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Setting Up Your System
About this Chapter
In this chapter, you will find information on the basic computer setup and on more
advanced audio and MIDI system setups.
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 in the minimum requirements is a must, 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 can record.
Recording one minute of stereo CD quality audio requires 10 MB of hard disk
space. That is, eight stereo tracks in Sequel 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 disk can read, usually expressed as
sustained transfer rate. Again, the more the better applies.
MIDI Requirements
If you intend to use the MIDI features of Sequel, 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.
Audio Hardware
Sequel runs with audio hardware that meets the following specifications:
-Stereo
- 16 bit
- Sampling rate: 44.1kHz
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On the Steinberg web site, under “Support–DAW Components”, you find detailed
information on what to consider when setting up a computer system dedicated to
audio work.