NEW -> Pro Tools | Carbon Pre

[BScout]

Originally Posted by trimix

The AVB ports on the new Pre will work when attached to Carbon as an additional 8 i/o over AVB, up to a limit of two Pres chained to one Carbon. They will also work as a stand-alone AVB core audio interface when attached directly to an AVB capable Mac. The ADAT connectors on the Pre will not work as additional i/o for Carbon, they are just a mirror of the AVB signal for use with non-AVB systems like HDX or an off the shelf ADAT interface.

Do you have a Carbon Pre already in use? Because this is much clearer than Avid's website/literature and seems either born from experience or working for Avid.
Either way, if true, they should update their diagrams/KB on the situation to define this. I mean the second link clearly says "that can be achieved utilizing Carbon Pre's ADAT I/O" and then proceeds to have the Carbon with 2 Carbon Pres as the first line.

[BScout]

I'm also going to muse on latency issues due to the variable configurations. Will Pro Tools be aware of any of them (possibly by setting them up as mic pres in Peripherals + I/O setup mic pres? Only place I can think it could be defined inside Pro Tools.) It'd be interesting if the latest (or future) Pro Tools had a defined "Carbon Pre" spec to adjust for this.

[CHRIS AIKEN]

Originally Posted by dominicperry

Well at the moment I’m struggling with putting just 8 channels in and out of DSP mode, taking 5 or 6 minutes, so 56 channels will take nearly an hour.
It does seem a bit strange not to put some more DSP in the second box. $2000 (assuming some discount) is a lot for 8 mic pres and some extra ADAT ports.

Dominic

That's strange behaviour, I don't have that issue on my system. I track 12 channels of drums often and I can put them in and out of DSP mode in a second or two.

Do you have any plugins on the tracks? I had an issue with BX Console making things really slow when turning on and off DSP mode.

[Cowboy Bob]

This may be totally off the wall, but here goes:

First I was initially very interested in the Carbon|Pre. If the pre amps are the same as in Carbon, they will sound great. The controllability and recall from within the Pro Tools session is a major plus.

No DSP in PRE is a bummer.

My question though; So, why wouldn't/couldn't a person use the AUX I/O feature with say a Focusrite 8PRE or similar? That's expanding your mic pres by 8, or whatever the interface has. (Honestly have not had time to test this out. Corn picker's fever this time of year you know) Other than the control/recall, if you're OK with the other interface's pre amps, what's the advantage of Corbon|Pre?

I'm still interested in the unit, but....asking for a friend.

[dominicperry]

Originally Posted by CHRIS AIKEN

That's strange behaviour, I don't have that issue on my system. I track 12 channels of drums often and I can put them in and out of DSP mode in a second or two.

Do you have any plugins on the tracks? I had an issue with BX Console making things really slow when turning on and off DSP mode.

Yes, bx_console_N is the culprit but Empirical Labs Arousor is also a problem.
It's a pain because I like tracking everything with bx_console but it's effectively unuseable as it is.

Dominic

[MCorbin]

Hey all!


I'm at AES with Carbon Pre & MBox. When I am back at the office I'll go through the thread and answer as many questions as I can.


In an extremely quick summary...

• Same Pres in Carbon
• No DSP or Monitor section
• Can daisy chain 2 additional Carbon Pres off of Carbon via AVB
• Can ALSO be used as a stand alone ADAT Mic Pre with other hardware AND continue to leverage the Mic Pre Control in PT over the ethernet

There are two great vids at the bottom of the Carbon Pre page... give em a look and let me know what else you are interested in...


https://www.avid.com/products/pro-to...bon/carbon-pre


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[K Roche]

Originally Posted by Cowboy Bob

This may be totally off the wall, but here goes:

First I was initially very interested in the Carbon|Pre. If the pre amps are the same as in Carbon, they will sound great. The controllability and recall from within the Pro Tools session is a major plus.

No DSP in PRE is a bummer.

My question though; So, why wouldn't/couldn't a person use the AUX I/O feature with say a Focusrite 8PRE or similar? That's expanding your mic pres by 8, or whatever the interface has. (Honestly have not had time to test this out. Corn picker's fever this time of year you know) Other than the control/recall, if you're OK with the other interface's pre amps, what's the advantage of Corbon|Pre?

I'm still interested in the unit, but....asking for a friend.

According to the PT Expert article about it yes, it is the same pre's and converters as in the Carbon .
Thats an interesting question about the new Aux I/O feature in PT 2022.9

I am guessing (and only guessing at this point) besides having the Carbon pre's and converters is that by connecting via ABV Ethernet you can have 24 input channels running above 48k which is the limit for 16 additional channels via ADAT into Carbon Now whether or not someone would need that is a different discussion.

[Cowboy Bob]

Originally Posted by K Roche

...ABV Ethernet you can have 24 input channels running above 48k which is the limit for 16 additional channels via ADAT into Carbon Now whether or not someone would need that is a different discussion.

But does the AUX I/O feature in 22.9 limit a person to the 48k input? Again, I haven't had time to test it out, but my understanding is that if your second interface is connected normally, say via TB to your 'puter, then you are using that interface, along with your Carbon and NOT as an ADAT add on.

So if your session is running at 96K so is the Carbon and so you set your second interface to run the same because you are not inputting into the Carbon, but along with it.

I dunno

[K Roche]

Originally Posted by Cowboy Bob

But does the AUX I/O feature in 22.9 limit a person to the 48k input? Again, I haven't had time to test it out, but my understanding is that if your second interface is connected normally, say via TB to your 'puter, then you are using that interface, along with your Carbon and NOT as an ADAT add on.

So if your session is running at 96K so is the Carbon and so you set your second interface to run the same because you are not inputting into the Carbon, but along with it.

I dunno

I do not know what the Aux I/O can do or not ,, as I am still on 2022.7

And I am unclear as to what you mean

if your second interface is connected normally, say via TB to your 'puter, then you are using that interface, along with your Carbon and NOT as an ADAT add on.

I would think that would give you two entirely different and totally separated systems on the same computer and would not actually expand the Carbon system ? But I do know,,, because the only folks I know who have added additional channels to Carbon, are connecting via ADAT

[Matt Hepworth]

Hey Mark,

Does it actually expand the total I/O in Carbon with Pro Tools to 32+TB by adding Carbon Pre, or does it replace existing I/O with preamps, but not add additional total number of inputs in PT?

In the video it *LOOKS* like it's adding 8 additional inputs for B and another 8 inputs for C in the I/O matrix view, but the documentation makes it seem like it does not, as does some of the verbiage in the video. The documentation specifically states "Maximum I/O expansion Pro Tools | Carbon supports up to two Pro Tools | Carbon Pre interfaces for up to 24 mic/line inputs and 24 line outputs", which is a bit ambiguous.

In PT will it effectively be 8 additional Carbon inputs with normal AAX DSP enabled monitoring capabilities (using Carbon's DSP, of course), or is it expanding more like using the new Aux I/O?

Originally Posted by MCorbin

Hey all!


I'm at AES with Carbon Pre & MBox. When I am back at the office I'll go through the thread and answer as many questions as I can.


In an extremely quick summary...

• Same Pres in Carbon
• No DSP or Monitor section
• Can daisy chain 2 additional Carbon Pres off of Carbon via AVB
• Can ALSO be used as a stand alone ADAT Mic Pre with other hardware AND continue to leverage the Mic Pre Control in PT over the ethernet

There are two great vids at the bottom of the Carbon Pre page... give em a look and let me know what else you are interested in...


https://www.avid.com/products/pro-to...bon/carbon-pre


m