Description
The ultimate studio.
Meet ION Studio, the new rackmount digital audio workstation by Rain. It's a revolution in creative computing, tested and certified for use with audio and video software like Pro Tools HD, Nuendo and Native Instruments. A flick of a wrist sends your project screaming down the pipes of an Intel "Bloomfield" Xeon quad-core processor, through 6GB of triple channel memory and into the hands of new, high speed, SATA III hard drives. PCI Express expanion is built in for your UAD2, Pro Tools HD and video capture cards. The only thing you need to add is a bit of inspiration.
Create something incredible.
The body is made out of aluminum, part of the Quiet Cool Design that keeps heat and noise extremely low. A FireWire chipset by TI means maximum compatibility with your audio interface and 3rd party hardware along with USB 3.0 and eSATA for high speed streaming to external drives up to 4.8Gb/s. It's a truly balanced instrument engineered to prevent heat, noise, distortion and dropouts - the last thing you need in the middle of a session. ION Studio is the ultimate media creation tool, ready to obliterate the barriers between you and your creativity. An infinite canvas for the sights and sounds you see in your imagination. This is what its like when your computer can keep up with your creativity.
Feature Highlights
- Designed and tested for use with Pro Tools, Nuendo, Adobe CS5 and more.
- Quiet Cool Design prevents heat, noise, glitches and drop-outs.
- Powered by a 3.06GHz Intel "Bloomfield" Xeon quad-core processor.
- Aluminum rackmount chassis with seven expansion slots for Pro Tools HD, UAD2, video capture and more
- FREE 30 day trial of RainCare Encompass Audio + Video Support.
Specifications
- Processor: 3.06GHz Intel "Bloomfield" Xeon Quad-Core
- Memory: 6GB 1333MHz DDR3 Triple Channel SDRAM (expandable to 24GB)
- Hard Drive 1: 640GB SATA III High Performance Drive [64MB Cache, 7200RPM]
- Media Drive: 640GB SATA III High Performance Drive [64MB Cache, 7200RPM]
- Total Storage: Three hard drive bays for up to 6TB (RAID 0,1,5)
- Optical Drive: StormDrive Dual Layer CD/DVD Writer
- USB 2.0: 6 x USB 2.0 Ports [480Mb/s]
- USB 3.0: 2 x USB 3.0 Ports [4.8Gb/s]
- FireWire: 6 x FireWire 400 Ports [TI chipset]
- eSATA: 2 x eSATA Port [3Gb/s]
- Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4650 [1GB]
- Video Out: 2 x DVI, 1 x S-Video
- PCI Express: 4 x PCIe [x16], 2 x PCIe [x1]
- PCI: 1 x PCI Slot [Legacy]
- LAN: Gigabit Ethernet [RJ-45]
- Audio: 7.1 Channel High Definition Audio
- Audio Out: Center/Sub/Rear/Side/Line Out/Line In/Mic
- S/PDIF: 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF, 1 x Optical S/PDIF
- Input: USB Keyboard and Optical Mouse
- PSU: 750 Watt Silent Power Supply
- Quiet Cool: Intelligent Cooling, Aluminum Construction, Balanced Component Architecture
Software
- Windows 7 [64-bit] Tuned by Rain for Audio + Video Production
- Custom High Performance BIOS
- RainZone Internet Safe Zone
- RainCare Restore Recovery and Backup Solution
Support
- RainCare Technical Support [1 year]
- Limited Hardware Warranty [1 year]
- FREE 30 day trial of RainCare Encompass Audio + Video Support
