Windows
Windows 7 (latest Service Pack, 32/64 Bit), Intel Core Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2, 2 GB RAM
Mac
Mac OS X 10.6 or 10.7 (latest update), Intel Core Duo, 2 GB RAM
SPECIFICATIONS
- Stand-alone
- VST
- Audio Units
- RTAS (Pro Tools 9 or higher)
- ASIO
- CoreAudio
- WASAPI
Native 64-bit support for stand-alone and plug-in versions
1 GB free disk space / 48 GB for complete installation
| Format | File Extension |
| AKAI | |
| S-1000 | CD-ROM |
| S-3000 / Mesa | CD-ROM, .s3p, .sp, no extension (Mac) |
| S-5000 / S-6000 Program | .akp |
| S-5000 / S-6000 Multi | .akm |
| Z-4 / Z-8 Program | .akp |
| MPC 5000 | .akp |
| MPC Sound | .snd***** |
| MPC Program | .pgm***** |
| ALESIS | |
| FUSION | .afp |
| EMU | |
| EOS IV | CD-ROM |
| EIII | CD-ROM |
| Esi | .esi |
| Emax II | |
| KORG | |
| TRITON | *.ksc & *.pcg |
| KURZWEIL | |
| K2000 / K2VX | .krz |
| K2500 * | .k25 |
| K2600 * | .k26 |
| ROLAND | |
| FANTOM-G / FANTOM-S | .svd |
| S-50 / S-550 | .out |
| S-700 / S770 ** | .out |
| ENSONIQ | |
| EPS | .efe |
| ASR-10 | .efa |
| ASR-X | |
| PULSAR | |
| Pulsar STS Program | .p |
| Pulsar STS Sample | .s |
| Pulsar STS 5000 | .sts |
| WAVEMACHINE LABS | |
| Drumagog | .gog |
| YAMAHA | |
| A3000 | |
| A4000 | |
| A5000 | |
| MOTIF | .xov |
| Format | File Extension |
| GIGASTUDIO | |
| Gigastudio 1-2.5 | .gig |
| Gigastudio 3 | .gig |
| EXS24 | |
| EXS24 mkI | .exs |
| EXS24 mkII | .exs |
| HALION | |
| Halion 1 / 2 program *** | .fxp |
| REASON NN-XT | |
| NN-XT Instruments | .sxt |
| RECYCLE | |
| REX 1 | .rex |
| REX 2 | .rx2 |
| MACH 5 ****** | |
| Mach 5 Bank | .m5b |
| Mach 5 Preset | .m5p |
| Mach 5 Performance | .m5m |
| SOUNDFONT 2 | |
| Soundfont 2 | .sf2 |
| BATTERY | |
| Battery 1 | .kit |
| Battery 2 | .kt2 |
| Battery 3 Kit | .kt3 |
| Battery 3 Cells | .cl3 |
| REAKTOR | |
| Reaktor | .map |
| LM4 | |
| LM4 mk1 | .txt |
| LM4 mk2 | .fxp |
| BITHEADZ | |
| DS-1 Unity **** | .uds |
| SAMPLECELL | |
| SampleCell | .ins, no extension / CD-ROM |
| BEATCREATOR | |
| BeatCreator | .zgr |
| DR-008 | |
| DR-008 Kits | .zgr |
| RGC:AUDIO SFZ | |
| sfz sample definition files | .sfz |
| VSAMPLER | |
| VSampler 1 - 2.5 | .vsb |
| Format | File Extension |
| APPLE LOOPS | |
| Apple Loop | .aiff / .aif |
| ACID | |
| Acidized Wave | .wav |
| SOUND DESIGNER 2 | |
| mono / stereo | .sd2 |
| WAV | |
| mono / stereo | .wav |
| multichannel | .wav |
| AIFF | |
| mono / stereo | .aiff / .aif |
| multichannel | .aiff / .aif |
| Format | File Extension |
| Akai S1000 Disc | proprietary |
| Akai S3000 Disc | proprietary |
| E-MU Disc | proprietary |
| Roland Disc | proprietary |
| Ensoniq Disc | proprietary |
| Kurzweil Disc | proprietary |
| Mac HFS Disc (PC) | proprietary |
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Direct import from DVDs / CD-ROMs is supported even if Windows or OSX cannot read these DVDs / CD-ROMs
CD images can be imported in the formats .IMG, .ISO, .NRG, or .DMG
Import from floppy disks is not supported
Sound Designer 2 (SD2) files cannot be imported on PC due to PC incompatibility with Sound Designer files
On PCs, you can load SampleCell instruments only from a Mac HFS CD-ROM or from an image file created from such a CD-ROM. On the Mac, you can load SampleCell instruments either from a CD-ROM as on PCs or from a folder on a MAC formatted hard disk
24-bit or 20-bit disk-accelerated files are not supported (e.g. GigaStudio3 Piano)
* Only supported, if patch does not reference any ROM Samples from original keyboard
** Only image files supported. Please put these image files into the image folder
*** Halion 3 is not supported
**** Encrypted and encoded Unity libraries are not supported
***** Supported versions are MPC-60, MPC-3000, MPC-2000, and MPC-2000XL
****** Only compatible with MACH 5 v1 files, not v2
