Minimum System Requirements
The minimum system requirements state the minimal specification your computer must have to be able to use the software. A more powerful system may be required for certain tasks or larger projects. You can find more information about computer system specification and setup here.
- Supported operating system: Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6
- Power Mac G5 dual 2.0 GHz or Intel Core Duo 2.0 GHz processor
- 2 GB RAM
- Approx. 32 GB of free HD space
- Display resolution 1024 x 768 pixels
- CoreAudio compatible audio hardware
- DVD-ROM drive with dual-layer support
- USB component port for USB-eLicenser/Steinberg Key (license management)
- USB-eLicenser/Steinberg Key is required*
- Internet connection for license activation
- For using as plug-in or ReWire slave-device, a VST2, VST3, AU or ReWire compatible host is required.
- Supported operating systems: Windows XP with SP2 (32-bit), Windows Vista* and Windows 7*
- Pentium/Athlon 2.0 GHz dual core mobile or dual core 2.0 GHz processor
- 2 GB RAM
- Approx. 32 GB free of HD space
- Display resolution 1024 x 768 pixels
- Windows DirectX compatible audio hardware (ASIO compatible audio hardware recommended for low-latency performance)
- DVD-ROM drive with dual-layer support
- USB component port for USB-eLicenser/Steinberg Key (license management)
- USB-eLicenser/Steinberg Key is required**
- Internet connection for license activation
- For using as plug-in or ReWire slave-device, a VST2, VST3, AU or ReWire compatible host is required.
* The included The Grand 3 64-bit version natively supports 64-bit versions of Vista and Windows 7. For more information on compatibility with Windows 32-bit and 64-bit versions, read this Knowledge Base article.
** The USB-eLicenser/Steinberg Key (copy protection device) required to run this product is not included. Customers who do not own a USB-eLicenser/Steinberg Key must purchase one separately. The same USB-eLicenser/Steinberg Key copy protection device is then used for all Steinberg products that require it.

