![]() ![]() ![]() Three sets of monitors can be selected from the front panel and there’s a programmable Dim button. Two unbalanced variable impedance instrument inputs are located here and there’s a talkback microphone with a momentary button-which can also be activated from a footswitch connected to a socket on the rear panel. The main Monitor outputs are on TRS sockets, while the front panel features an on/off switch with indicators for network connections, clocking security and a brace of nine- segment level meters. Outputs are on a DB25 socket and another of these provides eight ‘alternate’ inputs-and you can mix and match how you connect these up. On the rear there are eight analog inputs/microphone preamplifiers on XLR/TRS combo sockets with phase swap and phantom powering abilities, four of which have variable input impedance. Tantalisingly, there is a second port on the back of the interface that hints at expansion, but for now, this is limited to two ADAT connections. It’s a network-based system using the Audio Video Bridging (AVB) protocol, so your Mac will need either an inbuilt Ethernet port or an Apple-certified Thunderbolt adapter-not all third-party ones will work. The first thing you notice is the four (!) independently assignable headphone jacks on the front panel-which is a clear indication of the applications Carbon is for. It’s beautifully built and feels extremely sturdy. The 1U high Pro Tools | Carbon interface is powered by an internal Power supply via an IEC mains cable. You can also use the hardware as a CoreAudio device, but as there is no separate software for configuration, its usefulness might be limited. Pro Tools | Carbon’s ‘hybrid’ system finally delivers HDX-style workflows in a more affordable package. While Avid has often dabbled in the project studio interface market, these products have never really provided the advantages that a full Pro Tools HDX system brings-namely, predictable DSP usage and latency-free recording built right into the software. A welcome return by Avid hardware to the project studio market with a system that avoids all that mucking about with separate mixer software.
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