Windows XP x64 help and suggestions

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SeveredVesper
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2010/11/18 07:40:34 (permalink)

Windows XP x64 help and suggestions

Has anyone here had satisfactory results using Sonar 7 PE with XP x64, or are currently using XP x64 and happy about it?

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    heydan
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    Re:Windows XP x64 help and suggestions 2010/11/18 10:54:10 (permalink)
    Hey, Severed,
    I'm using SP7, but on XPx32 only.  It is working 'ok' except for constantly bumping up against the single core/4G ram performance limit.  That's why I upgraded to XP PROx64 & SP8 on my new DAW.  Along with many other posters on this forum, I've had my share of hitches, glitches, & monkey wrenches with this new setup; a lot of it due to my inexperience & the huge learning curve involved, but also it seems, to some of the bundled plug/feature 'bugs' mentioned on the forum.  I've been another longtime behind-the-scenes peruser(aka lurker) & have benefited greatly from the wealth of knowledge posted here.  Even with all the probs, I appreciate the effort from all the people in the CW camp.  I waited some 40 yrs for a relatively affordable desktop DAW/home recording solution & now I've got one, ooh-waa-haa-haa-haa!
    Hope this helped a bit.
    heydan

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    lorneyb2
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    Re:Windows XP x64 help and suggestions 2010/11/18 15:28:46 (permalink)
    I use XP Pro 64bit and it works great for me.  However with Sonar 7 I don't think it will make a great deal of difference as, unless I am mistaken, the full 64bit versions did not come out till Sonar 8.  With Sonar 8 - 64bit it makes a huge difference on large projects.

    As of Sonar 8.5, XP 64 is not a supported platform.  For me it works great but I will not know until X1 is on my system whether I will have to upgrade to WIn 7 or not.  There are already some 3rd party plugin upgrades that don't work in XP 64 but will work in Vista 64.   I really don't want to make the change as I run about 5 other special function computers from the one Sonar is on, some being WIN 98 and I know I will have nothing but grief to make the change over to Win 7. 


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    wintaper
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    Re:Windows XP x64 help and suggestions 2010/11/18 16:47:07 (permalink)
    I used XP x64 and Sonar 7.0 it worked fine but ultimately finding drivers was a nightmare and I went XP 32. Some Vista drivers worked - others didn't. Bit-Bridge is a dog so if you do lots of audio you're better off not going 64bit with PE 7.0

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