Expand your Pro Tools | Carbon-powered studio up to 24 channels of mic/line inputs. Sonically exceptional, Pro Tools | Carbon Pre is an 8-channel preamp that provides the same transparent preamp design and stacked ADCs as Carbon, providing 32-bit conversion to capture every sonic detail. With a Carbon Expanded system, you can tap into the Pro Tools Hybrid Engine for low-latency input processing—with remote preamp control through Pro Tools. Or use Carbon Pre to expand or replace preamps in a Pro Tools | HD system.
Expand your studio
Get all the inputs you need for large tracking sessions and multi-mic live recordings. Each Pro Tools | Carbon Pre provides eight mic/line preamps and eight line outputs, enabling you to expand your Pro Tools | Carbon-based studio up to 24 mic/line inputs and 24 line outputs total. Two Variable Z instrument inputs, 8 x 8 line I/O, ADAT I/O, and Word Clock I/O provide even more connection versatility.
Sound exceptional
Get impeccable sound quality across your entire system, from capture to output. With superior audio conversion, stacked ADCs, double resolution clocking, and our most transparent preamp design ever—the same preamps as in Pro Tools | Carbon—you can capture every sonic nuance of a performance with the greatest depth, dimension, and clarity. Even optimise or colour the tone of any mic or instrument input with Variable Z impedance switching.
Speed up your workflow
No need to access your interface to make changes. You can remotely control, save, and recall all of your preamp settings—including phantom power, gain, and impedance switching—directly in Pro Tools across all Pro Tools | Carbon-connected interfaces. And with instant session recall, courtesy of the virtual assistant, you can quickly switch between sessions without any manual setup and reconfiguration delay.
Extend your workflow capabilities
With up to 24 mic/line inputs available in a Carbon Expanded system, you can capture live performances easily in pristine sound quality, making it an ideal companion for your next gig. You can also use Pro Tools | Carbon Pre as a standalone 8-channel preamp, enabling you to use it to expand other systems. And because it’s EUCON-enabled, it integrates with Avid control surfaces for seamless recording and mix control.
Expand an existing Pro Tools | HD system
Got an existing Pro Tools system that needs more mic pres? Use Pro Tools | Carbon Pre as an 8-channel preamp expansion unit to scale up your I/O, with the flexibility of remotely controlling and recalling all preamps right from Pro Tools. Or replace an ageing Pro Tools | PRE and enjoy better performance and pristine sound quality. Integrate up to nine Carbon Pres in an HD system through your interface’s ADAT inputs.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
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Pro Tools | Carbon |
Pro Tools | Carbon Pre |
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System requirements |
Avid-qualified Ethernet or Thunderbolt-equipped macOS-based computer (see details) |
Pro Tools | Carbon or ADAT interface for system expansion; can also be used as a standalone mic preamp |
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General |
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Simultaneous I/O |
25 x 34 |
24 x 24 |
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Audio resolution |
Up to 32-bit, 192 kHz |
Up to 32-bit, 192 kHz |
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Mic preamps |
8 |
8 |
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Phantom power |
+48V |
+48V |
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Integrated monitoring and talkback |
Yes |
No |
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Form factor |
1U rack |
1U rack |
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Dimensions (H x W x D) |
1.8 x 19 x 13.5 inches (45 x 482 x 343 mm) |
1.8 x 19 x 13.5 inches (45 x 482 x 343 mm) |
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Weight |
17.3 lbs (7.8 kg) |
11 lbs (5 kg) |
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Connectivity |
2 AVB Ethernet ports for host connection and expansion |
2 AVB Ethernet ports for Pro Tools | Carbon I/O expansion |
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Maximum I/O expansion |
Pro Tools | Carbon supports up to two Pro Tools | Carbon Pre interfaces for up to 24 mic/line inputs and 24 line outputs |
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Inputs and outputs |
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Analog inputs |
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Analog outputs |
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Digital inputs |
ADAT: 16 channels @ 44.1–48 kHz, 8 channels @ 88.2–96 kHz, 4 channels @ 176.4–192 kHz |
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Digital outputs |
ADAT: 16 channels @ 44.1–48 kHz, 8 channels @ 88.2–96 kHz, 4 channels @ 176.4–192 kHz |
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Other I/O |
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A/D conversion |
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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) |
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Line inputs |
Dynamic Range: 125 dB (A-weighted) THD+N: -106 dB (0.0005%) Frequency Response: 20 Hz–20 kHz, ±0.1 dB |
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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 |
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Instrument inputs |
Dynamic Range: 125 dB (A-weighted) THD+N: -103 dB (0.0007%) Frequency Response: 20 Hz–20 kHz, ±0.1 dB |
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D/A conversion |
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Line outputs |
Dynamic Range: 120 dB (A-weighted) THD+N: -110 dB (0.0003%) Frequency Response: 20 Hz–20 kHz, ±0.1 dB |
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Monitor outputs |
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Headphone outputs |
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DSP acceleration |
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HDX DSP |
8 HDX DSP processors (2.8 GHz aggregated processing) |
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What’s included
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Pro Tools | Carbon |
Pro Tools | Carbon Pre |
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