Avid Pro Tools Carbon Audio Interface
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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®.
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. Its the only plugin architecture with true hybrid capability. And its 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 dont 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.
Converters. Clean and True
The best sound quality begins with exceptional audio converters. Pro Tools | Carbon goes the extra mile 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 32-bit precision, providing more headroom without any signal degradation. The result? You can capture clean, natural sounding audio. Every time you record.
Mic Preamps. Musical and Transparent
With a padless design, incredible 126 dB dynamic range, and support for 32-bit/192 kHz audio conversion, Carbon features the most pristine preamps AVID has ever made. Capture performances without coloration. Bypass any preamp to use your own outboard gear. And with Variable Z built in, you can adjust input impedance to optimize or alter the tone of any microphone or instrument - from dynamic and ribbon mics, to guitar and bass.
Clocking. Twice as Accurate
Precision clocking is crucial for distortionless, artifactfree audio. That's why AVID designed a double resolution implementation of the patented JetPLL™ jitter elimination technology that runs twice as fast as typical JetPLL-based clocks for better sound and separation. And it's twice as accurate, with extraordinarily low jitter, ensuring high-fidelity capture and playback.
Connections...for the Whole Band
With 25 x 34 simultaneous I/O, Carbon is ready to record any session - from solo artists to full bands. Eight pristine preamps, four headphone outputs, and 16 channels of ADAT I/O open up creative possibilities for miking, cue mixing, and expansion. Plus, its super-fast, highbandwidth Ethernet connection not only preserves the highest possible sound quality from input to output, it's designed to support future workflow enhancements too.
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 eight mic pres four headphone outputs
• 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 software
- 1-year subscription with a Pro Tools perpetual parachute
- 116 AAX plugins (over 70 AAX DSP plugins), Celemony Melodyne 5 essential, the Avid Complete Plugin Bundle, and HEAT
- 3 free months of Antares Auto-Tune Unlimited, including Auto-Tune Hybrid
- 3.4 GB sound library
- Standard support
- 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
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| Product | SKU | Qty |
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| Pro Tools Carbon Audio Interface | 809431 |
