Mac Computers Only
Avid-qualified Ethernet or Thunderbolt-equipped Mac computer
Supported Operating Systems
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Intel Macs
- macOS 10.15.7
- macOS 11.3 - 11.6
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M1 Macs
Overview
For artists, brands, 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.
For artists, bands, producers, and engineers, Pro Tools ¦ Carbon is the most inspiring audio interface Avid has ever made. This new hybrid audio production system works intelligently together with Pro Tools, putting power at your fingertips to record with AAX DSP plugins and monitor performances in real time – without any audible delay. Pristine converters, double resolution clocking, and our most transparent mic preamp design yet ensure that every detail of every performance is captured with the utmost clarity. With plenty of headroom to fully optimize your mix. And with 25 x 34 simultaneous ins and outs, including four headphone outs to handle cue mixes, you have all the connections you need to capture the best performances, from solo artists to an entire band.
With HDX DSP acceleration under its hood, Carbon has the power to keep pace with your imagination. Intelligently integrated with Pro Tools, it lets you push your CPU to the limit when working with virtual instruments and mixing. Then tap into turbocharged performance at the touch of a button to record through AAX DSP plugins in real time – with near-zero latency monitoring. Without ever leaving Pro Tools. So, say goodbye to third-party apps and put all your focus on the music you're making–not what your're making it with.
Every aspect of Carbon is engineered in pursuit of sonic excellence. Superior audio conversion. Double resoltuion clocking. And our most transparent preamp design ever. All details have been meticulously considered, so that every nuance of every performance is captured with the greatest depth, dimension, and clarity. All you have to do is press record.
With 25 x 24 simultaneous I/O, Carbon is ready to record any session–from a solo artist to full bands. Eight pristine preamps, four headphone outputs, and 16 channels of ADAT I/O open up with creative possibilities for miking, cue mixing, and expansion. Plus, its super-fast, high-bandwidth Ethernet connection not only preserves the highest possible sound quality from input to output, it's designed to support future workflow enhancements too.
Included Plugins
Arturia REV PLATE-140
Bring the silky-smooth, resonant tones of vintage plate reverbs to shape vocal performances, give drum tracks air, and bring whole mixes together with bright, sweet overtones. This circuit-accurate re-creation of the iconic EMT®️ 140 reverb and its vacuum tube preamp adds that sought-after glue and space to your mix.
Embody Immerse Virtual Studio
Mix in the “sweet spot” of some of the world’s most iconic sound studios—right through your headphones. By modeling your unique ear shape and combining it with precise room measurements and sophisticated AI algorithms, you experience a true studio mixing environment on headphones that you won’t find anywhere else.
Brainworx bx_masterdesk
Master your own music with a minimal learning curve. With a clearly defined workflow and pre-tuned processing chain, bx_masterdesk contains every component you need for professional results. From setting levels and compression, to dialing in the right tone for your mix, the entire mastering process is as easy as 1-2-3.
Brainworx bx_Purple Audio MC77
Get access to the same unrivaled functionality and lightning-fast response as the original 1176 Peak Limiter hardware compressor, with the added bonus of onboard side-chain and stereo linking facilities. This re-creation is your one-stop shop for taming dynamics and adding character to your tracks.
Brainworx bx_rockrack
Have the sounds of the most coveted guitar amps at your fingertips with an emulator that not only sounds like a tube amp, it feels like one too. Crank up the sounds of eight famous amp models in a single plugin, which includes 40 impulse responses for different tones and timbres.
McDSP 6050 Ultimate Channel Strip
Get everything you need to make your music sound great. With over 25 EQs, compressors, gates, expanders, signal saturators, and specialized filters, this award-winning plugin offers enormous possibilities for customization and a variety of uses—from vocals, to drums, to keys, and more.
Brainworx bx_console N
Give your tracks the unmistakable magical sound and infectious warmth of a legendary large-format Neve console. This revolutionary plugin delivers a startlingly realistic model of the rare 72-channel Neve® VXS™ analog console. And thanks to Brainworx’s pioneering Tolerance Modeling Technology, no two channels sound exactly alike—just like analog.
UVI Model D for UVI Falcon
Sit down at a beautiful Concert Grand Model D piano captured in the brilliant Guillaume Tell sound stage in Paris. With its deep multi-sampling, precision mastering, and advanced scripting, you can experience all the warmth, expressiveness, and detail of playing the real thing right in Pro Tools.
Native Instruments Vintage Organs
Bring that 60s and 70s vibe to your sound with a virtual instrument that authentically reproduces the sounds of five legendary vintage organs. Experience the authentic character and charm of classic tone-wheel and combo organs in perfect, expressive detail, with full control over the drawbars, chorus/vibrato, rotary effect, and more.
Specifications
System Requirements
- Avid-qualified Ethernet or Thunderbolt-equipped Mac computer
INPUTS
Combo Mic/Line Inputs
- 8 balanced XLR/TRS with Variable Z (impedance) on inputs 5–8 (remote controllable from your Pro Tools session in the Edit and Mix windows or using your Avid control surface.)
DB25 Line Inputs
- 8 balanced via 25-pin D-sub
Instrument (Variable Z) Inputs
Digital Inputs
- ADAT: 16 channels @ 44.1–48 kHz
- ADAT: 8 channels @ 88.2–96 kHz
- ADAT: 4 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
Headphone Outputs
Digital Outputs
- ADAT: 16 channels @ 44.1–48 kHz
- ADAT: 8 channels @ 88.2–96 kHz
- ADAT: 4 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
* Carbon comes with a 1-year subscription to Pro Tools software, which includes access to the Avid Complete Plugin Bundle, HEAT, UVI Falcon 2, Celemony Melodyne 5 essential, a 5,4 GB Sound-Library, and Standard support, renewable annually. If you choose not to renew your subscription, your Pro Tools license includes a “perpetual parachute” that allows you to continue using Pro Tools at the last version you downloaded (it won’t ever expire). Please note that you will need to renew your subscription if you’d like to continue receiving access to the latest Pro Tools updates and all bundled items noted above.
