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14 — System requirements and installation
Starting Cubase 64-bit on a 64-bit Mac OS X system
When you install Cubase on a 64-bit Mac OS X system, the program is set to
start in 32-bit mode.
• To start Cubase in 64-bit mode, right-click the application symbol in the Mac
OS X Finder, select “Get Info” and deactivate the “Open in 32-bit mode” option
in the dialog that appears.
General notes on how to set up your system
• RAM – There is a direct relation between the amount of available RAM and
the number of audio channels that you can have running.
The amount of RAM specified above is the minimum requirement, but as a general rule “the more
the better” applies.
• Hard-disk size – The size of the hard disk determines how many minutes of
audio you will be able to record.
Recording one minute of stereo CD quality audio requires 10 MB of hard-disk space. That is, eight
stereo tracks in Cubase use up at least 80
MB of disk space per recording minute.
• Hard-disk speed – The speed of the hard drive also determines the number
of audio tracks you can run.
That is the quantity of information that the hard disk can read, usually expressed as “sustained
transfer rate”. Again, “the more the better” applies.
• Wheel mouse – Although a mouse without a wheel will work fine with
Cubase, we recommend that you use a wheel mouse.
This will speed up value editing and scrolling considerably.
MIDI requirements
If you intend to use the MIDI features of Cubase, you need the following:
• A USB MIDI keyboard or a MIDI instrument and a MIDI interface to connect external
MIDI equipment to your computer
• Any audio equipment required to listen to the sound from your MIDI devices
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On the Steinberg web site, under “Support–DAW Components”, you can
find detailed information on what to consider when setting up a computer
system dedicated to audio work.