Avid Pro Tools | Carbon Hybrid Audio Production System

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.

Hardware and software. Made for each other. With intelligent Pro Tools integration, you'll work smoothly all in one creative environment. The Hybrid Engine lets you offload real-time AAX DSP plugin processing to Carbon at will. This means you can record with a polished sound that brings out the best in your performance. No more third-party apps to slow you down. Just focus on the music you're making-not what you're making it with.

The best in both worlds. The Hybrid Engine maximizes the performance of Pro Tools by using your native CPU and HDX DSP processing at the same time. When you put a track in DSP Mode, Carbon accelerates real-time AAX DSP plugins while your CPU plays back the rest of your mix. And because every AAX DSP plugin has a native counterpart, you can move seamlessly between worlds-just click a button. Record with HDX DSP power for near-zero latency monitoring. And work natively with the same plugins.

Premium plugins included. In addition to the 116 AAX plugins that come with Pro Tools-which include the Avid Complete Plugin Bundle, HEAT, and UVI Falcon-Carbon comes with a collection of premium plugins and sounds to get you started. Produce with virtual instruments from UVI and Native Instruments. Emulate mix environments with spatial audio processing from Embody. Dial in polished sounds with premium AAX DSP dynamics, EQs, and reverbs from McDSP, Arturia, and Plugin Alliance. And get 3 free months of Auto-Tune Unlimited. Then when you're ready to take your sound further, there are thousands of AAX plugins and over 250 more AAX DSP available.

• Seamless integration with Pro Tools and Pro Tools Ultimate

• Merges native CPU and 8 HDX CPU cores for maximum performance

• Monitor and record through AAX DSP plugins near-zero latency

• Includes 115 AAX DSP plugs from the Avid Complete Collection

• Software package with virtual instruments and hardware emulations from UVI, Native Instruments, McDSP, and Plugin Alliance

• 8 newly designed transparent mic preamps with variable impedance on inputs 5-8

• Flexible I/O including 4 headphone outputs, 8 line inputs and outputs, 16 channels of digital I/O over ADAT, and word clock I/O

• AVB connection offers vanishingly low latency and 32-bit float precision audio streaming

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

Avid-qualified Ethernet or Thunderbolt-equipped Mac computer (see details)

INPUTS:

COMBO MIC/LINE INPUTS:

8 balanced XLR/TRS with Variable Z (impedance) on inputs 5-8

DB25 LINE INPUTS:

8 balanced via 25-pin D-sub

INSTRUMENT (VARIABLE Z) INPUTS:

2 unbalanced ¼-inch TS

DIGITAL INPUTS:

ADAT: 16 channels @ 44.1-96 kHz

ADAT: 8 channels @ 176.4-192 kHz

A/D CONVERSION:

MIC PREAMPS:

Dynamic Range: 126 dB (A-weighted)

THD+N: -105 dB (0.00056%)

Frequency Response: 20 Hz-20 kHz, ±0.1 dB

EIN: -129 dB (A-weighted)

LINE INPUTS:

Dynamic Range: 125 dB (A-weighted)

THD+N: -106 dB (0.0005%)

Frequency Response: 20 Hz-20 kHz, ±0.1 dB

LINE INPUTS (TRUE BYPASS):

Dynamic Range: 126 dB (A-weighted)

THD+N: -113 dB (0.00022%)

Frequency Response: 20 Hz-20 kHz, ±0.1 dB

INSTRUMENT INPUTS:

Dynamic Range: 125 dB (A-weighted)

THD+N: -103 dB (0.0007%)

Frequency Response: 20 Hz-20 kHz, ±0.1 dB

OUTPUTS:

DB25 LINE OUTPUTS:

8 balanced via 25-pin D-sub

MONITOR OUTPUTS:

2 balanced ¼-inch TRS

HEADPHONE OUTPUTS:

4 stereo ¼-inch TRS

DIGITAL OUTPUTS:

ADAT: 16 channels @ 44.1-96 kHz

ADAT: 8 channels @ 176.4-192 kHz

D/A CONVERSION:

LINE OUTPUTS:

Dynamic Range: 120 dB (A-weighted)

THD+N: -110 dB (0.0003%)

Frequency Response: 20 Hz-20 kHz, ±0.1 dB

MONITOR OUTPUTS:

Dynamic Range: 120 dB (A-weighted)

THD+N: -110 dB (0.0003%)

Frequency Response: 20 Hz-20 kHz, ±0.1 dB

HEADPHONE OUTPUTS:

Power: 100 mW into 300 ohm; 200 mW into 32 ohm

Dynamic Range: 116 dB (A-weighted)

THD+N (32 ohm): -87 dB (0.0045%)

THD+N (300 ohm): -100 dB (0.001%)

Frequency Response: 20 Hz-20 kHz, ±0.1 dB

DSP ACCELERATION:

HDX DSP:

8 HDX DSP processors

(2.8 GHz aggregated processing)

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), including UVI Falcon, Celemony Melodyne 5 essential, the Avid Complete Plugin Bundle, and HEAT

3 free months of Antares Auto-Tune Unlimited, including Auto-Tune Hybrid

5.4 GB sound library

Standard support

INCLUDED PREMIUM PLUGINS:

Arturia Rev PLATE-140

Brainworx bx_console N

Brainworx bx_rockrack

Brainworx bx_masterdesk

Brainworx bx_Purple Audio MC77

Embody Immerse Virtual Studio

McDSP 6050 Ultimate Channel Strip HD

Native Instruments Vintage Organs

UVI Model D

ACCESSORIES:

Power cable

Ethernet cable

Rackmount screws and desktop feet

Registration card