Rain Computers

Element

Built for power, flexibility and the ultimate in Quiet Cool operation, Rain's flagship DAW, the Element, is the go-to system for industry professionals and aspiring artists alike. From first call film composer Shawn Clement to the discerning minds at Cakewalk, Element is the first choice every time.

[Element] is by far the most powerful PC ever to grace the CM test bench."

–Lee du-Caine
Computer Music Magazine

Add one more happy customer to the list. The inside of my new Element is gorgeous and everything is well laid out. Performance is as I'd hoped and there's virtually no noise at all from the PC. Quite a neat trick.

Thank you guys very much."

–Rick F.

The computer is running great!!! I use it to run Pro Tools currently using it to produce audio design for a video game, I do audio production for radio on it as well, and run Ableton Live on it to produce Hip Hop beats for a company in Europe. Thanks again! I’ve already recommended it to several audio producers which I work with!"

–Bryan A.
Producer

Our second Element has moved into it's home in the new 5.1 studio and is running everything beautifully. Thanks again for your great products and services."

–Ross W.
Sound Designer/Engineer

Rain makes some of the most attractive and well-built DAWs currently available... Special attention is given to all aspects of Rain's computers - this was apparent as soon as we opened the box."

–Ryan Pietras
Cakewalk

This is the most beautiful system I've ever seen in my life, I just wanted to say thank you for all your hard work."

–Luigi D.

The Element workstation? They should have called this thing the Stealth Fighter. I've had many computers in the studio but I've been using the Rain Element for a while now and it is second to none. It's got power, efficiency, and it is virtually silent. Great for in-room tracking because it's just that quiet. Great for huge mixes because it's so powerful. And the word crash doesn't seem to be in its vocabulary."

–Sharkey
Musician, Producer and beat maker

I write many pieces of music that are deeply layered and complex that require a lot of processing power. With the Element, I am able to run my creative software simultaneously, on the same system, without problem or conflict. It's invaluable to have this level of performance and stability for completing demanding audio productions under intense deadlines"

–Shawn Clement
Film and Television Composer

I finally got a chance to check out your PC. WOW!! It performs flawlessly, looks great, is very quiet, and has a ton of power. Very nice selection of components... Equally impressive is how clean it is inside the case. Top notch!"

–Scott Stepenuck
QA Engineer, Cakewalk

A very impressive DAW inside and out!"

–Jim Healey
Technical Support Manager, Cakewalk

... the unit ran cool and super quiet. I had the attractive brushed aluminum alloy tower on my desk inches away and could barely tell it was booted up."

–Monte Vallier
EQ Magazine

LiveBook

The award winning LiveBook series let's users take the show on the road without giving up the power, stability and consistency they get from a desktop. If you have to travel with a DAW, make sure its a LiveBook.

I have to say the Rain LiveBook performs better than any desktop I've ever used. The "cleanliness" of Windows (no junk programs) as well as the expertise of your tekkies (knowing what to keep/throw away/turn on and off) makes all the difference. I believe you've gained a customer for life."

–Doug Benson
Off The Record LLC, Catoctin Mountain Recording

From the Rain LiveBook system packaging to firing up that monster of a laptop Rain has been a smooth transition from previous systems used. When I needed help tweaking Serato and Reason, RainCare Encompass helped me more than I ever realized. It is a must have! Rock solid at every DJ gig and when I am on the road, producing beats is made simple with one laptop for all my needs as a DJ. Kudos to Rain, I haven’t looked back since and plan on purchasing another system for my in home studio."

–Philip S.
DJ

The Rain LiveBook is absolutely a gem. I dunno how I lived without it beforehand. I love this machine."

–Eric H.
Rain LiveBook Owner

The LiveBook ran flawlessly in my first session with it, thank you guys so much for producing a PC with such outstanding and stable power, cheers to you."

