What do you get when you take an Intel™ Xeon™ dual six core enterprise class server with slots to handle up to 192 gigabytes of triple channel memory, and package it with a full size keyboard, and a stunning array of controller inputs, including knobs sliders, pitch and mod wheels and a massive array of large backlit rubber buttons? Well if you include a built in 1024 x 576 LCD touch screen, Windows 7 operating system, DVI and HDMI outputs, built in gigabit ethernet, and built in Presonus™ Audiobox™, or Firestudio™ audio interfaces, you get the most powerful keyboard production workstation on the planet, Music Computing's StudioBLADE™ (Gen2). The combination of computing power that would be the envy of mid-sized corporations across America, Maximum parametric control, and studio class audio interfaces means that this unit can serve not only as a gargantuan keyboard workstation but as then central core of your entire music studio.

The StudioBLADE™ is compatible with any Windows™ compatible Audio Editor or Digital Audio Workstation. With 8 plus 1 channels of DAW type fader, trimmer, and select buttons it could be the only work surface you need for your entire studio. With CPU power and acres of memory space you can run hundreds of simultaneous VST plugins an tons of samples. Samples can be triggered from the keyboard or using the massive 8 x 8 array of trigger pads.

SonicSource™ by Music Computing is a virtual synth (VSTi) equipped with three sample-playing layers, two multi-effect racks, and a library of multi-sampled instruments. The sample playing layers allow blending of waveforms and instruments into a wall of sound or alternatively, the use of the three multi-timbral layers as a workstation. These layers can then be further processed through SonicSource’s powerful multi-effect racks. Over 8GB of modern and vintage sounds such as those produced by legendary electric keyboards including the Rhodes electric pianos, Hammond and Vox organs, Hohner clavinets, and Moog synthesizers are present as well as effects like tape based delay lines, rotating speaker cabinets, guitar distortion pedals, wah wah, phasing, and flanging are included. Additional sound libraries will be made available from Music Computing in the near future.

Included with each StudioBLADE is Studio One Pro from Presonus. This powerful digital audio workstation (DAW) software enables you to compose, record, edit and master your music with ease to produce professional quality songs. Included are both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions and an additional 10GB of sounds plus the following list of software! • Native Effects™ 32-bit effects library with 20 dynamics processors, reverbs, modulations effects, amp simulators, etc. • Ampire- Amplifier-Modeling • Analog Delay tape-delay emulation • Auto Filter - Envelope Filter • Beat Delay - Tempo-Synchronized Delay • Binaural Pan - Stereo Panning Effect • Channel Strip - Dynamics Processing and Equalizer • Chorus- Mono/Stereo Chorus • Compressor- Mono/Stereo Variable Compressor • Expander- mono/stereo expander • Flanger- Stereo/Mono Flanger • Gate- noise gate, now with MIDI trigger • Level Meter - sizable peak/rms meter • Limiter- Mono/Stereo Limiter • Mixtool- Phase and MS Utility • MixVerb- Mono/Stereo Reverb • Phase Meter phase-correlation analysis • Phaser- mono/stereo phaser • ProEQ - 7-band parametric EQ • Red Light Distortion - distortion processor • Room Reverb - stereo/mono room reverb • Scope- full featured oscilloscope with sidechain input • Spectrum Meter - frequency analyzer • Tricomp- 3-band compressor • Tuner- instrument tuner • X-Trem- mono/stereo tremolo • Four virtual instruments • Impact™ Sample Trigger Drum Instrument with 32 drum kits by Ueberschall™ o Now with multi-velocity layer capability • Presence™Sample Player Virtual Instrument with 200 sampled instruments by Digital SoundFactory™ o Now with multi-FX section and up to 96 voices o NewSynth Session Soundset adds over 150 new instruments • Sample One™ Sampler Virtual Instrument o New design with high-quality filter and switchable filter types, and now up to 96voices • Mojito™ Analog-Modeling Subtractive Synthesizer • Native Instruments™ Kore™ Player with 150 instruments • Native Instruments™ Guitar Rig LE • Toontrack™ EZ Drummer Lite • Nearly 1,400 drum loops (1.4 GB!) by Bandmate™ Loops • Free jambalaya recipe!

Options include 61 note or 88 note semi-weighted keyboards, one or two dual, quad, or six core processors, one or two hard drives up to 3TB, and Presonus™ Audiobox USB or Presonus Firestudio Mobile audio interfaces. With a starting price that belies it's power, quality and attention to detail and entry level StudioBlade is a very affordable $3499.