V-Stack

V-STACK
3 – 24 Installation and requirements for Mac OS X
Audio hardware
V-STACK 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 proper Mac OS X (Core Audio) drivers.
A basic rule of thumb is: if the hardware works under Mac OS X, you
can use it in V-STACK.
• V-STACK also supports audio hardware with Mac OS X compliant ASIO
drivers.
ASIO drivers may provide special support for routing, monitoring, synchronization, etc.
Note that the ASIO drivers must be written specifically for Mac OS X – Mac OS 9.X
ASIO drivers cannot be used.
Using the built-in audio hardware of the Macintosh
As of this writing, all current Macintosh models have built-in 16 bit ste-
reo audio hardware. Depending on your preferences and requirements,
this may be sufficient for use with V-STACK (although we recommend
using multi-output audio hardware). The built-in audio hardware is al-
ways available for selection in V-STACK – you don’t need to install any
additional drivers.
❐ Some Macintosh models have audio outputs but no inputs. This means
that you can only play back audio – recording is not possible without ad-
ditional audio hardware.