Avid Pro Tools | Carbon Hybrid Audio Production System

Pro Tools | Carbon removes barriers to creativity, so you can bring out the best in your performance and capture it beautifully.

With HDX DSP acceleration under the hood and deep Pro Tools integration, Carbon has the power to keep pace with your imagination. Create in the moment, free from technical hassles. And focus on the music you’re making—not what you’re making it with.

Move effortlessly between tracking and mixing—without messing with buffer settings. The magic is in the Hybrid Engine, which lets you toggle tracks in and out of DSP Mode at the touch of a button. Record naturally through real-time AAX DSP plugins, without distracting latency. Then mix with the same plugins in Native Mode, without taxing Carbon’s onboard DSP.

From idea to final mix, Pro Tools is the heartbeat of your studio. And with Carbon turbocharging the experience, as well as a suite of hit-making AAX plugins at your fingertips, you can act on inspiration the instant it strikes.

Avid Pro Tools Carbon Hybrid Features

• Four ADCs per channel
• Pristine 32-bit precision
• 25 x 34 simultaneous I/O

• Pro Tools | Carbon audio interface1
• Power cable1
• Ethernet cable1
• Set of rackmount screws and desktop feet1
• Registration card1

• System RequirementsAvid-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 (remote controllable from your Pro Tools session in the Edit and Mix windows or using your Avid control surface.)
• DB25 Line Inputs8 balanced via 25-pin D-sub
• Instrument (Variable Z) Inputs2 unbalanced ¼-inch TS
• 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 Outputs2 balanced ¼-inch TRS
• Headphone Outputs4 stereo ¼-inch TRS
• 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)