System Requirements
KONTAKT - PLUCKED PIANO IS NOT A KONTAKT PLAYER LIBRARY, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU
HAVE A FULL VERSION OF KONTAKT. Please also make sure you have the absolute latest version. 98% of
all enquiries to our support dept’ are cured by the upgrade. is is a cutting edge library and it simply won’t
work on anything but the latest version.
RECOMMENDED SPEC:
e better your computer, the better the performance of the Plucked Piano. But not to worry if you’re not spec’d
up to the hilt. All programs are provided with a set of parameters that enable you to tone back the CPU de-
mands of any given patch. But moving forward, we’re condent this module will keep your computer busy for
many years to come! We recommend a combination of high processor speeds, a good chunk of memory and
a devoted 7200rpm eSata, USBII, underbolt, or Firewire audio drive. e more memory you have, the less
demand placed on your drive, and having a totally devoted drive gives you the chance to load less into memory
and reduce load times. e higher the speed of your CPU, the more capable your computer will be to deal with
some of the amazing but complicated scripts we’ve written.
PCs:
We recommend an i5, or i7 Quad or 8 Core machine with 8 Gig or above memory. Vista 64 or Windows 7.
However, it will work with SP2, Pentium or Athlon XP 1.4GHz 1Gig RAM.
MACs:
We recommend a Mac-Pro Intel Based Dual, Quad or 8 Core machine with 8 Gig or above memory. Mac OS
10.6.1 (Snow Leopard). However, we have made the module work satisfactorily on a Mac Mini 2.4 GHz and a
MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo.
DRIVES:
Firewire, USBII, or eSata, 7200rpm. Ask your dealer for drives that are suitable for “AV use”. We always recom-
mend as small a drive as possible, as the platter will be smaller and the seek time less. e library will eventu-
ally take up 25 Gig on your hard drive. If using several large libraries, or a number of Spitre modules from
the same machine, we really recommend having your samples distributed over a number of drives. W highly
recommend Lacie eSata or Quadras 7200rpm. Moreover, an exciting development lies in the recent arrival of
some amazing solid state (SSD) drives. With seek times reduced to a fraction (0.1ms vs 6-9ms) of what stand-
ard drives can oer, we are certain you will be able to reduce your sampler’s “pre-load” (page 24) buer tenfold,
meaning you’ll be able to load enormous orchestral palettes into a single machine.
HOST:
e Kontakt 4 platform should work comfortably on most commonly found platforms and DAWs. As always
make sure you’re as up-to-date as you can aord! If you’re planning on building or adding Spitre to an already
large orchestral palette, we recommend running your library independently of your DAW, either on your host
computer (e.g. via Re-Wire) or on a slave device (e.g.. via Midi or MOL). is will assist your load-in times,
and will allow your DAW to do what it does best, sort out all your note ons and note os! We heartily endorse
Plogue Bidule (www.plogue.com) as a virtual rack/ routing system. For more advice and information about
setting up please check our website.
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