Avid Pro Tools Carbon Pre 8-Channel Microphone Preamp

Maximize your studio’s potential with the Avid Pro Tools Carbon Pre 8-Channel Microphone Preamp. Uniting eight microphone and line preamps, this amazing piece of technology makes larger tracking sessions and multi-mic live recordings possible. For true production power, connect up to 24 mic/line inputs and 24 line outputs total. Two Hi-Z instrument inputs, 8 x 8 line I/O, ADAT I/O, and Word Clock I/O add extra connection capability for a maximum level of sound control.

Producers everywhere need a device like this – not just for its increased performance affect on their sound quality but also for its speed. Record more quickly and accurately than ever before and extend your workflow capabilities even further with the Pro Tools Carbon Preamp. Make every recording session successful with this piece of cutting-edge equipment!

Avid Pro Tools Carbon Pre 8-Channel Microphone Preamp Features

• Expand Carbon
• 24 x 24 simultaneous I/O 
• 192 kHz / 32-bit conversion
• Get the ins and outs you need to build out your studio:
• 2 Hi-Z instrument inputs
• 8 x 8 line I/O (DB25)
• 16 channels ADAT I/O
• Word Clock I/O
• 2 Ethernet ports
• Internal power supply
• AVB port for I/O expansion of Pro Tools | Carbon (sold separately)
• Standalone preamp operation
• Preamp control from Pro Tools
• 1U rack-mountable unit
• 2 AVB Ethernet ports for Pro Tools, Carbon I/O expansion or host connection
• 8 balanced XLR/TRS mic/line inputs with Variable Z (impedance) on inputs 5–8, remote controllable from Pro Tools
• 2 unbalanced Variable Z 1/4-inch TS instrument inputs

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 Hi-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 optimize or color 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 channels available in an 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 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 aging Pro Tools PRE and enjoy better performance and pristine sound quality. Integrate up to nine Carbon Pres in a Pro Tools HD system through your interface’s ADAT inputs.