Solstice A3 / Audio Workstation
Words of wisdom from a few Solstice A3 owners.
You don't have to take our word for it. Read some feedback from people using Solstice A3 in the real world for audio, video and graphics.
Rain's Solstice proves that you don't have to find a pot of gold to afford a specialist PC offering good performance and low acoustic noise
Dear Rain, Just sending you this message to give you a giant thumbs up in regards to my Solstice machine. Finally I have a system that provides zero restrictions for creative music composition. Multiple tracks of VST instruments, assorted effects, running glitch free with multiple tracks of audio.
With my previous system I could not even run 2 instances of Moog Modular with out an issue. Now with the Solstice machine the ability to freely asign any combination of vsti with effects & audio arrangements, has freed up my compositions and brought back the means to go crazy with ideas, with no fear of running out of grunt in the processor/reliabilty department!
I use the following software/hardware with the Solstice:
Cubase 4, Arturia Moog Modular, Arturia CS-80,
Waldorf Attack Percussion, Stienberg Halion sampler, and assorted 3rd party VST instruments, outboard synths include, Fairlight MFX series 3, Waldorf XTK Wavetable synth, Korg micro, Emu Mo Phat. Alesis io2 usb audio interface, M-audio 88 usb controller keyboard.
So, Thank you for your powerful & dedicated music/audio computer. It truly comes to the party regarding power and performance!
I have to say I've had no problems at all with it, despite hitting it with some of the biggest mix projects I've ever had to deal with. It's great to have a machine with this kind of horsepower, because it allows me to choose the most appropriate plug-ins for the mix job at hand, without having to make quality compromises to conserve CPU horsepower, and there are Mix Rescue challenges I can now take on that would have been unthinkable on my previous setup.
Wow! The computer has exceeded my expectations. - I drive a silver Porsche Boxster S on the weekends- I'm all about looks. This computer has the LOOK. It's classy and perfect for my home recordings... Thank you!!!
The recording is coming along great, we love this machine... The Rain Solstice is hands down the best, fastest, easiest unit I have ever used.
The Solstice A3's entire system... performed beautifully with all of the audio tests I threw at it.
This computer has the look, feel and performance of a well-crafted instrument, and it's a joy to use.
Solstice A3 has given consistently excellent performance with our diverse range of audio, MIDI, and video products.
