Space Station Pro started life on 386DX machines back in 1995 and will still operate on this CPU speed, but only at 11Khz output mode, like the earliest hardware samplers. In 1996 486 CPU’s became more affordable, and this type of processor will still perform at 22Khz output mode, like samplers at the beginning of this decade. In 1997, slow Pentium CPU’s became more affordable. This type of processor will still perform at 44Khz output mode, with polyphony values that match samplers still sold on the second hand market for over £500.00. This year has seen CPU’s rocket from 200Mhz to 450Mhz, with processors such as the Cyrix 300Mhz M2 costing less that £80.00 new. Tests on the M2 have resulted in polyphony values of more than 64 stereo waves at 44Khz. Used in conjunction with the AWE64 in win 98\95, 128 notes polyphony can be achieved using the SS Pro’s wave playback and the AWE wave table and physical modeler. When using the AWE SPDIF digital output, crystal clear audio playback will put other samplers to shame.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
386DX 40, Creative sound blaster 16, single speed CD-ROM, 8MB RAM, 16 colour VGA adaptor, 10Mb HD space and MS Dos 6.

RECOMMENDED REQUIREMENTS
Cyrix M2 300Mhz, AWE64, fast CD-ROM, as much RAM as possible, SVGA adaptor, Large IDE Drive, Win 95 OEM B or C but for best performance Dos 6.2 or Win95 Dos.