The Pro Tools | Carbon Hybrid Audio Production System is a genuine Avid hybrid audio interface that pairs eight onboard HDX DSP chips with your computer's CPU over high-bandwidth AVB Ethernet, delivering 25 by 34 simultaneous I/O and near zero latency monitoring inside Pro Tools. It is sold brand-new by Victory Musical Instruments, a veteran-owned pro audio dealer in Miami, FL, and ships factory-fresh with the full Avid manufacturer warranty. Questions? Call 844-687-4208.
Carbon is built around Avid's Hybrid Engine. A custom FPGA routes audio one sample at a time while eight HDX DSP chips handle real time AAX DSP plug-ins at 22.4 billion operations per second, so you can track through plug-ins with sub 1 ms monitoring latency. You can flip any Pro Tools track between DSP and native processing at the touch of a button, freeing your CPU cores for virtual instruments and mixing.
The front end uses Avid's most transparent preamps to date. Eight padless mic/line preamps offer 126 dB of dynamic range with Variable Z impedance on inputs 5 to 8 and on both instrument inputs, and conversion runs at up to 32-bit / 192 kHz with four ADCs per channel and a 32-bit gain structure from input to Pro Tools.
| Type | Hybrid audio production system (HDX DSP + native) |
|---|---|
| Simultaneous I/O | 25 x 34 |
| Mic Preamps | 8 padless, Variable Z on inputs 5 to 8 |
| Conversion | Up to 32-bit / 192 kHz, 126 dB dynamic range |
| Onboard DSP | 8 HDX DSP chips plus custom FPGA |
| Computer Connection | AVB Ethernet (Mac) |
| Clock | Double-resolution JetPLL, BNC word clock in/out |
| Form Factor | 1RU rack-mountable |
| Power | AC |
| Brand | Avid |
| Model / MPN | 4935-00310-00 |
| UPC | 724643122065 |
| Condition | New |
| Warranty | Full Avid manufacturer warranty |
| Sold by | Victory Musical Instruments (veteran-owned, Miami, FL) |
| Mic/Line inputs | 8 combo XLR/TRS, Variable Z on 5 to 8 |
|---|---|
| Instrument inputs | 2 unbalanced 1/4-inch Hi-Z, Variable Z |
| Line inputs | 8 balanced via DB25 |
| Line outputs | 8 balanced via DB25 |
| Monitor outputs | 2 balanced 1/4-inch TRS |
| Headphone outputs | 4 stereo 1/4-inch TRS |
| ADAT | 16 ch at 44.1 to 96 kHz, 8 ch at 176.4 to 192 kHz, in and out |
| Word clock | BNC in and out |
| Computer | AVB Ethernet |
It lets you assign each Pro Tools track to either the onboard HDX DSP or your computer's CPU. Tracks in DSP mode record through real time AAX DSP plug-ins with sub 1 ms monitoring latency, then move back to native for mixing.
Over high-bandwidth AVB Ethernet to a Mac. Windows support has been planned by Avid. Call 844-687-4208 and we will confirm current platform support for your setup.
Carbon gives you 25 by 34 simultaneous I/O with eight preamps. You can add up to two Pro Tools | Carbon Pre units to reach 24 mic/line inputs and 24 line outputs.
Carbon ships with a one-year Pro Tools software subscription and the Avid Complete Plugin Bundle. Call 844-687-4208 and we will confirm exactly what is in the current box.
Yes. Brand-new factory stock from Victory Musical Instruments, a veteran-owned pro audio dealer in Miami, FL, with the full Avid manufacturer warranty.
Yes. The Pro Tools | Carbon system ships insured from our Miami location across the country.