jwh
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Will 64 Bit make a difference
Hi,
Up until now, I've been using SONAR in 32 Bit, but looking at some of the threads posted recently
I'm thinking of just biting the bullet and installing 64 Bit, but does this mean that the projects
I'm already working on will be 32 Bit, and will it only be future projects that will be 64 Bit ?
Obviously by my signature I have a 64 Bit OS, with a fair amount of RAM, as I'm just running
Windows 7 Premium, will it make a difference to, my sound and my workflow, because if it doesn't
make that much of a difference why bother ? I sometimes think, reading some of these threads that
the camp is a little divided when it comes to this subject.
So why should I change to 64Bit ?
Thanks
John
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STinGA
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Re:Will 64 Bit make a difference
2012/08/25 05:59:16
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To your sound and workflow probably no real discernible difference, however, and it's a BIG however, if you use lots of softsynths it will make a huge difference as you will be able to access more than the 3gb that a32 bit system will limit you too.
As you have 16gb of ram it kinda makes sense to me.....
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scook
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Re:Will 64 Bit make a difference
2012/08/25 06:03:32
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The ability to run 64 bit SONAR is relatively new. A few years ago we all were running 32 bit. The biggest difference is SONAR's use of your machines memory. As STinGA indicated the 32 bit version of SONAR will never use more than 25% of what you have installed because it does not know it is there. The 64 bit version will see all of it. You may not have a compelling case to run 64 bit SONAR, it really depends on how you use SONAR. The best way to answer your questions would be to install it and see for yourself.
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Re:Will 64 Bit make a difference
2012/08/25 06:16:01
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There's a Sonar DX plugin or two that you will lose.
It was inconvenient, especially since I thought Sonar plugs should continue through versions.
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JazzSinger
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Re:Will 64 Bit make a difference
2012/08/25 06:17:53
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...oh, and I believe there are issues with DimPro if you have paid for the full version.
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scook
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Re:Will 64 Bit make a difference
2012/08/25 06:20:14
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I am curious, did you try wrapping the DX effect in dxshell? I have not bothered to try it myself, stopped using the DX stuff quite a while ago.
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Re:Will 64 Bit make a difference
2012/08/25 06:22:33
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I'd say it's 20-40 % better...
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Re:Will 64 Bit make a difference
2012/08/25 06:56:13
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scook
I am curious, did you try wrapping the DX effect in dxshell? I have not bothered to try it myself, stopped using the DX stuff quite a while ago.
It's more complicated than that. firstly, it is simply not available to install in the 64bit version (8.5 64bit also does not, so it's not an X1 issue). and if you install the 32 bit version in parallel, they are still not visible. It had something to do with a single file with a dx extension which is collectively needed by a handful of these plugins and that somehow did not work. It has been discussed at length before, members more knowledgeable than me also threw in the towel eventually.
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scook
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Re:Will 64 Bit make a difference
2012/08/25 07:06:09
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Thanks I knew all that. So I'll take that as a no.
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Re:Will 64 Bit make a difference
2012/08/25 07:17:45
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scook
The ability to run 64 bit SONAR is relatively new..
I suppose it depends what you mean by relatively I have been running 64 bit Sonar exclusively for the last 3 years, I would consider that a long time in IT. Unless you have an un-bridgable 32 bit plugin you can't do without or until recently you were using rewire I can't see any point in running 32 bit.
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scook
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Re:Will 64 Bit make a difference
2012/08/25 07:22:56
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Yes, relatively new when you consider how many versions of 64 bit SONAR have been released.
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jwh
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Re:Will 64 Bit make a difference
2012/08/25 07:32:05
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As I asked in the first post, will the projects I'm working on now, be 32 Bit, or do they become 64 Bit ?
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Re:Will 64 Bit make a difference
2012/08/25 07:42:36
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Old projects created in 32 bit SONAR will open in 64 bit SONAR as is. You can also open 64 bit SONAR projects in 32 bit SONAR.
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Re:Will 64 Bit make a difference
2012/08/25 11:17:57
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Your projects will always be what you set them up to be in Preferences. Running 64bit Sonar is a behind the scenes type of thing. it effects.the program operation, not project sound quality.
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Re:Will 64 Bit make a difference
2012/08/25 15:30:28
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I have one DX plugin wrapped with DXshell and it works very well in 64 bit X1. It is FX 3 Sound Stage.
I went 64 bit with Sonar 8. Sonar 5 offered 64 bit Sonar.
Projects are nether 32 bit or 64 bit. They are just projects.
I will no longer buy a 32 bit plugin.
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Re:Will 64 Bit make a difference
2012/08/25 15:56:04
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Wow, seven years I had forgotten that, thanks. Being firmly rooted in 32 bit at the time, I must have blocked it out of my mind.
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Re:Will 64 Bit make a difference
2012/08/25 16:18:26
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I take the opportunity to add some questions. With jwh's setup, will Sonar 64 bit improve stability? I have a bunch of 32 bit plugins, will JBridge do the job?
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Re:Will 64 Bit make a difference
2012/08/25 16:26:11
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I think this is a good question for Freddie
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Re:Will 64 Bit make a difference
2012/08/26 11:43:05
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Yes, it is. 
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