User's Manual

Allen & Heath 26 ZED-R16 User Guide
ZED DICE DRIVERS: SYSTEM COMPATIBILTY
DRIVER RELEASE VERSION: V3.3.2
The ZED DICE drivers are supplied to Allen & Heath by TC Applied Technologies Ltd. They are customised versions of
drivers used in generic FireWire devices used extensively throughout the Pro Audio industry.
We at A&H endeavour to verify the stability and function of these drivers with different computers, operating systems and
applications, however certain configurations of computer hardware and operating systems may not have been verified here
at A&H.
Operating System Status A&H Verified
XP/32-bit Delivered Yes
XP/64-bit Delivered No
Vista/32-bit Delivered Yes
Vista/64-bit Delivered No
Operating System Status A&H Verified
OSX 10.4.11 & up Delivered Yes
OSX 10.5.2 & up Delivered Yes
Windows
Mac (Intel & PPC Platforms)
Computer System Specification Recommendations
It is difficult to specify minimum computer system requirements because we would be specifying the requirement for your
computer and OS to connect to the ZED-R16 and transfer the audio data on the AS400 compliant FireWire bus which is
only part of a digital audio recording, editing and playback system. Also, the fastest, most modern computer can have its au-
dio streaming performance crippled by certain network drivers, system functions or power hungry applications, and espe-
cially the dreaded anti-virus software.
If we were to recommend a minimum general system it would be:
Operating System CPU Speed
XP P4/equiv or higher 2.8GHz or higher
Vista Core 2 Duo or higher 2GHz or higher
RAM
1GB or higher
2GB or higher
OSX 10.4.11/10.5.2+ Intel or PPC 2 GHz or higher 1GB or higher
Audio software & DAW compatibility
We are constantly updating the list of software applications that the ZED-R16 can be used with, so it’s best to check the
website for the up to date list. Also you should be able to find project templates already setup for ZED-R16, along with MIDI
maps or mapping information for various DAWs and audio applications.
At the time of writing this guide, we have successfully tested ZED-R16 audio and MIDI communication with:
SONAR LE & Producer 7 FL Studio
Cubase Studio 4 Audition 3
Logic Express 8 Ableton Live (MMC not tested)
ACID Pro 6