Rain Recording Solstice Dual Core Desktop Audio Computer

Introducing the new Solstice, a true digital audio workstation designed by Rain as a powerful, stable, and affordable platform for audio production. Solstice gives you the power to record, edit, mix and master your music with industry standard software like Pro Tools, Cubase and SONAR. Rain's Quiet Cool(TM) Design is engineered to prevent heat buildup and data bottlenecks that could ruin your session with audio dropouts and system failure. It also makes Rain computers virtually silent so you can record vocals even when Solstice is near the mic.

Features
- Designed and tested for use with industry standard software like Pro Tools, Cubase and SONAR

- Quiet Cool(TM) Design prevents data bottlenecks and overheating.

- Beautiful, all-aluminum chassis keeps everything safe and cool with tons of room to grow

- Huge expansion through PCI and PCI Express for UAD Cards, Pro Tools HD and more.

- The perfect balance of price and performance

Inside the sleek, aluminum chassis sits a carefully balanced component set designed to effortlessly push all your tracks, plug-ins and synths so you can truly create without barriers. From the moment you turn it on, Solstice becomes the center of your digital studio. Experience lightning fast data transfer and huge power that creates a symphony of electrical impulses to effortlessly produce studio quality perfection. The only thing left to do is sell a million copies of your album.

Technical Info

Specifications
Processor: 2.9GHz AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core

Memory: 2GB 1066MHz DDR2 Dual Channel SDRAM [up to 16GB]

Hard Drive: 250GB SATA II 7200RPM High Performance Drive [16MB Cache]

Total Storage: Up to 6 Terabytes

Optical Drive: StormDrive Dual Layer CD/DVD Writer

USB 2.0: 6 x USB 2.0 Ports

FireWire: 2 x FireWire Ports [TI chipset]

eSATA: 1 x eSATA Port [3Gb/s]

Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 3200 Series Graphics [Dual Display]

Video Connection: 1 x VGA, 1 x DVI, 1 x HDMI

PCI Express: 5 x PCIe Slots

PCI: 2 x PCI (Legacy) Slots

LAN: Gigabit Ethernet

Onboard Audio: 7.1 Channel High Definition Audio

Additional Connections: PS/2, D-sub, S/PDIF, RJ-45

Input: USB Keyboard and Optical Mouse

Construction: Silver Aluminum

Software
Windows Vista Business (x32, x64) tuned by Rain for audio/video, Free XP Pro & Windows 7 Upgrade

RainZone(TM) Internet Safe Zone

RainCare Restore(TM) Recovery and Backup Solution

Support
RainCare Support (1yr) w/ 30-day Free Audio/Video Support Trial

One Year Limited Hardware Warranty

Available RainCare Encompass(TM) Audio/Video Integration Support and Extended Warranty

Additional Information
UPC: 858328001151

Boxed Weight: 31 lbs

Box Dimensions: 28 x 14 x 24