2 questions: quick punch track limits & power up from strip

[Bennett Paster]

Hi all- 2 Carbon-related questions:

1) Is it ok to turn Carbon on and off from a master power strip, as opposed to always using its built in power switch? It'd be easier to not have to remember to turn it on and off separately from my master power switch (which is on my Equitech balanced supply).

2) There seems to be a limit of tracks I can simultaneously record successfully while Quick Punch is enabled: I can only successfully record 15 tracks. If I record-arm any more, Pro Tools will simply not record any of them... I can see the record and stop buttons momentarily flash when I initiate recording, but recording doesn't start. With Quick Punch off, I can record all 24 tracks from all 24 inputs. Is this a Carbon limitation? I could always record all 18 inputs while in Quick Punch from my last Lynx Aurora TB system.

I'm on a MacPro 2013 12-dual core, OS 10.15.7, PT 2021.7 NOT Ultimate

Thanks!