sound of popular guitar amps and speaker cabinetsnFlanger: Create esoteric sounds with this homage to vintage and modern flangersnGraphic EQ: Sculpt frequencies with easenGray Compressor: Add warmth to tracks based on a vintage Ross compressornGreen JRC Overdrive: Get the coveted sounds of a classic IC overdrive pedalnIn-Tune: Keep your instruments in tune with this digital tunernOrange Phaser: Create interesting effects with this phase shifter based on a classic designnRoto Speaker: Recreate the sounds of a Leslie rotary speaker cabinetnSci-Fi: Add analog synth-type ring and frequency modulationnStudio Reverb: Create natural-sounding reverb and ambient effectsnTape Echo: Add vintage analog delay and chorus effectsnTri-Knob Fuzz: Get the Hendrix tone with this fuzz box based on one of the first fuzz pedalsnVari-Fi: Create the effect of audio changing tape speednVibe Phaser: Add phase-shift and rotary speaker effectsnWhite Boost: Boost gain without coloring tone

• The Mackie CR5-X is a pair of Creative Reference Series 5″ multimedia monitors offering a compact solution for quality audio playback in home studios and gaming setups. With 80W of amplification driving 5″ woofers and 0.75″ tweeters, the CR5-X monitors deliver more volume and bass than the smaller CR3-X and CR4-X.
• The pair consists of one passive speaker and one powered speaker that connect with an included speaker cable. Each monitor incorporates a custom-tuned rear port to smoothly extend the low end and a specially designed waveguide for clarity and proper dispersion of high frequencies.
• With plenty of I/O provided, the CR5-X can accept a feed from your audio interface, computer soundcard, or mobile device while pumping out your mix to the drivers or your favorite headphones.
• The CR5-X features a download for ProTools | First and The Musician’s Collection plug-in package including 23 high-quality plug-ins with BBD Delay, Eleven Lite, the 304E EQ, and the 304C Compressor.