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requirements

System Requirements, keyboard shortcuts and other specific hints (pdf files)
Windows XP / Vista / 7

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 %