Are the Sonitus plug-ins 64-bit?

Theband..did you bother to read the post? Particularly the parts where he talks about how much he loves the product you posted?

Yes, the Sonitus suite is now 64-bit.

bitflipper
Yes, the Sonitus suite is now 64-bit.

Starting when (X1, X2,?)?

bitflipper
 
Sonitus suite is now 64-bit.

The Sonitus 64 bit dsp Suite is Direct X, a technology that Mr. Anderton recently referred to:
 
"the DirectX plug-in format, ... has been on life support ever since Microsoft seemed to lose interest. Cakewalk, Sony, and Magix still support DirectX while Steinberg and others do not; DirectX is what I call a "zombie format" because it's dead, yet it still lives on. Without ongoing support from Microsoft, it's anyone's guess at what point DirectX will break...or it could live forever in its zombie state. But generally, given equivalent options, I'll avoid unsupported products because I've seen too many instances of loading older projects and not being able to insert a particular plug-in because it was never updated."
 
http://forum.cakewalk.com/FindPost/3066095
 
 
Sonitus as VST has only been available as 32 bit.
 
 

Yeh, I saw Craig's comment about DirectX but honestly I don't know where he's coming from on that. Microsoft hasn't "lost interest" in DirectX. It's simply a mature technology that doesn't need a revision every other month. It's hardly abandoned; it's in the XBox as well as Windows Phone 8, and a new version is scheduled for 2015.
 
Of course, Cakewalk itself could elect to drop DirectX support in some future version of SONAR. That could conceivably happen regardless of what Microsoft does. But it seems unlikely. Unlike Steinberg, Cakewalk has no motivation to intentionally kill older technologies. We can still run CAL scripts!

I was recently reminded that a particular Dx 3d Game released in the year 2000, one that I used to contribute development too, is being installed on Win8 machines and played by die hard fans.
 
 
 
I was hoping to enjoy 64 bit VST Sonitus so for use with the DAWs that don't do DX, but I have been told it's not going to happen.

Whew I'm confused. LOL! I use Sonitus in Sonar 64 all the time. I had figured they have their own thing going on as a 64 bit plug in Sonar, no? Them and some "Cakewalk" plugs are actually the only DX plugins that show up when I use Sonar 64. All other DX plugs don't even appear. So I assumed they had 64 bit versions.
 
If these plugs are not officially in a 64 bit format, are we really losing anything by using them? For years we used some plugs that weren't x64 while using x64 and we survived quite well. Is it really that big a deal?
 
I have a few killer reverb plugs that nothing touches in my VST library. I sometimes use Sonar x86 just because of them. If something works....and my system isn't being bogged down....and I'm not hearing artifacts and my stuff sounds the way I want...isn't that all that matters?
 
The only benefit I see in x64 is a little less processor activity. With a fast enough system, it's not even super beneficial to me unless you're using loads of sampling libraries. But that's just me.
 
-Danny

Mike, if a 32-bit VST works OK when bridged (as most do) then there is no downside at all to using it. Aside from the trivial overhead of the bridge itself, they are just as efficient. And of course they sound exactly the same. 
 

I use the Sonitius stuff all of the time. In fact, I use the delay on almost every vocal. Delay, EQ, Compressor are used the most. The multi-band compressor is very good too. Blue tubes delay is being used more often too.

I must say X3 Producer has a generous amount of plug-ins included. If we were all honest with ourselves there is no reason to buy any additional ones including the ones Cakewalk sells. There is plenty there to compete on any level. I use Toontrack for my drums but I would have been more than satisfied with Addictive Drums if I didn't already own EZ and Superior. Let's face it, we are all victims of the hype for all of the extra products out there and I am one of the biggest offenders. But, I'm having an epiphany as I type this out...