I-Carla ingumsingathi we-plugin yomsindo efakwe ngokugcwele, esekelwa amashayeli amaningi omsindo namafomethi e-plugin.
Inezici ezinhle ezifana nokulawula ezokuthutha, ukuzishintsha kwepharamitha nge-MIDI CC kanye nokulawula kude ku-OSC.

I-Carla okwamanje isekela i-LADSPA (okuhlanganisa i-LRDF), i-DSSI, i-LV2, i-VST2, i-VST3 nefomethi ye-plugin ye-AU, kanye nokusekelwa kwefayela le-SF2 ne-SFZ.
Isebenzisa i-JACK njengomshayeli womsindo ozenzakalelayo nothandwayo kodwa futhi isekela abashayeli bomdabu abafana ne-ALSA, i-DirectSound noma i-CoreAudio.

Kunezinhlobo ezi-4 zokucubungula injini:

• Ikhasimende elilodwa: (umshayeli we-jack kuphela)
  Okufanayo namaklayenti amaningi, ngaphandle kokuthi zonke izimbobo ze-JACK ngezeklayenti elilodwa eliyinhloko.
  Lokhu kuyadingeka uma ukusetha kungasekeli izinhlelo zokusebenza ze-JACK ezinamaklayenti amaningi, njenge-LADISH.
• Amaklayenti amaningi: (umshayeli we-jack kuphela)
  Yonke i-plugin eyodwa ivezwa njengeklayenti elisha le-JACK. Izimbobo zomsindo ne-MIDI zibhalisiwe njengoba kudingeka.
• I-Rack:
  Ama-plugin acutshungulwa ngokulandelana kwawo, ukusuka phezulu kuye phansi.
  Ama-plugin anamashaneli omsindo angewona awe-stereo awasekelwe, kodwa inketho ephoqelelwe yesitiriyo iyatholakala kumaMono.
• I-Patchbay:
  Imodi ye-patchbay ye-modular, njengaku-JACK Multi-client nezinye izinhlelo zokusebenza eziningi.
  I-plugin ngayinye ithola iqembu layo lekhanvasi nezimbobo ezikuvumela ukuthi uxhume umsindo we-plugin ne-MIDI.