Carbon Pre

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 (see all specs).

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 aging 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—get all the configuration details here.

Features:

• Offers 24 channels of expansion for Pro Tools | Carbon-based studios
• Superior 32-bit/192kHz AD/DA conversion delivers crystal-clear sound
• Stacked ADCs yield maximum dynamic range
• Double-precision clocking allows for jitter-free operation
• 8 super-transparent mic preamps with phantom power and variable impedance on inputs 5–8
• 2 hi-Z instrument inputs, 8-in/8-out line I/O, ADAT I/O, and word clock I/O
• EUCON compatibility ensures lock-tight integration with Avid control surfaces
• Ethernet connectivity allows you to take control of Carbon Pre’s preamps directly from Pro Tools
• Taps into Pro Tools | Carbon’s Hybrid Engine for low-latency processing
• Operates as a standalone preamp via ADAT to expand non-Carbon systems
• Add up to 9 expanders to greatly scale up an existing Pro Tools | HDX or HD Native rig