I'm not a programmer, just a power user so to speak. So my question is what is damn hard about recoding plug-ins from 32 bit to 64 bit? It's been several years and some of these companies are taking their sweet time, and at this point in time it seems almost silly for them to hold on to 32 bit for so long.

Just venting I guess.

Now THAT'S a fine question.

I am a programmer, and often wondered the same thing.

Bob Bone

I write software too...and I ofter wonder about this. I mean really?

I will give some flexibility to the folks coding up multi platform (i.e. Mac/Win) plugs, I can see where there might be some issues there. But if I was developing for Windows I just can't believe it would be that difficult...unless they're coding in assembly language (lol).

Regards,

I ...WAS... a programmer, and I have no idea. A network/Unix/systems/ programmer from 1968-1999.

It seems to me to be a switch on a Make File and then look at the errors.


But what do I know, things were simpler n 1999.

@arachnaut

"But what do I know, things were simpler n 1999."


Really?  :) Life was HARD in 1999.


You don't remember the angst of Y2K?  The 'process re-engineering mantra'?  Trying to figure out who to go to war with?  What to do with our SSA surplus? :)


Remember, this is before we had the Bigfoot Research Organization watching our backs, keeping those squatches from being in every backyard they visited, and before every rock with chisel marks from some neanderthal was put there by ancient aliens.


We didn't have Google gently guiding us through life by tracking our every online site visit and tailoring the web to fit its thoughts on what we should see and believe was real. 


There was no Glen Beck to endlessly rewrite history and to remind us all to buy gold cause the world was going to end if we elected a black Democrat to be president.
 
Oh man, 1999, gives me the shivers :)


Bob Bone

The guy who designs the Kush audio plugs said in his case the porting to 64 bit was not difficult but iLok protection for 64 bit plugs is extremely difficult and only a handful of guys in the world can do it.

Yeah, but there are ZILLIONS of plugs that do not require an iLok.

Bob Bone

Soundtoys is a good example- if 64 bit plugs weren't developed simultaneously and require iLok apparently it can be difficult to get it all to work. It has taken Flux Audio who make some super-expensive plugins until today to start releasing them in 64 bit- again, ilok protection. It took Waves a long time to release 64 bit versions and when they did they ditched iLok. ProTools- 32 bit, iLok.

Out of curiosity- which companies are you waiting on?

I'm waiting on Algorithmix Red 64-bit, and Flux Alchemist. Great plugs but they're still only 32-bit.

Well Flux released a couple today and said the rest should be done in Q1. Does algorithmix need iLok?