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HARDSID DEVELOPS NEW PRODUCTS
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http://www.hardsid.com
Dear Sid Fans
We're proud to announce two new
lower-cost HardSID products designed
for C64 music lovers who want to
play back SID tunes, play games on
emulators and create C64 tracker
music without buying a more
expensive SID synthesizer.
The new devices:
* HardSID Uno
* HardSID UPlay
Please visit our new products page:
http://www.hardsid.com/products.php
Please send a Tweet about us:
http://tinyurl.com/promotehardsids
Regards,
The HardSID Team
http://www.hardsid.com
Follow us on twitter:
http://twitter.com/HardSIDOfficial
HardSID Uno
Enjoy over 36000 wonderful C64 tunes
in high-quality played back on a
real SID chip!
* Ideal for SID Players, C64
Emulators, SID Trackers
* USB connection (compatible with
both 2.0 & 1.1)
* No power supply required! Use it
with a notebook just anywhere!
* Supported by the HardSID 4U Winamp
Plugin! (seeking, sub-tune
handling, IR remote controlling)
* Superior sound quality (..it is a
HardSID!)
* Support for one SID chip of any
version (old: 6581, new: 8580/6582)
* Updateable firmware over USB
* Drivers for Windows XP/Vista/Win7
* Cycle-accurate playback of your
favourite SID tunes
* Digitized sound + high-speed
playback with low CPU utilization
* Seamless playback of .sid tunes
while you work on your PC
Connectors
* One analogue SID sound output
(jack)
* USB connector for connecting the
unit to a desktop PC or a Notebook
forget the emulation... you need
the REAL ONE!
HardSID UPlay
Do you need both old and new SID
versions for playback? You need the
HardSID UPlay then!
* You can install two SIDs in it: one
old 6581 + one new 8580/6582
* Switch between the two SIDs simply
from the player software
* Ideal for SID Players, C64
Emulators, SID Trackers
* USB connection (compatible with
both 2.0 & 1.1)
* No power supply required! Use it
with a notebook just anywhere!
* Supported by the HardSID 4U Winamp
Plugin! (seeking, sub-tune
handling, IR remote controlling)
* Superior sound quality (..it is a
HardSID!)
* Updateable firmware over USB
* Drivers for Windows XP/Vista/Win7
* Cycle-accurate playback of your
favourite SID tunes
* Digitized sound + high-speed
playback with low CPU utilization
* Seamless playback of .sid tunes
while you work on your PC
Connectors
* One analogue SID sound output:
Outputs the sound of the actually
selected SID chip (jack)
* USB connector for connecting the
unit to a desktop PC or a Notebook
HardSID 4U "a HardSID... for you!"
The HardSID 4U is the most powerful
SID synthesizer since the legendary
C64!
* Two CPUs and main memory
* 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 four 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
favourite 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
* Supported by the HardSID 4U Winamp
Plugin! (seeking, sub-tune
handling, IR remote controlling)
The HardSID 4U Studio Edition
* Full physical separation of the
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) are generating
electromagnetic interference (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 will work its way
through to your audio device. So, if
any part in your PC isn't properly
electromagnetically shielded, the
EMI noise will be audible when low
level audio is played. EMI noise can
not 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. We're using
expensive technologies to replace
direct electrical contacts between
the PC driven circuits and the audio
circuits.
Connectors
* Four mono dry outputs for the best
sound quality (2x stereo jacks)
* Mixed output for the easiest usage
(1x stereo jack - mono signal)
* Four mono inputs for filtering
external sources with SID filters
(2x stereo jacks)
* USB connector for connecting the
unit to a desktop PC or a Notebook
* DC-in connector for connecting the
power supply (1A@12VDC)
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