32-bit vs 64-bit for FX plugins... Need for bridging?

So we know that 32-bit VST synths have a problem running on SONAR 64-bit, which is why they use things like BitBridge or Jbridge to bridge it.

But what about 32-bit VST effects? Can they remain in 32-bit? Is it necessary to bridge them to 64-bit with Jbridge?

John


Its not synths or audio effects that is the problem its being 32 bit in a 64 bit world.

32 bit plugins of any sort work under bitbridge in Sonar X1 64 bit just fine. Its only a very few that wont. That is because they are nominally VSTs.

You're right... I didn't realize that SONAR opened FX VSTs via BitBridge like it does with synth VSTs.


As long as BitBridge does a good job handling 32-bit synth vst's, thats good.


Because BitBridge does a bad job with Synth VSTs...it creates delay in playback as you increase latency. So I have to buy Jbridge and use that for synth vst's instead of BitBridge. Just making sure I don't have to use JBridge for FX vsts as well, and just let SONAR's bitbridge handle the FX vsts.

These two videos by the Celemony's software architect Carsten Gehle that do a great job of explaining both the benefits of x64 and how bridging works and some of it's drawbacks.  Very much worth watching.  It is in German, but overdubbed in English.

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttZaNCrZa8U

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoKLNovpV18&

Had not seen those Melodyne Vid's, thanks.  With Waves 9 being 64bit we have one less 32bit plugin to deal with.  ; )

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I don't use SONAR's Bitbridge at all. I found it didn't reliably work with all my 32 bit plugins so had a mix of jBridge and BitBridge. After some experimenting I found that I was better off sticking exclusively to jBridge as its updated regularly and we can communicate with the developer and ask for features and or report bugs which he addresses fairly promptly. With Birbridge there's no idea whether it has had any updates done to it or not.

So now I only use jBridge (for 2 years) and as SONAR allows you to select that internally there's no problem at all in running it that way.

Whether its a VST or VSTi doesn't make any difference. Since I've stuck with jBridge alone I haven't had any probs with 32 bit plugins in SONAR X1 x64 Expanded.