Avid 9900-74103-00 User Manual

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Pro Tools | Carbon Front Panel Operation

The front panel of Pro Tools | Carbon provides indicators and controls for input settings and monitoring functions.

Pro Tools | Carbon Front Panel

The front panel of Pro Tools | Carbon provides various jacks, controls, and indicators. To the left of the segmented I/O Meters are con-

trols and indicators for inputs, as well as 2 instrument input jacks. To the right of the I/O Meters are controls and indicators for moni-

toring outputs, as well as 4 headphone jacks.

1 INST inputs 1 and 2 (mono 1/4-inch unbalanced) — Connect instruments, such as guitars or keyboards. The INPUT setting automat-

ically switches to INST when a 1/4-inch cable is connected to the INST input jack. You can still switch the inputs to MIC or LINE

(back panel inputs 1 and 2) while an instrument is plugged into either of the front panel INST inputs.

2 Talkback Mic — The built-in talkback mic is located within a small hole to the right of the INST inputs. In Pro Tools, you can route

the Talkback signal to any output using an Auxiliary Input track. To use the talkback mic with third-party audio software, use the AVB

channel for the talkback mic (for AVB channel mappings, see

Pro Tools | Carbon Core Audio Devices).

3 NET indicator — Indicates the status of the AVB connection to host computer. It lights white when the device is connected using

AVB and recognized by your computer.

4 EXT indicator — Indicates status of the external clock. It lights green when either ADAT or Word Clock is the selected clock source

and the clock is valid. It flashes green when either ADAT or Word Clock is the selected clock source and clock is not valid (internal

clocking is used instead).

5 Power button — The power button lights amber when connected to power, but not powered on. It lights white when powered on. It

is unlit when power is disconnected. Press and hold the button for two seconds to power off the unit.

6 Input Level Strip and Input Source — Displays the input source (MIC, LINE, or INST) for the selected input channel. The Input Level

Strip displays the amount of gain (preamp) applied to the selected input channel. The Input Level Strip LEDs light green when the

selected input channel is set to

MIC, yellow when the selected input channel is set to LINE, and amber when the selected input chan-

nel is set to INST. When an input channel is set to LINE and the preamp is bypassed, the Input Level Strip fully lights. Increase the

gain for the selected input channel by turning the encoder dial (7) clockwise—the LEDs light from left to right.

7 Input Encoder — Turn to adjust input gain for the selected input channel. Press the encoder to cycle through and select input channels

for encoder control focus. The Channel Number indicator for the selected channel lights green over the I/O Meters (14). You can also

press and hold the encoder while turning it clockwise or counter-clockwise to select channels. Linked channels are selected as a stereo

input pair when cycling through channels.

Pro Tools | Carbon front panel

For more information on configuring inputs, see

Configuring Inputs.

When Output metering is enabled, the input section is disabled and the relevant buttons are unlit except for the Talkback button.

Pressing any button or input encoder in the input section switches back to Input metering and re-activates the input section.

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