Sonar 8.5 32bit in Win7 64?

 Hi,

Will Sonar 8.5.3 32bit run successfully in Win 7 64bit OS?

Thanks.

Vic

Sorry, be forewarned, the 32 version still will not allow anymore than 3.5 gigs of RAM access. Some of us use 32 to work in then if you need to access some huge amount of RAM, freeze your audio and get rid of the plugs. Then open in 64 for your big RAM use. I,myself have not hit a limit in 32 where I had to work this way. I love 64 because things I may have to freeze to continue work, don't have to operate that way. 64 allows me to continue with no freezing right up to the final mastering phase. Everything is in realtime. But, it's nice to have the option of 32 there if I need it. There may be problems opening older projects. I would suggest starting out now with 32. Try your older ones to see if they open. Usually, it's a plugin that will cause it not to open. Just delete the plugins, then try opening in 32. If it opened, replace the plugs with what is available in 32. Hope this helps.

Sid is on it as far as running the different Sonar versions on W7 x64 go.

The audio driver issue is another question altogether.  You may have to spring for your new interface sooner than you think if you can't install the Terratec driver, which according to their website is no longer supported, under Windows 7

Jonbouy


Sid is on it as far as running the different Sonar versions on W7 x64 go.

The audio driver issue is another question altogether.  You may have to spring for your new interface sooner than you think if you can't install the Terratec driver, which according to their website is no longer supported, under Windows 7

So the Terratec XP 32bit drivers won't even work with Win7 32bit?

vicsant

Jonbouy


Sid is on it as far as running the different Sonar versions on W7 x64 go.

The audio driver issue is another question altogether.  You may have to spring for your new interface sooner than you think if you can't install the Terratec driver, which according to their website is no longer supported, under Windows 7

So the Terratec XP 32bit drivers won't even work with Win7 32bit?

I can't confirm that as I don't use a Terratec card but when a manufacturer doesn't tout support for the latest OS it's normally a good sign that it doesn't work well if at all.

I don't know about Terratec and that card may have been legacy for a long time but when manufacturers like E-MU for example still sell interfaces without proper drivers for newer operating systems you have to question their integrity.  I have an E-MU card and the Windows 7 driver has been in beta with no update for over a year and they are advertising and selling new cards that still use the same driver as W7 64 bit compatible.

If that ain't sharp practice I don't know what is.

In many cases I'm afraid many of these 'cottage industry' type 'prosumer' market vendors actually supply worse gear than some of the onboard consumer audio chips that are available these days.  At least you can guarantee a level of Windows compliance and 64 bit operation with them and for ITB mixing they are pretty much as good as anything else.

To my mind it doesn't matter a jot how amazing the specs of a card are if the driver doesn't work on the platform you intend to use it on.

vicsant


I'd like to continue with my current interface (Terratec DMX 6Fire 2496) 

I wanted to continue with my Terratec EWX24/96 but I knew there were no Win7 drivers so I put off my PC upgrade for as long as I possibly could. Eventually when I capitulated I decided to go i7 Win7 64-bit 16GB RAM, so I was forced into purchasing another interface. So now I'm up and running in 64-bit land, but that has its drawbacks as has been pointed out. When I open older projects now I get error messages to the effect that my old 32-bit plug-ins can't be found. It's easy enough to substitute with newer plugs, so it's a minor inconvenience not a complete disaster.
 
I have to say that the Terratec was absolutely rock-solid and gave me many years of faithful recording with Home Studio and Sonar.