–Dave T.
Rain LiveBook Owner

I absolutely love the system and am having a great time recording and editing. I don't have any issues and believe that I owe this to the intelligent application of hardware and software that you people create. The concept of tuning the system to work together makes a lot of sense, but unless it delivered the results, it would only be a concept. Great work!"

–Colin L.
Rain LiveBook Owner

The sound of "silence" - how nice. Thank you for making a "quiet" computer."

–Charles N.
Rain LiveBook Owner

Just wanted to let you know that my recording session went off without a hitch! Almost 5 straight hours of recording without a hick-up. It sure feels like a solid machine and I know it will serve me well. I didn't even bring my ADAT for the "just in case" backup!

You made a great machine and I have confidence I will get years of use (and million dollar recordings) out of it!"

–Douglas B.
Rain LiveBook Owner

I'm a happy RAIN customer. I've got a LiveBook and it's just great. It has enough power to be used as a normal desktop pc, and its portable!!! As a academic studying computers I recognise the quality of this product... the whole system is outstanding. Thanks alot!

For me music is a hobby, I'm not trying to sell cd's, I just want to make music. And the LiveBook gives me everything I need."

–Lee S.
Rain LiveBook Owner

I love my LiveBook and I am half-way through recording my first album on it."

–Todd O.
Rain LiveBook Owner

I just received my LiveBook and want to compliment you on an impressive piece of equipment."

–Len L.
Rain LiveBook Owner

The stability and performance of the LiveBook won us over. While we've tried many computers with varying degrees of success, LiveBook has given consistently excellent performance with our diverse range of audio, MIDI, and video products. Even more important, it has delivered this performance with perfect stability. And as with most audio applications, stability is our highest priority for our audio demonstrations. So, we bought five!"

–Michael Barrett
Product Manager, Roland Corporation

The LiveBook has a dedicated video card and handles the Motion Dive's video superbly. At the recent CES in Las Vegas, we used the LiveBook to demonstrate Motion Dive 10 hours a day for 4 days straight-not a single hiccup."

–Vince LaDuca
Product Manager, Edirol by Roland

My LiveBook is a powerhouse. It has been a one-stop production rig from venue to studio. Whether it's tracking, soft-synths, doing overdubs and rough mixes on the fly to post-production and editing, it's been rock solid. As far as design, those Rain guys weren't kidding, it IS gorgeous. The display is perfect for getting all my windows in to see all the audio action. Talk about processing power, I'm able to record 16 tracks at 48khz/24 bit with no glitches or hiccups. This machine runs super cool--but it is one hot mama."

–Mike Leach
Drummer/Sound Engineer (Tift Merritt, Tommy Keene)

Thanks... It's reassuring and great to have a reliable, fast, quiet, and capable machine such as the Livebook. I have used it to record several live multitrack performances with fantastic results."

–Carlton S.
Rain LiveBook Owner

As the hours added up without a crash or a hiccup, I realized there's much more to this sleek silver box than meets the eye... This computer has the look, feel, and performance of a well-crafted instrument, and it's a joy to use."

–Craig Anderton
Editor, EQ Magazine, Harmony Central

The LiveBook's entire system, along with the peripherals that came with it, performed beautifully with all of the audio tests I threw at it, including several software installs, audio reading and writing through the various portals and heavy processor use. Not only was it efficient and comfortable to work on, throughout my testing, it did not crash once..."

–Doug Eisengrein
Remix Magazine

Event

Little, mobile, versatile and powerful. Event gives its owner the option to demo a song, record a live performance, be the DJ or set up a home theater. Don't let the size fool you - Event does it all.

The Event; absolutely nothing else this reliable & powerful for the size & price out there.
This machine is something you would expect to find unscathed amongst aircraft wreckage. I'm running serato, ableton, studio one, sonar & a grip of vsts, recycle etc. It's quick - whatever they did to this, it works.
The support team is concierge-like; what you would expect buying a Rain. Not that I needed support for any issues. My contact to them was a custom inquiry which they have always typically responded within only a few hours (Apple
Store take note).
Sure you can build your own etc, but there's something else to this. It just works."

