4.Required environment for sound designers

Regarding software, we will list representative product names of the minimum necessary tools. Also, since there are many types of hardware, please refer only to the categories and functions you need.

Table 4-1 List of hardware for sound designers

Category	remarks
Macintosh	Power Mac, RAM 16BM or more, HDD 500MB or more recommended.
MIDI for Macintosh interface	STUDIO3, MIDI translator etc. MIDI sound sources such as SC-55 and SC-88 also have MIDI interface functions.
MIDI keyboard	Since it will be used for data input etc., we recommend one with rich MIDI functions.
sampling source	CD players, MD, DAT, etc. When using an AudioMediaII board, we recommend one with a coaxial digital out.
sampling board or hard disk recording system	AudioMediaII is recommended. Samplers that can be connected to Macintosh via SCSI are also available.
development target	CartDev+DevSaturn
others	It is convenient to have a GM-compatible MIDI sound source for composing and checking. Also, to monitor multiple sound sources, you will also need a MIXER, amplifier, speakers, etc.

remarks

1. Saturn game sound production requires a high proportion of PCM sampling work, so we recommend the AudioMediaII board to improve development efficiency.

The figure below shows the hardware environment recommended by SEGA for sound designers.

Figure 4-1 Sega's recommended hardware environment for sound designers

Table 4-2 List of software for sound designers

tool	product name	remarks
waveform editor	SOUND DESIGNER2	It is bundled as standard with the AudioMediaII board.
	WAVE editor	commercially available tools
tone editor	TONE editor	Sega provided tools
sequencer	VISION	Studio VISION is also available.
	CUBASE	Can also be used with CUBASE AUDIO
	PERFORMER	DIGITAL PERFORMER can also be used.
DSP effect edit tools	DSP LINKER	Sega provided tools
others	Sound Simulator	Sega provided tools