V-Stack

V-ST ACK
2 – 14 Installation and requirements for Windows
Audio hardware
V-ST ACK will run with audio hardware that meets the following basic
specifications:
• Stereo.
• 16 bit.
• Support of at least the 44.1kHz sampling rate.
• Is supplied with a special ASIO driver, or a DirectX or Windows Multimedia
compatible driver as described below.
❐ To be able to use V-ST ACK with VST System Link you must have an au-
dio interface with ASIO drivers and digital inputs and outputs!
About drivers
A driver is a piece of software that allows a program to communicate
with a certain piece of hardware. In this case, the driver allows
V-ST ACK to use the audio hardware. For audio hardware, there are
three different cases, each requiring different driver configurations:
If the audio hardware has a specific ASIO driver
Professional audio cards often come with an ASIO driver written es-
pecially for the card. This allows for communication directly between
V-ST ACK and the audio card. As a result, audio cards with specific
ASIO drivers can provide lower latency (input-output delay), which is
crucial when using VST Instruments. Furthermore, the ASIO driver
provides the means to communicate with another computer via VST
System Link.
Audio card-specific ASIO drivers are provided by the card manufac-
turers. Make sure to check the manufacturer’s web site for the latest
driver versions.
❐ We strongly recommend that you use ASIO compatible audio hardware
(even if you don’t plan to use VST System Link).