ION / Rackmount Audio Computer
Connect your gear. Make music. Repeat.
Tested and certified with the stuff you use to make music.
Most audio professionals know their way around a computer but will tell you that, given the choice, they'd rather just concentrate on the music. We couldn't agree more. So we took the liberty of testing everything we could get our hands on and adjusting ION accordingly. The result is a system that offers plug & play performance with your audio interface, keyboard and more.
ION grows with your studio.
Ready to expand? So is ION. With a full compliment of PCI Express 2.0 and legacy PCI slots, you've got the option to throw in your UAD cards, some high powered graphics or anything else you need to make ION a perfect fit.
I/O like you've never seen before.
It's kinda like a Swiss Army knife but without the hacksaw and tweezers. What ION does have is a plethora of ports to plug in every perceivable peripheral. From USB 2.0 and 3.0 to high speed eSATA and FireWire for audio on the TI chipset. If you've got a plug, ION's got somewhere to stick it.
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.
Five 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. ION also has two legacy PCI slots to help you make use of your older cards.
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 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'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.
Pure, high-efficiency power.
ION gets its juice from an 500 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 two displays out of the box.
ION features an AMD Radeon graphics processor that's particularly good at staying out of your audio gear's way. Low heat and no extra noise plus very little draw on system resources despite all that power. Feel like doing some gaming? ION dares you to use up to 4 video cards in Crossfire mode.
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.