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20 — System requirements and installation

DirectX drivers (Windows only)

DirectX is a Microsoft “package” for handling various types of multimedia data

under Windows. Cubase supports DirectX, or to be more precise, Direct-

Sound, which is a part of DirectX used for playing back and recording audio.

This requires one of the following types of drivers:

• A DirectX driver for the audio device, allowing it to communicate with DirectX.

If the audio hardware supports DirectX, this driver should be supplied by the

manufacturer. If it is not installed with the audio hardware, please check the

manufacturer’s web site for more information.

• The ASIO DirectX Full Duplex driver, allowing Cubase to communicate with

DirectX. This driver is included with Cubase, and does not require any special

installation.

Mac OS X drivers (Mac only)

If you are using a Macintosh computer, make sure that you are using the latest

Mac OS X drivers for your audio hardware. Follow the manufacturer’s instruc-

tions to install the driver.

Testing the audio hardware

To make sure that the audio device works as expected, perform the following

tests:

• Use any software included with the hardware to make sure that you can

record and play back audio without problems.

• If the hardware is accessed via a standard operating system driver, try play-

ing back audio using the computer’s standard audio application (e. g. Windows

Media Player or Apple iTunes).

Installing a MIDI interface or USB MIDI keyboard

Although many USB MIDI keyboards and MIDI interfaces are plug&play devices,

you may have to install a dedicated device driver. Please follow the installation

procedure described in the documentation that came with the device.

You should also make sure to check the manufacturer’s web site for the lat-

est driver updates.