ION Studio / Rackmount Audio Workstation
Plug it in. All of it.
Your sound card will thank you.
With a million different options out there, from portable USB interfaces to mixing consoles that fill the whole control room, you want to be ready for whatever your audio production demands. That's why ION Studio is tested and certified with industry-standard audio gear to ensure optimum performance, mission-critical stability and total compatibility.
Expand when you need to.
Where you start out is not necessarily where you'll end up. With ION Studio, you've got expansion options and lots of 'em. Six PCI Express 2.0 slots give you more than enough room for your Pro Tools HD, UAD-2 and SSL expansion cards. There's also a PCI slot so you can hold on to your beloved legacy gear as well.
Ok, but is there enough power for my expansion cards?
Yes! In fact, ION Studio has more than enough. With 850 watts of power from an advanced, 80Plus Certified power supply, you can feel free to add all your high-bandwidth cards. Even if that means some crazy SLI quad-GPU setup the World of Warcraft has never seen before.
The Rain Aluminum Keyboard (included).
Think of it like pairing a really nice watch with a really great suit. The new Rain Aluminum Keyboard makes a beautiful computer even beautifuler (that's not really a word). Graceful curves carved from aluminum; dedicated one-touch keys for media, browsing and power; a numeric keypad for transport controls and memory points. Gotta love it.
PCI Express expansion.
Six high-bandwidth PCI Express 2.0 expansion slots means you've got all the space you need to grow and grow.
Add in your video capture, audio or fibre channel expansion cards and you're ready to go. There's even a
PCI slot for your legacy cards like the UAD-1 and the original Pro Tools HD.
FireWire made for audio and video.
All FireWire is not created equal. To guaranty compatibility with your audio interface, DV cam and other gear,
ION Studio delivers FireWire connectivity via the industry-standard TI Chipset. Smooth operation with the drivers
that make your gear go is the name of the game.
Back it up with eSATA.
Back up your all-important session files at breakneck speed to save some time. Using the same Serial ATA
technology as your internal drives, ION Studio's eSATA ports offer high speed streaming up to 3 gigabits per second
with more throughput and less drag on the processor.
USB 3.0 and 2.0
The next generation of high speed data streaming has arrived. Plug in your USB 3.0 external hard drive
and stream your audio, video and graphics at breathtaking speeds up to 4.8 gigabits per second.
And for your keyboard, mouse and USB coffee warmer, you've got eight USB 2.0 ports too.
A power supply that's good for the earth.
ION Studio gets its juice from an 850 Watt power supply that's virtually silent and 80Plus Certified for high efficiency and smooth delivery at any power load. It also means you've got tons of power for extra drives,
expansion cards and memory whenever you feel like upgrading.
Connect up to 6 monitors.
ION Studio ships with a dual DVI video card so you can connect two digital monitors for a beautiful visual experience.
When it's time to surround yourself with virtual mixers, waves and instruments, throw in the new ATI Eyefinity technology and prepare to be truly amazed.
Gigabit ethernet for high speed networking.
Pop an ethernet cable into the industry-standard RJ-45 port and get connected with gigabit speed.
Once you're hooked up, just a flick of the wrist pulls down all the data you need from the web or
network attached storage. Optional WIFI does the same trick with no strings attached.
Burn CDs and DVDs and Blu-Ray.1
There's something about holding that disc in your hand that makes a project feel complete.
Whether its Dual Layer CD, DVD or the optional Blu-Ray, you've got SATA II performance and a large buffer
to prevent failed burns. Now it's easier to give your music the "car stereo test".
1 Optional StormDrive CD/DVD/Blu-Ray writer not included.