what RAM would SONAR see running as a 32 bit program under a 64 bit OS?

 
Under x64 Windows, each 32Bit app can grab up to 4GB

Thanks Jim! That's what I needed to know.

What I was trying to say was - would I get the benefit of, say, 16GB of RAM in 32bit Sonar under 64 bit Windows?

 
If you were running multiple apps simultaneously (each could grab up to 4GB), yes.
Otherwise, no...

I don't know if it's win7 64 or SonarX164 but I can't remember the last crash I had.  I would crash with X132 and previous versions on a semi frequent basis, for whatever reason.  But the 64bit version has been absolutely rock solid.  This may be another reason to consider 64bit.

I am with guitartrek, I have never had a crash in X64 but had some in X32!

ok so I currently have a ASUS G73SW with 8GB DDR3 1333Mhz ram and Windows 7 64Bit, I was thinking of maxing my RAM at 16Gb and Since I do run some Toontrack S2.0 with Metal Foundry SDX and one of the Presets loads almost 2GB into memory would it be worth the cost for me to upgrade from Sonar X1 Essential (32bit only) to SONAR X1 Studio (64Bit) then I can also get all my Toontrack Upgraded to 64bit (no extra cost).
From what I read I believe SONAR X1 Essential can use 4GB, so could my VST1 S2.0 also use a seperate 4GB in 32 bit basically allowing me to use 8Gb or my RAM or would SONAR X1 Essential and the Toontrack S2.0 VSTi only be able to share 4Gb of my soon to have 16GB of ram?
This is kinda where I am stuck at debating if the cost of the upgrade is worth it just in the Memory usage dept alone besides what features exactly I would gain from upgrading to Studio.

I just put an order in at my local PC shop for a Windows 7 64bit computer.  I now have XP Pro 32-bit.
 
16GB RAM, SSD for the OS, and a 1TB drive for the data.  I figure once prices drop on SSD's I'll get one for data.  I also read a LOT about how they fail quickly and can't afford $700 for a huge SSD right now.
I also am getting a hexacore CPU.

So I'm going from a quadcore, 3.2GB RAM machine to a pretty-much up-to-date machine.
I think the biggest benefit will be the CPU and RAM enhancements.  That is thanks to the 64-bit OS when it comes to RAM.  I think that it is definately worth the money when you consider how cheaper good parts are nowadays compared to a few years ago.  When I built the PC I'm currently typing on (which is still not a bad PC at all), it was 2x+ as much money.  If you think you need the benefit of 4x more RAM, more stable version of Sonar with large projects, etc... get 64-bit.
 
Just make sure all your drivers will be happy haha

Until Sonar Producer Edition ships with all 64bit versions of it's plug-in's and synth's, I would stick with 32bit just to avoid Bitbridge.

Even with large sample libraries that could utilize more than 4GB on a 64bit system, you should be freezing your tracks to free up your CPU so it's really a non-issue.

Honestly, I see no benefit to 64bit. It's just a marketing gimmick with marginal real world improvement.

that's because you haven't used it

Bub


Until Sonar Producer Edition ships with all 64bit versions of it's plug-in's and synth's, I would stick with 32bit just to avoid Bitbridge.

Even with large sample libraries that could utilize more than 4GB on a 64bit system, you should be freezing your tracks to free up your CPU so it's really a non-issue.

Honestly, I see no benefit to 64bit. It's just a marketing gimmick with marginal real world improvement.

i would have thought by now we would be through with bitbridge/jbridge.. and freezing tracks.