Owner`s manual

System Requirements, Installation,
Con guration, Setup and Usage
2
In this chapter you will  nd all of the platform-dependent information you need in order to install and
operate your TimewARP 2600 software synthesizer.
The TimewARP 2600 provides an extended set of digitally-based features that no hardware-based
analog synthesizer can offer. We describe the most important of these in section 2.2.
2.1
Digidesign Pro Tools
This release of the TimewARP 2600 is an RTAS plug-in and runs only under Digidesign
Pro Tools 6.1 and later versions, on either Apple OSX or Windows XP. On either of these
platforms, the requirements for the TimewARP 2600 are essentially those of Pro Tools
itself.
2.1.1
System Requirements
These are the same as Pro Tools itself, including enough memory to satisfy the practical
needs of the TimewARP 2600 software.
2.1.1.1
Disk Space and RAM
The executable  le occupies 6.1MB on disc, and the RAM requirements when running are
the same as the Pro Tools minimums.
2.1.1.2
System Clock
The TimewARP 2600 performs all signal generation and processing in real time. In
complex polyphonic patches, this may put a considerable load on your CPU. You may
have dif culty with a clock speed less than 800MHz; higher clock rates will increase the
number of polyphonic voices you can use, and the complexity of the patches available.
2.1.2
Installation
Installation on either platform is accomplished by very simple standardized installation
sequences. You must, of course, have a current installation of Pro Tools on your target
computer.