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requirements

System Requirements, keyboard shortcuts and other specific hints (pdf files)
Windows XP

please note there is no software for creating your own IR's for Windows XP yet. However, Audio Ease does offer a way for you to make your own IR's. Read more in the Windows XP document to the right.

RTAS

VST

Mac OS X TDM Pro Tools Mac

RTAS Pro Tools (inc LE and M-Powered)

(some common PT 7 Questions)

AudioSuite - Pro Tools

Audio Unit - Logic

MAS - Digital Performer

VST - Cubase & Nuendo

Performance

Nuendo at 1024 sample buffersize. 28 tracks of 16 bit 44.1 kHz, playing back.
28 Altiverbs with 2.8-sec mono to stereo halls
on this 2.6 GHz Pentium 4 : 80 % CPU

Nuendo at 1024 sample buffersize. 12 stereo tracks of 16 bit 44.1 kHz, playing back. 11 Altiverbs inserted: Philips Hall Mono to stereo (2.8 seconds)
Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual core CPU 2.66GHz
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CPU Usage: 32 %
Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
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CPU Usage: 32 %

Nuendo at 256 sample buffersize. 42 tracks of 16 bit 44.1 kHz, playing back. 16 Altiverbs inserted: Amsterdam concertgebouw Mono to Mono (4.2 seconds)
Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual core CPU 2.66GHz
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CPU Usage: 49 %
Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
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CPU Usage: 42 %
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+
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CPU Usage: 47 %
Apple G5 dual 1.8 GHz CPU Usage: 65 %
Apple G5 dual 2.0 GHz CPU Usage: 52 %

Pro Tools M-Powered 7.1 at 256 sample buffersize. 14 stereo tracks of 16 bit 48 kHz, playing back. 14 Altiverbs inserted: Beaufort Mono to stereo (2.7 seconds)
Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual core CPU 2.66GHz
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CPU Usage: 75 %