CARBON Pro Tools High Performance Expandable Hybrid Audio Production System Owner’s Manual
- June 12, 2024
- CARBON
Table of Contents
CARBON Pro Tools High-Performance Expandable Hybrid Audio Production
System
Product Information
The Pro Tools | Carbon is a professional audio interface designed to capture brilliance in your recordings. It offers maximum performance with a hybrid system that combines onboard HDX DSP and native CPU power. With near-zero latency and real-time AAX DSP plugin processing, you can create polished cue mixes and track flawlessly. The interface features up to 32-bit/192 kHz audio conversion, double precision clocking, and transparent mic preamp design for capturing every performance detail. Pro Tools | Carbon comes with Pro Tools Ultimate software, which includes thousands of instrument sounds, studio- staple effects, and sound processors. Additionally, it offers a special pack of premium plugins from Arturia McDSP, Plugin Alliance, UVI, Native Instruments, and more to expand your sonic possibilities. The interface provides 25 x 34 simultaneous channels of I/O, including four headphone outs, and can be expanded with up to 24 mic/line inputs and line outputs using the Carbon Pre.
The Pro Tools | Carbon Pre is an audio interface that can be used in conjunction with the Pro Tools | Carbon interface to expand your I/O capabilities. It offers 24 x 24 simultaneous channels of I/O and includes 8 mic preamps with +48V phantom power. The Carbon Pre does not have integrated monitoring and talkback capabilities.
Product Usage Instructions
- Connect the Pro Tools | Carbon interface to your computer using the provided Ethernet cable.
- If you want to expand your I/O capabilities, connect the Pro Tools | Carbon Pre interface to the Pro Tools | Carbon interface using the AVB Ethernet ports.
- Plug in the power cables for both the Pro Tools | Carbon and Pro Tools | Carbon Pre interfaces.
- If you want to mount the interfaces, use the provided rackmount screws and desktop feet.
- Launch the Pro Tools Ultimate software on your computer.
- Configure your audio settings in Pro Tools to utilize the Pro Tools | Carbon interface for recording and playback.
- If desired, toggle any track from native to DSP processing mode in Pro Tools to free up your CPU cores for virtual instruments and creative mixing.
- Connect your microphones, instruments, or line-level sources to the appropriate inputs on the Pro Tools | Carbon interface.
- Adjust the input levels using the controllable XLR/TRS mic/line inputs or unbalanced Variable Z 1/4-inch TS instrument inputs.
- Connect your speakers or headphones to the analog outputs of the Pro Tools | Carbon interface for monitoring.
- Use the Pro Tools Ultimate software to create, record, edit, and mix professional-quality music.
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Built to capture brilliance
Pro Tools | Carbon™ is a high-performance, expandable hybrid audio production
system that delivers impeccable sound, supporting seamless DSP and native Pro
Tools® workflows to capture your creativity without compromise. Whether using
a single interface or a Carbon Expanded system with Pro Tools | Carbon Pre,
which provides additional preamps and I/O, you can bring the power and sound
of the flagship Pro Tools | HDX™ system anywhere you want to record.
RECORD WITH MORE DEPTH AND PRECISION
Pro Tools | Carbon is designed with a focus on the art of recording. It
captures 32-bit audio right at the converters and maintains a full 32-bit path
from input to output for stunning sound quality and dynamic range. With
transparent mic preamps and variable impedance, you can subtly change the tone
of your mics, while integrated monitoring delivers pristine latency-free
sound, so you can capture every detail you hear in the room. With multiple
ADCs applied to each input and industry-leading double-precision clocking,
you’ll hear and feel every nuance in your recordings.
