Avid Pro Tools | Carbon Ethernet Audio Interface with Pro Tools Software

Fusing extreme onboard processing, uncompromising sonic performance, and industry-standard Pro Tools software, Avid Pro Tools | Carbon gives artists, bands, producers, and engineers a unified and premium hybrid production system for creating music with a fluid, professional workflow, supercharged plug-in power, and all the I/O needed to run an impressive session.

Hybrid Audio Production System

By merging industry-standard software and highly capable hardware, with onboard DSP, Pro Tools | Carbon gives artists, bands, producers, and engineers a hybrid system with unleashed power for fast, fluid, and professional sessions that won't bog down the studio computer.

HDX DSP Acceleration

Loaded with eight HDX DSP chips and a custom-designed FPGA, Pro Tools | Carbon supercharges your system without burdening your CPU. The FPGA routes audio with near-zero latency while the HDX DSPs handle real-time plug-in processing, performing at a shocking 22.4 billion operations per second. So, you can run massive sessions and tons of plug-ins, and still record with ultralow-latency monitoring (less than 1 ms) while your computer's CPU remains accessible for handling virtual instruments, more plug-ins, and other creative tasks.

Hybrid Engine with DSP and Native Plug-Ins

Each AAX DSP plug-in has a native counterpart, allowing you to switch between plug-in power sources at the touch a button. Put a track in DSP mode for recording, and Carbon accelerates real-time AAX DSP plug-ins while your CPU plays back the rest of your mix; create polished cue mixes and track with zero audible latency. Bring the track back to native mode for mixing, and Pro Tools automatically takes care of the technical tasks for you, assigning the track's plug-ins to your computer's CPU. This is the power of the new Hybrid Engine.

64-Bit AAX Technology

With 64-bit float double-precision processing, the AAX plug-in architecture provides expansive dynamic range and enables true hybrid capability, so you can benefit from the same impeccable sound quality in both native and HDX DSP domains. Even if you leave Carbon at home when you travel, you can mix without losing plug-in access, and collaborate with others who don't have the interface.

Pristine 32-Bit /192 kHz AD/DA Conversion

Pro Tools | Carbon boasts four ADCs per channel, yielding an impressive 126 dB of dynamic range. The entire gain structure—from input, to the HDX DSPs, to the Pro Tools software—works at uniform 32-bit precision to offer more headroom with no signal degradation. This means you can capture clean, pristine, natural audio at up to 192 kHz every time you record.

Double-Resolution Clock

By implementing a double-resolution version of the patented JetPLL jitter-elimination technology, the clock in Pro Tools | Carbon runs twice as fast as typical JetPLL-based clocks. With twice the accuracy and exceptionally low jitter, it ensures high-fidelity capture and playback with optimal separation and clean sound free of distortion and artifacts. To ensure proper synchronization with other digital equipment, Pro Tools | Carbon has BNC jacks for wordclock input and output.

Eight Ultraclean Mic Preamps plus Hi-Z Inputs

Pro Tools | Carbon features Avid's most transparent preamps to date, sporting a padless design, immense dynamic range (126 dB), and support for 32-bit / 192 kHz conversion. There are eight mic preamps accessible via XLR-1/4" mic/line combo inputs, or you can utilize the 8-channel DB25 line input to bypass Carbon's preamps, and use your own outboard gear instead. Need to track guitar and bass? Plug into the two front-panel 1/4" Hi-Z inputs, and record your electric axe straight into Pro Tools.

Variable Input Impedance

Mic preamps 5-8 and the two Hi-Z inputs feature built-in Variable Z, allowing you to adjust input impedance to optimize or modify the tone of any microphone or instrument. Experiment with the impedance to find the exact sound you're after.

Four Headphone Ports and Multiple Monitor Outs

Whether you need to track or mix, Pro Tools | Carbon is poised to manage your monitoring needs with ease. It sports four independent 1/4" headphone outputs on the front panel, so you can feed separate cue mixes to the members of a full band without having to rely on external cue amps. The interface offers two 1/4" main monitor outputs and an 8-channel DB25 output, which can be used for alternate monitors or line-level outs to a summing mixer. The front panel provides straightforward controls for A/B/C speaker switching, volume adjustment, dim, and more.

16-Channel ADAT I/O

Dual optical inputs and dual optical outputs make Pro Tools | Carbon ready for expansion. Snag a couple ADAT-equipped 8-channel mic preamps (available separately) to record 16 analog mic sources in addition to the eight onboard mic preamps. The optical outputs can be routed to external D/A converters or a multichannel headphone distribution system such as the Hear Technologies Hear Back PRO (available separately).

Ethernet Connectivity for Mac

Connecting Pro Tools | Carbon to your host Mac computer (Windows support planned for the future) is as easy as plugging the supplied Ethernet cable into an available Ethernet port on your laptop or desktop computer (don't connect through a router, switch, or other AVB device). The super-fast, high-bandwidth Ethernet connection is a proprietary version of AVB and not only preserves the highest possible sound quality from input to output, but also supports future workflow enhancements.

Cool Running

To quietly keep Carbon cool, even when stacked with other gear in your rack, Avid innovated a thermal design that utilizes a single axial fan, which gently pushes air from the front of the interface to the back, modulating its speed to dissipate heat. Plus, it's super quiet, so it can stay in the same room with you as you record. To ensure reliable powering, Pro Tools | Carbon incorporates an internal power supply and a standard IEC connection for hookup to an AC outlet.

Pro Tools Standard Software

Carbon comes with a 1-year subscription to Pro Tools Standard software, which includes access to the Avid Complete Plugin Bundle, Celemony Melodyne Essential, HEAT, UVI Falcon 2, a 5.4GB sound library, and standard support, renewable after the 1-year period.

125 Plug-Ins

Pro Tools | Carbon includes 116 AAX plug-ins (over 70 of them with AAX DSP counterparts), including UVI Falcon, Celemony Melodyne Essential, the Avid Complete Plugin Bundle, HEAT, and three free months of Antares Auto-Tune Unlimited (including Auto-Tune Hybrid). Additionally, it comes with nine premium plug-ins from various third-party manufacturers.

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