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Home Studio 7 System Requirements

The following are the minimum and recommended system requirements.

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 System Requirement  Minimum  Recommended
 Operating System  Windows XP (32-bit) / Vista (32-bit)
 Processor Speed  Intel® Pentium® 4 1.3 GHz or
 AMD Athlon™ XP 1500+
 or higher
 Intel® Pentium® 4 2.8 GHz [EM64T]
 AMD Athlon™ 64 2800+
 or higher
 RAM  512 MB  1 GB or higher
 Graphics (resolution, color depth)  1024 x 768, 16-bit color  1280 x 960, 24-bit color or higher
 Hard Disk Space  100 MB for core program  6 GB for program and content
 Hard Disk Type  Any  EIDE/Ultra DMA (7200 RPM) or SATA
 MIDI Interface*
Windows-compatible
 Audio Interface**
Windows-compatible
 Media Drive
DVD-ROM, DVD+/-R, or DVD+/-RW for installation, CD-R or CD-RW capability required for CD audio disc burning
Web Server Access*** None Available web server space with FTP access privileges

* Required to connect external MIDI devices 
** Required for audio playback. See www.cakewalk.com/PCresource for a complete list of recommended audio devices
***Cakewalk Publisher requires you to have available web server space with FTP access privileges. An internet connection is required for music uploading. A broadband connection is recommended.

Note: SONAR does not support Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, or NT. QuickTime support requires QuickTime 6 or higher. SONAR Home Studio 7 is presented on DVD media. DVD-ROM, DVD+/-R or DVD+/-RW drive required for installation.

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