Orange Amplifiers are an iconic British brand, established in swinging London '68, providing the amplification for a little blues band that went on to be called Fleetwood Mac. The bright orange amps soon attracted attention with stars such as Stevie Wonder, BB King, Jimmy Page, John Mayall, Ike and Tina Turner, and James Brown all wanting Orange Amps.
Zoom forward 40 years and Orange are introducing something new. A PC. And an amp. Together. The Orange PC (or OPC as they call it) leads the way with a number of ‘Firsts’:Orange amps and cabinets as well as free branded recording software package. Once plugged in, you can then use the software included to create music or choose your guitar sound and then play, record and hear your guitar through the computer!
– The first computer of its kind to have a built-in high powered speaker which delivers superb full range hi-fi quality sounds as well as vintage guitar sounds.
– The first computer to have a universal input jack enabling users to plug in a multitude of musical instruments (guitar, keyboard etc ) and peripherals such as the iPod, MP3 players and microphones.
– A unique cooling system to ensure air goes in and exits only after cooling the internal computer
As a fully fledged computer it has 4GB DDR2 RAM, 500GB Hard Drive, Intel chips, Windows 7 x64 home premium, 8 x USB2.0 ports, is Wi-Fi enabled and has an integrated GeForce 9300 graphics card with an optional dedicated ATI 5670 512MB card for those who may want to play a few games while they put their guitars down. The first models will include modelling software incorporating computer samples of vintage and current
Although the industrial design might not be up there with their 'fruity' competitors, Apple, it sure beats having an ugly beige box on your desk!
If I was of a musical bent, I'd be sorely tempted. More on their website.
Via RetroToGo
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