NO LATENCY—PERIOD
Pro Tools | Carbon is fully integrated with Pro Tools, enabling you to record,
edit, and mix in a single application without having to bounce between
software. The patented Hybrid Engine takes advantage of your host computer’s
power for mixing and processing while using the HDX DSPs in Carbon for near-
zero latency recording. Toggle any track into DSP mode, and the Hybrid Engine
seamlessly moves your entire live signal path to use real-time AAX DSP plugins
for recording. Toggle a track back, and the Hybrid Engine automatically
switches to use the AAX Native versions of your plugins, giving you the
freedom to adjust plugin parameters as the track evolves.
GET THE ULTIMATE SOFTWARE BUNDLE
Pro Tools | Carbon now comes with a Pro Tools Ultimate™ perpetual license,
providing the complete advanced toolset, plus a massive collection of plugins,
loops, and sounds. It also includes a curated bundle of tools, providing
everything you need to create album-quality music. Get a faithful emulation of
the classic Neve® VXS™ analog console, Mesa Boogie and Marshall amp
simulations from Brainworx, a modular channel strip from McDSP, virtual
instruments from UVI and Native Instruments, and more. Plus, you can expand
your sonic palette with hundreds more AAX DSP plugins from the most respected
audio companies in the industry. All together, Carbon gives you more bang for
the buck than any other interface available.
BUILD YOUR STUDIO AROUND CARBON
More hit records have been made on Pro Tools and Pro Tools | HDX than any
other music production platform. With Pro Tools | Carbon, you get the power of
our flagship system in a single integrated audio interface with 25 x 34
simultaneous I/O, eight remotely controllable and recallable ultra-low-noise
mic preamps, four headphone amps, built-in talkback, 16 channels of ADAT, and
latency-free monitoring. And with the ability to expand your I/O with Carbon
Pre, giving you up to 24 mic/line inputs and 24 line outputs total, Carbon
will be the heart and soul of your studio—wherever you need it to be.
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 near-zero 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 Ultimate, 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—and expand Carbon up to 24 mic/line inputs and line outputs with Carbon Pre
- Optimize or change up the tone of your mics, guitars, and basses with Variable Z inputs
Pro Tools | Carbon—Built to capture brilliance
WHAT’S INCLUDED WITH PRO TOOLS | CARBON
- Pro Tools | Carbon audio interface
- Pro Tools Ultimate software perpetual license
- 1-year Software Updates + Support Plan*
- Over 120 AAX plugins (over 70 AAX DSP plugins), including the Avid Complete Plugin Bundle and HEAT
- Access to Celemony Melodyne 5 essential, SoundFlow Cloud Avid Edition, and a massive collection of loops and samples
- Power cable
- Ethernet cable
- Rackmount screws and desktop feet
- Registration card
- Additional premium plugins included
- Arturia Rev PLATE-140
- Brainworx bx_console N
- Brainworx bx_rockrack
- Brainworx bx_masterdesk
- Brainworx Purple Audio MC77
- Embody Immerse Virtual Studio
- McDSP 6050 Ultimate Channel Strip HD
- Native Instruments Vintage Organs
- UVI Model D
WHAT’S INCLUDED WITH PRO TOOLS | CARBON PRE
- Pro Tools | Carbon Pre audio interface
- Power cable
- Ethernet cable
- Rackmount screws and desktop feet
- Registration card
Pro Tools | Carbon comes with a 1-year Software Updates + Support Plan for Pro Tools Ultimate, which includes access to the Avid Complete Plugin Bundle, HEAT, Celemony Melodyne 5 essential, SoundFlow Cloud Avid Edition, Avid Loopmasters SamplePack, and ExpertPlus support, renewable annually. If you choose not to renew your support plan, you will lose access to the latest software updates, the software bundle noted above, and support (your Pro Tools perpetual license won’t ever expire, and you will still have access to a core set of plugins).
**INPUTS AND OUTPUTS
**
A/D CONVERSION
D/A CONVERSION
DSP ACCELERATION
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References
- Pro Tools | Carbon - HDX DSP-accelerated audio interface
- Pro Tools | Carbon - HDX DSP-accelerated audio interface
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