Introduction
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Included Software, Plug-ins, and Sound Libraries
With your purchase and registration of Pro Tools | Carbon, you are entitled to the following:
• Pro Tools software, with:
• 1-year subscription with a “perpetual parachute” (an off-plan perpetual license)
• Standard Avid support contract
• Bundled effects and instrument plug-ins from Avid and several of our Development Partners.
• Sound libraries that include samples for almost all of your music production needs, including sound effects, hits, loops, and phrases
of a wide variety of instruments, a range of tempo options (for rhythmic material), in many different styles.
System Requirements and Compatibility Information
Pro Tools | Carbon is supported by Pro Tools and Pro Tools | Ultimate 2020.11 or later.
For detailed Pro Tools | Carbon system requirements, visit www.avid.com/carbon-support.
Avid can only assure compatibility and provide support for hardware and software it has tested and approved.
For a complete list of optimizations for your Pro Tools computer, visit: Pro Tools Computer Optimizations.
For complete Pro Tools system requirements and a list of qualified computers, operating systems, hard drives, peripherals, and
third-party devices, visit www.avid.com/compatibility.
Conventions Used in Pro Tools Documentation
Pro Tools documentation uses the following conventions to indicate menu choices, keyboard commands, and mouse commands:
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The names of Commands, Options, and Settings that appear on-screen are in a different font.
The names of physical controls on Pro Tools | Carbon are in displayed
in bold text.
Hyper-links and cross-reference links are displayed in blue text.
The following symbols are used to highlight important information:
For complete, detailed information about what you get with Pro Tools | Carbon, visit www.avid.com/carbon-support.
If your computer only has Thunderbolt ports, an Avid-qualified AVB-capable Thunderbolt to Ethernet adapter is required.
Convention Action
File > Save Choose Save from the File menu
Command+N Hold down the Command key and press the N key
Command-click Hold down the Command key and click the mouse button
Right-click Click with the right mouse button
User Tips are helpful hints for getting the most from your Pro Tools system.
Important Notices include information that could affect your Pro Tools session data or the performance of your Pro Tools system.
Shortcuts show you useful keyboard or mouse shortcuts.
Cross References point to related sections in this guide and other Avid documentation.