Overview; Requirements - Roland XV-88 User Manual

2. Overview

2.1 Requirements

Minimum system requirements for the Roland XV-88 Sibelius sound set are set out
below, separated by the version of Sibelius with which the sound set is to be used.
Sibelius 5
Mac OS X 10.4 or higher
Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 (32-bit/64-bit)
Sibelius 6
Mac OS X 10.4 or higher
Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 (32-bit/64-bit)
Sibelius 7
Mac OS X 10.6 or higher
Windows Vista or Windows 7 (32-bit/64-bit)
The size of your score, number of voices to be used, complexity, and a number of other
factors will determine how much computing power is required for your work. As a
general rule, we suggest that your system should meet the recommended, rather than
the minimum, system requirements for both the version of Sibelius you are using and
the sample library you intend to use.
For large libraries, we recommend streaming samples from a dedicated hard drive or
solid state drive (SSD) for the best performance. When working with large libraries,
laptop users in particular are encouraged to work with an external hard drive connect-
ed via FireWire 800, eSATA, or other high-performance data transfer protocol (this
excludes USB 1.0 and 2.0) as the system drive in many laptop computers is too slow
and not suited to sample streaming.
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