Avid Pro Tools Carbon - overview:

• AVB audio interface with 25x34 simultaneous channels
  
• Includes Pro Tools Ultimate perpetual license and premium suite of plug-ins
  
• Monitoring in stereo, 5.1, 7.1 as well as 5.1.4 and 7.1.2 for Dolby Atmos possible
• 1529 x 1529 routing matrix
• Monitoring in stereo, 5.1, 7.1 as well as 5.1.4 and 7.1.2 for Dolby Atmos possible
• < 1ms monitor latency when recording with AAX plug-ins
• Hybrid architecture allows switching between native and hardware
  
• Plug-ins are calculated either by computer or DSP
  
• Analog inputs: 8x Mic/Line In XLR/Kline combo jack; 2x DI; 8x Line In D-sub
  
• 4 microphone inputs with freely selectable impedance (variable Z) for all signal sources
  
• Analog outputs: Monitor L/R TRS jack; 8x Line Out D-sub; 4x headphone output
  
• 2x ADAT In/Out (S/MUX up to 192kHz/24bit)
  
• Word Clock In/Out
  
• 2x LAN port
  
• 8 DSP cores for AAX DSP plug-ins
  
• Clock with twice as high clock rate (100MHz) as usual
  
• Clever cooling system with especially low operating noise
  
• Incl. power cable, LAN cable, desktop feet, rack screws, registration card
  

Latency-free monitoring with plug-ins from the DAW

Avid Pro Tools Carbon is the first Pro Tools interface in a new generation of recording systems with flexible DSP control. Unlike older Avid interfaces, Carbon allows the channel strip to be calculated individually for each track and bus on the DSP or native Pro Tools system. This opens up numerous possibilities for the user, such as latency-free monitoring via plug-ins during recording, hardware-free working on the go, uncomplicated outsourcing of computing processes entirely as required, or direct recording via plug-ins, which then no longer need to be calculated during further work. The computing power of the 8 DSP cores is sufficient even for larger projects with 20 tracks and more!

Mixing for Surround and Dolby Atmos possible

Since Pro Tools 2023.6, Carbon supports monitoring for surround and immersive audio setups. The following formats can be realized: 5.1 (plus 2 x stereo), 7.1 (plus 1 x stereo) as well as 5.1.4 and 7.1.2 for Dolby Atmos (without further stereo monitoring). The analog LR-TRS and the 8-channel D-Sub output on the Carbon can be used for this. However, the ADAT outputs are not available for the monitor section.