–Matt P.
TEN TO THE TENTH POWER

Boy, what a nice little computer. It performed very well. Processing power was more than sufficient for SONAR and Project5. For anyone that needs the most portable, coolest little computer for music projects I can think of no better..."

–Ryan Pietras
Cakewalk

RainCare Support

At the core of Rain Recording is the belief that when a support issue arises, the customer should be given the absolute highest level of attention to bring the issue to a resolution. At Rain we strive for no less than 100% support issue resolution. For, it is not enough for a customer to merely be satisfied, but they should feel like they can trust the Rain Team to provide answers and alleviate all concerns. RainCare goes beyond traditional support.

These days you really don't have to look very far, or hard, to spot a computer company that screams outstanding value and delivers on its promises. With this understood and the fact the tech support offered by Rain doesn't get any better, Rain Computing is the most logical go-to DAW solutions provider."

–Pete Ahacich

Rain has the best customer service ... awesome job ... my computer boots up in 1/3 the time and Cubase is really running great. Thank you !!!."

–Glenn E.

Thanks again for all of your support, it has been extraordinary! I feel great owning a Rain workstation knowing the level of support you guys supply!"

–Chris M.

WOW. That was fast. Thank you!!
It would be nice if there were other companies as interested in customer service as you are."

–Gene S.

Thanks, all of the service I received today from you and your team was wonderful."

–Wendy G.

The (Element) is still functioning perfectly, and I'll be recommending Rain to several associates in other areas of recording and the arts. In particular, this is because of the calm, friendly, and helpful support Rain provides."

–Allen Cobb

Thank you so much for your expedient handling of my problem so I can get on with the business of recording music with my new Livebook. It is a pleasure to do business with a company that is responsive to the needs of their clients. To be frank, I hadn't expected so quick a response or a resolution to the problem to be so rapidly implemented. Your company scores high marks with me for everything from initial questions being answered to great support after making my purchase. It is a pleasure to do business with a company that puts customer satisfaction so high on their list of company goals.

I would highly recommend Rain Recording as the company to talk to for anyone interested in modern recording techniques and equipment. They can answer your questions, analyze your needs, and recommend a solution to any recording situation you may have from home studios to professional setups."

–William P. Tomisser
"Power Of Ten" Band

Thank you again for your prompt replies - it's so helpful... I am continually impressed by your guys quick response time."

–Ian W.

Many many thanks for your assistance and patience."

–Manny C.

Thanks for getting my Element back in shape... Thanks for the awesome support."

–Todd Pirkle
Musician

Thank you all at Rain for your help with this. I have worked in the Recording Studio business for 12 years and I have yet to see technical support that was so efficient and helpful. You guys are great, and you build a fantastic product. I will definitely be telling all of my clients about you guys."

–Stacey Dodds
Manager, Chalice Recording Studio

Nimbus

Nimbus is a powerful and quiet quad-core audio/video workstation.

As a complete novice in this industry, I took a quantum leap and went all out with the new NIMBUS combined with Sonar 7, What an incredible piece of technology! Truly satisfied with my Nimbus. Tech support, these guys are at the top of their game, resolved my questions and technical issues instantaneously! Thank you for engineering a great product."

–Adrian R

Hello, must say what a good investment this was... I just purchased a Rain Nimbus desktop, and decided to upgrade to the Intel Core 2 Quad 2.66 ghz processor. I have Adobe Creation Suite Production Studio Premium 3, and Cakewalk Sonor Power Studio 6 loaded. I'm amazed of the quietness of the system as a whole; athough skeptical at first,because of the light weight, I now know this is a quality machine and I hope to have it for years to come.

Setting next to me is a Dell XPS unit that is almost identical in specs and higher in price. I can't compare the two machines any further than that. There is no comparison!"

