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  1. Compatibility of Native Instruments products with Snow Leopard - Mac OS X 10.6
    This article lists known issues with some Native Instruments products under the Apple Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard) operating system. MASCHINE 1.0.0 DVD installer Note: This topic only concerns MASCHINE installation discs labeled with "copyright 2008". After installing Maschine on Mac OS 10.6.x fr ...
  2. Compatibility of Native Instruments products with Leopard - Mac OS X 10.5
    Most NATIVE INSTRUMENTS software applications and hardware drivers have been updated for the operating system Mac OS X Leopard (10.5). Minimum Versions required for Mac OS X Leopard compatibility: ABSYNTH 4.05 AUDIO KONTROL control software 1.02 AKOUSTIK PIANO 1.1.3 B4 II 2.04 BANDSTAND 1. ...
  3. Tuning Tips for Windows XP for audio processing
    Turn off your visual effects: This can be done by going to: Start>Control Panel>System>Advanced>Performance Settings>Visual Effects. Select "Custom" and de-select the visual effect options. Next, set the Windows theme to "Classic". It'll make your OS look a bit more boring, by ...
  4. Basic Performance Tips For Windows 7
    This guide will show you how to get the best performance out of your computer under Windows 7. The guide is not looking at compatibility questions such as driver or 64 Bit compatibility. There are three things to remember when optimizing your Windows 7 computer for real-time audio processing: 1. ...
  5. Audio Kontrol 1 mapping tool for use with Mac OS 10.6
    When trying to use the latest version of the AUDIO KONTROL 1 mapping tool (v1.0.2) under Mac OS 10.6, the application will unexpectedly quit at startup. This article provides the previous version of the AUDIO KONTROL 1 mapping tool application (v1.0.1) that can be used under Mac OS 10.6 without ...
  6. Is TRAKTOR 3 / TRAKTOR SCRATCH compatible with Mac OSX 10.6. Snow Leopard?
    all Traktor versions prior to the TRAKTOR PRO / TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO generation are not compatible with the current version of Mac OS X 10.6 aka Snow Leopard. We are currently not aware of any possible workaround or fix for this issue. It is recommended to either upgrade to TRAKTOR PRO, or to ref ...
  7. Installation process quits after a few seconds on Mac OSX 10.5 Leopard
    Some Native Instruments installers require a patch in order to work under Leopard. There are two Leopard installer patches available, one for Kontakt Player 2 libraries and one for other products. Here is a list of Native Instruments installers which require this patch (Kontakt Player 2 installe ...
  8. Application Shows Only a Blank White Window
    Under Mac OS 10.5.x you may get only a blank white window when starting the standalone application or when instantiating a plug-in in a host. Try the following workarounds in the given order if you are experiencing this issue: 1. Change color profile Go to the "System Preferences" Select "Disp ...
  9. Native Instruments hardware under Linux
    All NI audio interfaces can also be used under Linux operating systems. This includes AUDIO 4 DJ/AUDIO 8 DJ, AUDIO KONTROL 1, GUITAR RIG MOBILE I/O, the KORE 1 controller, the second and third generations of the RIG KONTROL, and the SESSION I/O interface. Both the audio and MIDI functions of the ...
  10. Installing NATIVE INSTRUMENTS Applications on a 64-bit Windows System
    (Note: please check our Windows Vista compatibility page for the latest information on using our products in a 64-bit operating system.) In a 64-bit Windows Vista system you will find that your computer has two independent 'Program Files' folders, 'Program Files (x86)' and 'Program Files.' When ...
  11. Tuning Tips for Windows Vista for audio processing
    Before we go through the list of tuning tips, make sure that your computer has sufficient RAM installed. Vista's options and features can require quiet large amount of RAM just for smooth operation of the operating system (OS). Please note that you need RAM for a smooth audio processing as wel ...
  12. Traktor DJ Studio 2.x versions are not compatible with Leopard OS 10.5.x
    This version won't run on a Leopard OS. Please update your TRAKTOR version to the latest version. Note: This version is not compatible to Intel Mac machines also. TRAKTOR is compatible to Intel Mac machines since version 3.1. In case you want to run TRAKTOR on a Intel Mac computer, please updat ...