AVID Pro Tools Carbon

For artists, bands, and producers, Pro Tools | Carbon™ is a new breed of audio interface—built to capture brilliance. It’s a hybrid audio production system that features incredible sound quality and combines the power of your native CPU with onboard HDX DSP acceleration. So you can push your computer to the limit when you mix and record through AAX DSP plugins with near-zero latency monitoring. All at the touch of a button. All in Pro Tools®.

Epic Performance

DSP AND NATIVE. THE BEST IN BOTH WORLDS.With the Hybrid Engine under its hood, Carbon maximizes Pro Tools performance, letting you say goodbye to distracting third-party apps. Because every AAX DSP plugin has a native counterpart, you can move seamlessly between worlds at the touch a button. Put a track in DSP Mode for recording, and Carbon accelerates real-time AAX DSP plugins, while your CPU plays back the rest of your mix. Bring the track back to native mode for mixing, and Pro Tools automatically takes care of the technical tasks for you.

AAX. ARCHITECTED TO GO BEYOND.

Unmatched dynamic range. 64-bit float double precision processing. When it comes to shaping and enhancing sounds, the AAX plugin architecture lets you take your music further. It’s the only plugin architecture with true hybrid capability. And it’s designed to deliver the same impeccable sound quality in both native and HDX DSP domains. That means you can disconnect Carbon and take your mix on the road or collaborate with others who don’t have the interface.

HDX DSP ACCELERATION. MADE TO REMOVE BARRIERS.

With a custom-designed FPGA and eight HDX DSPs at its core, Carbon is a powerhouse. The FPGA routes audio blazingly fast—one sample at a time—with near-zero latency, while the HDX DSPs handle real-time plugin processing, performing at an amazing 22.4 billion operations per second. So, no matter how big your session gets, or how many plugins you use in it, you can always record with sub-1 ms latency monitoring. And it frees up your CPU cores for virtual instruments and more creative mixing.

Super SonicsCONVERTERS. CLEAN AND TRUE.

The best sound quality begins with exceptional audio converters. We went the extra mile designing ours with four ADCs per channel, providing a remarkable 126 dB dynamic range. From input, to the HDX DSPs, and into Pro Tools, the entire gain structure works at uniform

 

KEY FEATURES

>Achieve maximum Pro Tools performance with a hybrid system that harnesses onboard HDX DSP and native CPU power

>Record flawlessly through AAX DSP plugins in real time, enabling you to create polished cue mixes and track with zero audible latency

>Toggle any track from native to DSP processing mode, freeing up your CPU cores to handle virtual instruments and more creative mixing

>Capture every performance detail with up to 32-bit/192 kHz audio conversion, double precision clocking, and our most transparent mic preamp design ever

>Create, record, edit, and mix professional-quality music with Pro Tools, thousands of instrument sounds, and studio-staple effects and sound processors

>Expand your sonic possibilities with a special pack of premium plugins from Arturia McDSP, Plugin Alliance, UVI, Native Instruments, and more

>Get all the I/O you need to record an entire band, with 25 x 34 simultaneous channels, including four headphone outs

>Optimize or change up the tone of your mics, guitars, and basses with Variable Z inputs  

What's Included

• Pro Tools | Carbon audio interface
• Pro Tools Ultimate perpetual license and software bundle with 1-year Software Updates + Support Plan
• Carbon premium plugin bundle
• Power cable
• Ethernet cable
• Rackmount screws and desktop feet
• Registration card