Waveform....

[Gymnopedies]

Will a 32bit version be available? Not likely I know, but sometimes I like to reminisce about the good ol' days, load up the classics and pretend I still had a good supply of Lortab.

[jabe]

I believe there is no choice but for there to be a 32-bit version.

People are running T7 on Windows XP. They will not be doing that on 64-bit PCs.

Only one of my several PCs is 64-bit. It is far too soon to assume there will be no demand for a 32-bit version. I have hoped for a long time that a 32-bit Linux version would appear, but it hasn't. It would take minutes to compile a 32-bit version but some don't have 64-bit machines and they will not buy a 64-bit one just for Waveform.

[Kai Enaki]

I believe there is no choice but for there to be a 32-bit version.

People are running T7 on Windows XP. They will not be doing that on 64-bit PCs.

Only one of my several PCs is 64-bit. It is far too soon to assume there will be no demand for a 32-bit version. I have hoped for a long time that a 32-bit Linux version would appear, but it hasn't. It would take minutes to compile a 32-bit version but some don't have 64-bit machines and they will not buy a 64-bit one just for Waveform.

If statistics is anything to go by the 32-bit system is 3/4 out the door. And that rings true for a majority of units as it should. There is no logical reason to backpedal the progress of technology. And further more. It might take a couple of minutes to compile a 32-bit version. But it takes more than a couple of minutes to support the affected 32-bit system should problems arise.

[klangbastler]

for me it is not about "backpedaling" the progress of technology, but more about not wasting resources.
in this context it means not to press people to throw away their old machines, if they are still usable in their work-context.
many software does not need the amount of ram-adressing (and other benefits...) of 64bit hardware. if things are programmed well and efficient, these 32bit machines could run for some more years.
why make them obsolete? that's the question for me.

[VariKusBrainZ]

for me it is not about "backpedaling" the progress of technology, but more about not wasting resources.
in this context it means not to press people to throw away their old machines, if they are still usable in their work-context.
many software does not need the amount of ram-adressing (and other benefits...) of 64bit hardware. if things are programmed well and efficient, these 32bit machines could run for some more years.
why make them obsolete? that's the question for me.

No one is making you throw away that hardware, assuming its functionality isnt regressing, its still the same machine youve been using for many years

Upgrading is a choice

[aMUSEd]

Is Raspberry Pi 64 bit? It does seem to be designed to run on low spec computers so I would have thought there would be a 32 bit version, just as there is for Tracktion.

[Gymnopedies]

I believe there is no choice but for there to be a 32-bit version.

People are running T7 on Windows XP. They will not be doing that on 64-bit PCs.

Only one of my several PCs is 64-bit. It is far too soon to assume there will be no demand for a 32-bit version. I have hoped for a long time that a 32-bit Linux version would appear, but it hasn't. It would take minutes to compile a 32-bit version but some don't have 64-bit machines and they will not buy a 64-bit one just for Waveform.

If statistics is anything to go by the 32-bit system is 3/4 out the door. And that rings true for a majority of units as it should. There is no logical reason to backpedal the progress of technology. And further more. It might take a couple of minutes to compile a 32-bit version. But it takes more than a couple of minutes to support the affected 32-bit system should problems arise.

True this, But what about the Lortab? It's my understanding that Big-Pharm Opiates are by nature 32bit.
It seems to me that if I want to "feel good" that the host i.e.Waveform would have to be 32bit as well.
If, on the other hand we were discussing Ayahuasca then I would recommend Higher dimensional DAW.

[jabe]

Following on from the 32/64-bit topic, I wondered if anyone uses older machines to sending audio to their main PC? This could allow plug-ins to be hosted on other machines to relieve the work load on one's main one.

There was some software called Wormhole 2, which allowed this to be done via LAN connections. I seem to recall development on Wormhole ended and it was made freeware.

There may be newer software that does the same and I wondered if anyone does this. It would make 32-bit PCs more useful to those that have moved on.