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Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH
Steinberg has been providing award-winning, technologically advanced music and media production products for musicians and producers of music, video and film since 1984. Steinberg is today one of the world's largest audio software houses with more than 1.5 million users worldwide. Its products have long since found world renown in all aspects of modern digital audio processing and form the backbone of facilities specializing in music composition and production, mastering, restoration, broadcast, sound design, audio post for the film industry among many others. Since the foundation of the company in 1984, Steinberg has constantly pushed back the boundaries of what is possible in digital audio. Our groundbreaking technologies offer flexible, cost-effective and intuitive ways of realizing your full creative and professional potential, and for the basis of countless production environments around the globe.

Sequel 2 - Music Creation and Performance
Sequel 2 is an affordable and easy-to-use music studio designed for first-time computer music enthusiasts. Combining intuitive tools to record, edit, mix and perform music with great-sounding loops, instruments and effects, Sequel 2 is the perfect first step into music production and performance. Sequel 2 runs on both PCs and Mac computers and comes with a massive library of more than 5,000 loops, over 600 of ready-to-play instrument sounds, stunning effects and the same state-of-the-art audio engine that is preferred by many world-class producers all around the globe. It’s never been more fun to create music on a computer!
Sequel turns you into a producer, and gives you your own fully-loaded music studio. You need hip-hop beats for your latest track? Or want to surprise your friends at your next party with your own electro live-set? Sequel gives you everything you need to produce pro-quality tracks at home, on a plane, in the rehearsal room or even live at a club. And best of all, Sequel is so easy to use that you can get creating your own music straight away.

Features
* Complete all-in-one package — ready to use, straight out of the box!
* Record, edit and mix music in any popular style
* More than 5,000 loops from world-class producers included, covering popular styles like hip hop and R'n'B, dance and electro, pop, metal, world music and many more
* More than 600 ready-to-play instrument sounds including more than 60 drum kits for various styles
* Plug right into Sequel 2 with almost any hardware controller or keyboard, with easy setup thanks to the new Controller Learn feature
* Live control of your performances using a MIDI keyboard or external hardware controller
* Play melodies and chords without MIDI keyboard using the PC keyboard or mouse
* Track Freeze for more CPU power — more tracks, more Sequel!
* Even more creativity with audio in the new Sample Editor with Free Warp and Audio Reverse
* Low latency on Windows Vista even with no ASIO sound device thanks to Windows Vista Core Audio (Vista only)
* Sequel Content Sets available separately with thousands of additional loops for your favorite music style (exclusively available from our Steinberg Online Shop)
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Intel
Whether you’re a beginner, an inspired multitasker or an extreme user, Intel’s
groundbreaking advancements revolutionize what technology can do for you.
Run multiple applications simultaneously—including the hottest new digital
experiences such as high-definition video, immersive 3D games and advanced video editing—thanks to powerful Intel® processors designed to deliver the thrill of new capabilities.
The processor is the most important element in the computing experience. It determines how fast software runs, how smoothly PC games play, how quickly videos load, how energy-efficient your PC is and how quickly you can accomplish things. And the best processors come from Intel.
Amazing things happen with Intel Inside®.

Intel® Core™ i7 Processor
Intel® Core™ processors are the newest, smartest and fastest processors from Intel, delivering outstanding, intelligent performance for multitasking, digital video editing, gaming and more. The culmination of 40 years of technology leadership, Intel Core processors provide the foundation for reliable, responsive, energy-efficient PCs.
Hardcore multitaskers rejoice. The Intel® Core™ i7 processor delivers maximum processing power in response to peak demands. You’ll fly through everything you do on your PC – from playing intense 3D games to creating and editing digital video, music and photos. With Intel® Turbo Boost 6 and Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology,7 you get intelligent performance when you need it most.
More performance, less waiting. Now is the time for a faster new PC.
There’s no reason to wait to get a new PC with faster performance, richer Internet experiences and sleek new designs. A faster new PC—it’s like discovering the Internet all over again.
Legal Disclaimers
6 CLAIM: Intel® Turbo Boost Technology6Disclaimer: “6Intel® Turbo Boost technology (Intel® TBT) requires a PC with a processor with Intel TBT capability. Intel TBT performance varies depending on hardware, software, and overall system configuration. Check with your PC manufacturer on whether your system delivers Intel TBT. See http://www.Intel.com/technology/turboboost for more information.”
7 CLAIM: Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology7Disclaimer: “7Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology requires a computer system with a processor supporting HT Technology and an HT Technology-enabled chipset, BIOS and operating system. Performance will vary depending on the specific hardware and software you use. For more information, including details on which processors support HT Technology, see http://www.Intel.com/info/hyperthreading
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ASUS N50 Notebooks
The fusion of cutting-edge technology and fashionable design. The N50 provides powerful mobile computing with the latest Intel ® Centrino ® 2 processor technology, superior graphics and multimedia equipment. Those new notebooks come with energy-efficient Intel ® Core ™ 2 Duo processors, bright 15.4 inch display with power-saving LED backlight as well as the Super Hybrid Engine (SHE) which enables extended battery life up to 35% by the highly efficient energy and power adjustments. An additional light sensor provides an automatic LCD brightness regulation by adjusting the screen brightness automatically to the ambient light and leads to an improved battery life.

About ASUS
ASUS is one of the world leading companies in the new digital era. With more than 10,000 employees ASUS generated in fiscal year 2008 consolidated sales of around 8.1 billion U.S. dollars. ASUS has been 11 years continuously in the Info Tech 100 list by Business Week and was classified by the Wall Street Journal Asia as the Number 1 for the best quality products from Taiwan. In 2008 more than 3000 ASUS products were awarded worldwide, for example ASUS won the IF Forum Award for excellent design. The company is the market leader in Germany for Netbook, motherboards and graphics cards, as a supplier of notebook ASUS ranks among the top 5 players.
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