Carbon Fan Noise

[dominicperry]

Originally Posted by huzzam

So... in the latest firmware, is the noise issue resolved? I'm seriously interested in a Carbon, but my space is small and fan noise is definitely an issue in this space. I've worked hard to get my computer almost silent, thanks to huge slow fans, undervolting, and a big fat CPU cooler. If the Carbon is going to make a lot of racket, I'll have to pass...

It's better with the latest firmware, but I still find it intrusive.

I tried putting the Carbon in a small closed rack and it got really hot, so I have it out, sitting on a laptop stand with (very quiet) 20cm Noctua fan under it.
Unfortunately you have to have it close because you need to adjust the controls by hand. The excuse for not fixing AAX DSP Space was that people wanted remote controlled pre-amps first. But that hasn't happened. Frankly I despair of Avid software development, despite the fact that the Carbon is a good bit of kit. But it definitely isn't silent.