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HardSID 4U "a HardSID... for you!"
http://www.hardsid.com
The HardSID 4U is the most powerful SID
synthesizer since the legendary C64!
USB connection (compatible with both
2.0 & 1.1)
Isochronous USB endpoint for low-
latency audio VSTi interface with
8000Hz update rate on all SID registers
(free) Wave-in VSTi pin for routing
8000Hz signals to any registers
(example: playing other VSTi's sound on
the volume register) Full automation of
all VSTi parameters Superior sound
quality (..it is a HardSID!)
Support for up to 4 SID chips
(6581/8580/6582 in any combination)
Updateable firmware over USB
Microsoft Vista compatible (drivers for
Win2000/XP/Vista)
And if you're a C64 fan Cycle-accurate
playback of your favorite SID tunes
Digitized sound + high-speed playback
with low CPU utilization Seamless
playback of .sid tunes while you work
on your PC by providing a huge playback
buffer for non-VSTi applications
The HardSID 4U Studio Edition
Full physical separation of SIDs from
the USB driven circuits 100%
elimination of EMI (Electromagnetic
interference) noise that may come from
your PC via USB
Many PC parts (sometimes the USB
controller itself) generate (EMI) which
travels through the USB cable into your
USB Audio device (HardSID 4U in this
case). Even if you use a cable with
built-in EMI suppression some of the
noise may work its way through to your
audio device.
So, if any part in your PC isn't
properly EMI shielded, the noise may be
audible when low level audio is played.
EMI noise cannot be perfectly removed
by any suppression method except by
expensive physical separation of
circuits connected to the PC from the
audio circuits. Suppressed EMI noise is
still perfectly acceptable for hobby
usage, but if you're planning to record
your work/art in studio quality, you
should consider going for the HardSID
4U Studio Edition, since it physically
separates your audio circuits from the
ones connected to your PC.
Connectors: 4 mono dry outputs for best
sound quality (2x stereo jacks) Mixed
output for the easiest usage (1x stereo
jack - mono signal)
4 mono inputs for filtering external
sources with SID filters (2x stereo
jacks)
USB connector for connecting to a desk-
top PC or a Notebook DC-in connector
for connecting the power supply
(1A@12VDC)
Forget the emulation... you need the
REAL ONE!
Save a lot of money by pre-ordering!
Are you a HardSID owner? We appreciate
your loyality! See the details below!
Pricing
HardSID 4U without SID
Original price: 299 EUR
Pre-order price: 249 EUR (save 50 EUR)
Pre-order price for returning
customers: 199 EUR (save 100 EUR)
* Send us the serial number of your
HardSID (PCI or ISA/single-SID or
Quattro) card!
HardSID 4U Studio Edition without SID
The HardSID 4U Studio Edition
Full physical separation of the SIDs
from the USB driven circuits
100% eliminatioof EMI that may come
from your PC via USB
Connectors: Same as HardSid 4U
Original price: 399 EUR
Pre-order price: 349 EUR (save 50 EUR)
Pre-order price for returning
customers: 299 EUR (save 100 EUR)
* Send us the serial number of your
HardSID (PCI or ISA/single-SID or
Quattro) card!
Power Supply
220V/50Hz -> 1A@12VDC: 15 EUR
USB Cable 10 EUR
Shipping
via standard air-mail: 15 EUR
note: We're accepting pre-orders &
offering these heavily reduced prices
only for orders without SIDs.
Payment
The payment method for the pre-orders
is bank/wire transfer.
Once you've sent us your ordering email
we'll reply with the payment details
(we reply personally, you won't get
annoying automated emails) & then you
can transfer the price using a bank
account.
Ordering
Send us an email to sales@hardsid.com
with 1 of the following subject lines:
Pre-Ordering HardSID 4U without SID
Pre-Ordering HardSID 4U Studio Edition
without SID
Select the accessories you need & write
those into your ordering email:
USB Cable
Power Supply (220V/50Hz -> 1A@12VDC)
If a 220V/50Hz power supply is not
useable where you live, you'll have to
buy a power supply yourself. It has to
be able to provide 1A at 12VDC.
Polarity: the inner-pin ispositive:
+ --o)-- -
If you're a returning customer, don't
forget to tell us your card's serial #.
We'll reply with the payment details
very soon!
Shipping
Once you've sent us the price, it'll
arrive here in about a week. We'll send
you an email telling you about the
arrival of you money. At this point
you'll be registered into our shipping
queue.
Please note: We're sending the packages
in the order of payment. So, the sooner
you transfer, the sooner you get your
HardSID.
Status: The first HardSID 4U stock is
under manufacturing currently. We'll be
able to ship the first package in the
queue around the middle of April 2008.
We'll send you an email when we've
actually sent your package.
VSTI Interface
The VSTi interface for your HardSID 4U
8000Hz update rate on all SID
registers. This is not a dumb MIDI
control interface!
Wave-in VSTi pin for routing 8000Hz
signals to any SID registers. Example:
playing another VSTi's sound on the
volume register (drum sampler, guitar
synth, anything...)! No other SID synth
can do this!
Full automation of all VSTi parameters
in your VST host
Advanced modulation for each oscillator
(3x for each SID):
8x8 Modulation Matrix with selectable
sources, targets & amount (-100% to
100%)
8 Modulation Source Combiners for
advanced modulation
4 LFOs
4 Envelopes
Table editor for value sequencing at up
to 8000Hz speed
Selectable filter curve for driving the
famous analog SID filters
(logarithmic/linear for the 8580/6581)
Up to four VSTi instances can run
simultaneously (one for each SID)