Which of you Go-tos are still 32 bit.

There has been continuous progress over the past couple of years with more and more manufactures going 64 bit.
There are still quite a few things however that still live in the 32 bit world that I use regularly and would like to see updated.
 

• GForce - Mtron Pro and MiniMonster. Absolute essentials for me.
• Korg - Legacy MonoPoly (my 2nd go to for synth sounds after MiniMonster)
• NI - B4II - back on the list because they broke Vintage Organs in Kontakt 4.2
• XILS Lab - XILS LE - A unholy alliance of dongle and 32 bit only is keeping my credit card away from upgrading to the full version.
• Cakewalk Perfect Space and Vintage Channel.
• IK Multimedia SampleTank 2.5 and Miroslav CE - Probably the last 32 bit software I purchased. Old but good. I don't expect 2.5 to be updated but it will be interesting to see what Sampletank 3 brings to the party.
• Sonoma Wireworks - Kitcore - There was a 64 bit version in development but since Sonoma bought out Submersible Music its gone really quiet. Its one of those applications like SampleTank 2.5 it's old and lacking in the sophistication of modern applications but still sounds good enough to use occasionally.JBridge is required with this one. Had the product been developed it could have been something great.

What do you want to see go 64 bit?

I still run totally 32 bit on my new desktop DAW build and my Lappy.

I know, at some point I will run into a situation where I will be forced to go 64 or perhaps 128 (I'm sure 128 will be out by then...... )

But until I run into that roadblock to recording..... I'll be 32 bit for a while.

I agree with "the Bouy"

I use 64bit except for projects which I started in 32bit that I need to finish there because some of the plugins like GR3 don't work at all in 64bit.

Vintage Organs definitely needs to be fixed.  I am actually quite disappointed that we've heard nothing from NI on this except a minor forum acknowledgement that it's broken.

I don't have any problems using Perfect Space and Vintage Channel with bitbridge to my knowledge, so it doesn't bother me that they're still 32bit.  is there something there that I'm not aware of that I'm missing out on?

same for sampletank.  I don't have 2.5, I have SE and LE, but I've not seen any problems using it with bitbridge either.  but I don't use it much either, so that could be the difference there.

JB - for me it wasn't that 64bit miraculously made my mixes sound better, washed the dishes, mopped the floors, took out the trash or kept my house at an even 72*F without using any fossil fuels.  for me the move to 64bit was simply to be able to use more RAM with my softsynths and plugins in sonar.  I had reached the RAM limit more than once in 32bit with large complex projects and wanted to take advantage of the extra RAM for them.

BFD2.


I've heard/read that BFD3 might be 64bit, but BFD2 already does everything I want, just not in 64bits.

B4 (reasons given above)
SoundToys Native...ARRRRRRGGGGH!!  I want them back!!
All my UAD stuff...but they run fine bridged.

Addictive
UAD
IK (soon to be resolved, I hear)
Jamstix

bitflipper


My favorite go-to 32-bit software? SONAR 8.5.3.

Sure wish ARC would go 64 bit (hint, hint)

Rbh


Ni Classics : Electrik Piano . Acoustik Piano,

I think these can be used in Kontakt 4 player.

Yep indeed, I've used them in Kontakt Player....but they're more functional as stand alones' to me. KontaKt has a poorly integrated mixer/effects interface IMO.

Yep indeed, I've used them in Kontakt Player....but they're more functional as stand alones' to me. KontaKt has a poorly integrated mixer/effects interface IMO.

 
FWIW, I find disk-streaming polyphony to be much higher when running the libraries in Kontakt.  
I don't use Kontakt for any type of EFX/processing... (leave that to 3rd party plugins applied in the host DAW application)

Jonbouy

I don't use Kontakt for any type of EFX/processing... (leave that to 3rd party plugins applied in the host DAW application)

+1

Except in rare circumstances I treat pretty much every VSTi this way.

Not because of any bias about how good or bad, efficient/inneficient that any built in fx are it just keeps some unity in the workflow and limits choice to using what I know works for me.

I do sometimes wonder how much cheaper and effective many virtual instruments would be if they weren't weighed down by the developement, maintenance and CPU overhead involved in having proprietary EFX built-in.

+2! ;-)
and "workflow" is the best way to describe why I do this, but more accurately - it's easier for me to realize what I've done to what if I use the FX bins and buses in sonar instead of applying verb and other FX in the softsynth.

Rbh


Ni Classics : Electrik Piano . Acoustik Piano, B4 , Pro-53  - Yellow Tools pro , Battery 3, Kjearhaus Classics, Bootsies plugs, Time works EQ, Sonar 5, Samplitude 9, I got a lot of other crap but these are my go to's.

NI stuff is x64 isn't it?

i have Battery3 and know that is x64