–Doyle G.

This Rain model (Nimbus) is the fastest PC ever reviewed in SOS, and also one of the quietest."

–Martin Walker
Sound On Sound Magazine (UK)

General

General feedback from Rain customers about Rain Recording's products and services.

As for Rain the company, you guys are the beacon, period! You are the example etched in stone of what the rest of the industry could have been."

–Pete Ahacich

Sales and Service

When you contact Rain Computers about purchasing an audio or video workstation, you are speaking to a highly-trained Sales Technician who knows creative computing. We pride ourselves on listening to customers needs and recommending only the most pertinent system. We strive to exceed the expectations of our customers and take pride in welcoming new customers to the Rain Family.

You've been so helpful I can't say how valuable that has been in our decision to work with Rain. Thanks again."

–Justin C.

I have just today purchased a RAIN AUDIO product.

I must just say how impressed I am with the pre customer support I received.

Often quality service is either taken for granted or, more often, absent and I feel compelled to underline how impressed I am.

I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop ( ;-) but I am getting the feeling it won't in your case...

nice job and can't wait to get my gear.... Christmas in April"

–Michael Hynes
Producer, Mode Records (NYC)

Thanks,

The experience so far has been terrific. Everyone was very helpful and I wish that all customer service interactions at our business were up to this level. I'm looking forward to making music with my new system!"

–Leonard C.

Thanks for all your help, you've certainly made me confident not only about the buying and shipping process, but about Rain Recording as a company."

–Bradley P.

I appreciate the no BS comparisons and in depth system differences that you articulated so well... I can't believe that I have actually found a company out there that still gives such great customer care in this day and age of consumer confusion. I am very glad that I found you guys. I am looking forward to placing an order!

Nice Job!"

–Frank D.

Everything is great. The computer has made life so much easier. It really is plug and play. Thank you and the Rain Recording staff for such prompt attention."

–Scott W.
Musician

Thank you for your assistance, and thanks to the staff for taking care of my order, they were extremely helpful and friendly"

–Frank Z.

Thanks for a solid product, and good service."

–Nicholas V.

My machine arrived moments ago. Thank you and your team SO much for processing this so quickly!"

–John W.

You were very helpful with all my questions. You made it easy and comfortable to spend this kind of cash for a laptop ... by your customer service alone you have a customer for life!"

–Matt L.

Solstice

Solstice is Rain's first AMD powered DAW. Combining the perfect price to performance balance of the AMD architecture and Rain Recording's acclaimed creative computing expertise.

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"

–Martin Walker
Sound On Sound

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!"

–Andy Frampton

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."

–Mike Senior
Sound On Sound

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!!!"

–Alan R.

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."

–Shawn Meister
Guitarist, Underbelly

ION

Just wanted to say thanks for making a versatile, powerful and fast machine, I am very impressed with the overall functionality of my ION, using 16 gigs of ram with an audio production program called Reaper, Reaper is 64 bit so it utilizes all the ram etc, but the speed of this pc is amazing, thanks guys, rock on"

–Wes Renaud
Oddified Studios, The OddZ of Even

Rain has provided the last piece of my fully digital production puzzle! ION has now allowed me to fully realize my goal of a fully digital workstation. It's more than powerful enough to run not only my DAW but all of my soft-synths as well (with headroom to spare!) Good-bye hardware synths!"

–DJ Johnny "Juice" Rosado
(Public Enemy) Producer/Turntablist/Musician

If you want a stable, custom built DAW that can handle even the largest projects with low latency ...definitely check out the ION."

–Willy Jones
Senior Engineer, Cakewalk by Roland

ION Studio

It seems pretty clear to me that the folks at Rain Computers built the perfect box that allows me to “think” and “create” outside this box—extraordinarily."

–Martin Henry,
Founder & Producing Artist, FastraxPro Audio Recording