User Manual

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Requirements
This is what you need…
To use WaveLab Studio you need the following:
• A PC with Windows XP or 2000 installed and ready.
A free USB port is also required. For more details about the computer re-
quirements, see below.
• A Multimedia PC compatible, 16-bit (or better) audio
card.
By audio card we mean a card capable of recording and playing back
audio, using the computer’s hard disk as storage media. See “About au-
dio cards” on page 246.
To take advantage of WaveLab Studio’s more advanced
features, you need the following:
• To utilize WaveLab Studio’s CD burning capabilities,
you will need a CD recorder.
Your CD recorder must support the disc-at-once write mode.
• DirectX 9 or later must be installed.
Computer requirements
Below, the minimum computer requirements are listed,
with recommendations where applicable. The following
sections describe each system component (processor,
RAM, etc.) in more detail.
Minimum requirements
• Intel Pentium III/AMD Athlon 800 MHz (Intel Pentium IV/AMD
Athlon or AMD Opteron 2,4GHz).
• Newer dual core CPUs are recommended.
• 256 MB RAM (1GB recommended).
• A monitor and video card with a resolution of 24bit (32bit rec-
ommended).
• 50MB of free hard disk space (10GB recommended).
• Windows XP or 2000 (Windows XP recommended).
• Windows MME compatible audio hardware (ASIO compatible
audio hardware recommended).
• CD or DVD ROM drive for installation (CD/DVD writer recom-
mended).
•USB port.
• DirectX version 9 or later is required for using video and some
export functions.
RAM
Since WaveLab Studio is disk based, the amount of RAM
does not limit the size of audio files you can work with.
Even with moderate amounts of RAM, you can have many
files open at the same time. However, when more RAM is
available, some processes can be accelerated by Wave-
Lab Studio.
Processing power
The difference between running WaveLab Studio on a
faster computer and a slower one is noticeable in many
cases:
• More real-time processing
The faster the computer, the more real-time plug-ins you will be able to
use.
• Faster “off-line” processing and analysis tasks
Certain types of processing which make heavy demands on the com-
puter will be completed more quickly on a faster machine.
• Screen updates
Scrolling, editing and manipulating objects is “snappier” on a faster ma-
chine.
Hard disk
Audio files are relatively big. Approximately 10.6 MB of
hard disk space is used up for every minute of 16 bit ste-
reo/44.1 kHz audio recorded. For 24 bit/48 kHz audio or
higher, the audio files are of course a lot bigger. Therefore
we recommend that you get the largest hard disk you can
afford. The speed of the hard disk will affect some of the
processing operations. This is mainly noticeable when you
work with very long files.
In addition, a fast hard disk is absolutely crucial for CD-R
and DVD-R burning. If the hard disk is slow, your recorder
might not be able to write at its maximum possible speed.
!
Do not use file compression on hard disks where au-
dio files are stored!