Rackmount Audio PC Offers Network Control

February 23, 2004

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New from Coyote R&D is the Musi-Can PC digital audio workstation – a 1U high, 13 inch deep, high performance, rackmount PC that can stream hundreds of voices from soft-samplers or soft-synthesizers.

The Musi-Can is a ready to go, out of the box, turnkey computer solution for the musician. You can drop it into any Mac or PC environment, using Coyote R&D's remote control software to command an entire rack of Musi-Cans from a single PC or Mac, without the need for any additional monitors, mice, keyboards, or KVM switchboxes.

In addition, Coyote R&D has also released a cross-platform MIDI-over-network drivers for both PC and Mac. With up to 256 MIDI ports per machine, each Musi-Can has a fat MIDI pipe with 3000x the bandwidth of a standard MIDI cable – all automatically configured, all automatically routed.

Features:

Rackmount, only 1U high and 13 inches deep, containing a complete, fully configured PC.
NetMIDI drivers - 256 ports of MIDI over network, cross-platform PC (Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2K/XP) and Mac (OS 8.x-9.x and OS X) drivers, with setup-free auto-configuration.
Remote Control - Full, cross-platform, remote control with low CPU utilization, for both PC and Mac. No additional monitors, mice, keyboards, or KVM switchboxes needed.
Acousi-Therm monitoring software for fully automatic control of fan speeds. Acousti-Therm keeps your Musi-Can cool, even on stage under a baking sun.
Restore and Recover CD - Fully automatic, multi-level recovery CD with restoration to factory specs without any loss of your data.
A completely stripped down, optimized, and stabilized Windows operating system that gives you hundreds of streaming voices without any pops or clicks.

Pricing and availability:

Musi-Can Lite systems start at $1095 for a fully configured, ready to go system.

For more information, visit their web site at http://www.coyoterd.com/.

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