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What are the system requirements for Ethno Instrument?

System Requirements for MOTU Ethno Instrument

MOTU Ethno Instrument has the following system requirements:

  • A minimum of 512 MB of RAM is required. However, since Ethno Instrument loads samples (or a portion of the samples) into the computer's RAM add as much RAM as possible to your computer; at least 1024 MB (1 GB) is highly recommended. Ethno also allows samples to be streamed directly from disk thus freeing up RAM.
  • A large hard drive (preferably at least 40 GB). See below for Mac and Windows specific hard drive requirements.
  • A free USB port for the iLok USB key. Note that if you have multiple products which use iLoks for authorization you can consolidate multiple authorizations onto a single iLok; see this tech note.
  • A CD/DVD disk drive for installation.

For Mac OS X:

  • A G4 500 MHz Power Macintosh or faster; a G5 or Intel-based Mac is recommended. Dual-processor machines are also highly recommended.
  • Mac OS X version 10.3, 10.4, or 10.5; version 10.3.9 or later is required, and version 10.4 or later is recommended.
  • A hard drive with enough space to hold the 8 GB sound files. The drive must be formatted as Mac OS Extended (also known as HFS+). Journalling can be on or off.
  • An audio sequencer software package that hosts MAS, AU, VST, or RTAS instrument plug-ins. As Ethno has 34 outputs (stereo main outs + 16 stereo aux outputs), the host needs to support instruments with greater than 32 outputs. Alternatively, Ethno Instrument can be used as a standalone application.

For Windows:

  • An 800MHz Pentium III-based PC compatible or faster. Dual-processor machines are also highly recommended.
  • Windows Vista or Windows XP
  • An Open GL-compatible video card with the latest graphics drivers (support for OpenGL 1.2 is required, with support for 1.5 or 2.0 preferred).
  • A hard drive with enough space to hold the 8 GB sound files. The drive must be formatted as NTFS.
  • An audio sequencer package that hosts DXi, VST, or RTAS instrument plug-ins. As Ethno has 34 outputs (stereo main outs + 16 stereo aux outputs), the host needs to support instruments with greater than 32 outputs. Alternatively, Ethno Instrument can be used as a standalone application.