Expand your Pro Tools Carbon-powered studio with up to 24 channels of mic/line inputs and more. Each Pro Tools Carbon Pre offers the same premium audio performance as Carbon and features eight premium mic/line preamps with variable input impedance for greater sonic flexibility and stacked ADCs for maximum dynamic range. 32-bit floating-point conversion ensures pristine conversion from start to finish, capturing every sonic detail. Use the Pro Tools Hybrid Engine for low-latency input processing - with on-demand remote control of all channels from Pro Tools.

Pro Tools Carbon Pre not only works with Pro Tools Carbon, but can also be used as an 8-channel mic preamp expansion unit with an existing Pro Tools HDX or HD Native system to expand your I/O. Or replace an older Pro Tools PRE audio interface and benefit from better performance and pristine sound quality. Integrate up to nine Carbon pre-interfaces into a single Pro Tools HD system via your interface's ADAT inputs, and take advantage of the flexibility to remotely control and recall all preamps directly from Pro Tools.

Key features

• Expand a Pro Tools Carbon-based studio to up to 24 mic/line inputs and 24 line outputs with simple daisy-chaining over Ethernet (AVB)

• Can be used as an 8-channel standalone mic preamp with balanced line outputs and AD/DA converter with ADAT outputs as an extension to HD Native or HDX systems, among others

• Can also be used as a standalone AVB core interface

• Full 32-bit audio quality for maximum dynamic range

• Stacked ADCs on each input and double precision clocking

• Variable Z impedance switching for each microphone or instrument input for variable and authentic sound shaping

• Remote control, storage, and recall of preamp settings - including phantom power, gain, and impedance switching - directly in Pro Tools speed workflow

• Use the Pro Tools Hybrid Engine for low-latency input processing in conjunction with Pro Tools Carbon

Features in detail

• 24 x 24 simultaneous inputs and outputs

• 192 kHz / 32-bit conversion

• 8 x XLR/jack combo inputs for mic/line preamps with Variable Z (input impedance) on inputs 5-8, remotely controllable from Pro Tools

• 2 x 6.3 mm unbalanced Hi-Z instrument inputs

• 8 x balanced line inputs (DB25)

• 8 x balanced line outputs (DB25)

• 16 channels ADAT I/O

• Word Clock I/O

• 2 AVB Ethernet ports for Pro Tools Carbon expansion or host connection

• Internal power supply

• AVB connector for Pro Tools Carbon I/O expansion (sold separately)

• Standalone preamp operation

• Dimensions: 45 x 482 x 343 mm

• Weight: 5 kg

Scope of delivery
Pro Tools Carbon pre audio interface
various power cables (EU, UK, US)
Ethernet cable (CAT6)
4 rack screws with washers and 4 adhesive rubber feet
Warranty and registration card

System requirements
Pro Tools Carbon or ADAT interface for system expansion; 
can also be used as a stand-alone microphone preamp