KVR Audio

ollybfocusritenovation · Wed Feb 08, 2006 2:38 pm

This has probably been asked 1000 times before, but..

Which hosts will run on 64 bit windows?

Cheers.

billybk1 · Post by **billybk1** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 3:01 pm

The only XP64 audio host, that I know of, that is fully native 64-bit coded, from the ground up, to work in a 64-bit environment, is SONAR 5 x64. Even all the included fx & softsynths bundled with SONAR 5 x64 have been coded for 64bit. Cakewalk includes both 32bit & 64bit versions when you purchase SONAR 5.

Cheers,

Billy Buck

pinga · Post by **pinga** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 3:02 pm

Sonar 5 pro

chagzuki · Post by **chagzuki** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 3:14 pm

But other hosts will run in emulation mode.

duncanparsons · Post by **duncanparsons** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 4:00 pm

Actually NTrack has been 64bit for a while

Maybe cheap as chips, but it was ahead of Sonar I believe. It's also the first to sit properly on top of .Net (not that is necessarily an asset, but the forward thinking is commendable)

DSP

der_gary · Post by **der_gary** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 9:42 pm

duncanparsons wrote:Actually NTrack has been 64bit for a while ... but it was ahead of Sonar I believe.

... Actually:

n-Track website wrote:1/4/06 - Version 4.1.5 32 & 64 bit versions released

I was using the beta version of SONAR 64-bit, with Windows 64-bit beta. That was nearly a year ago.

Not to detract from n-tracks merits - as it looks good.

billybk1 · Post by **billybk1** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 10:12 pm

Yeah, Cakewalk was the first to the dance when it announced the public beta of SONAR 5 x64, during Winter NAMM 2005, over a year ago. But, kudos to n-Track, for being at the forefront, of XP native 64-bit audio hosts too. I believe that SONAR 5 & n-Tracks are the only current shipping native 64-bit audio hosts, for XP.

Cheers,

Billy Buck

duncanparsons · Post by **duncanparsons** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:11 am

I sit corrected

DSP

davidv@plogue · Post by **davidv@plogue** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 4:06 pm

You can now add Bidule to this list.

There is a downloadable 120 day trial of XP x64 btw here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bi ... trial.mspx

From my tests Bidule is roughly 15 to 20% faster under x64 than under x86-32.

Cheers

rocketman5 · Post by **rocketman5** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 4:28 pm

davidv@plogue wrote:From my tests Bidule is roughly 15 to 20% faster under x64 than under x86-32.

I assume you were running a Vista beta when you did these tests?

Rick

davidv@plogue · Post by **davidv@plogue** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 4:50 pm

rocketman5 wrote:
I assume you were running a Vista beta when you did these tests?

Rick

Nope just XP x64 Edition, on the same dual boot (XP x32/x64) computer i use for dev, which is a Althlon X2 3800.

But ... ill test on vista december ctp this weekend.

Stupid American Pig · Post by **Stupid American Pig** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 4:54 pm

No the beta link above is for winxp x64. I can confirm that most native(non emulation) apps do indeed run faster on x64 Sonar defintely shows improvement.

whyterabbyt · Post by **whyterabbyt** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 4:57 pm

rocketman5 wrote:
davidv@plogue wrote:From my tests Bidule is roughly 15 to 20% faster under x64 than under x86-32.
I assume you were running a Vista beta when you did these tests?

Rick

Too difficult to follow his link to the WinXP x64 Edition page, was it?

WinXP, 64-bit version. As available retail. Not Vista.

CANE CREEK · Post by **CANE CREEK** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 4:40 pm

Stupid American Pig wrote:No the beta link above is for winxp x64. I can confirm that most native(non emulation) apps do indeed run faster on x64 Sonar defintely shows improvement.

Did it make your music sound any better

sorry only joking.

steinberg have the right idea they'll be releasing cubase sx4 about the same time as vista will be released , i really can't see no point in sonars 64bit version at the moment as 64bit is still a cloudy area at this present time

I'll certainly stick to 32 bit until all the creases are ironed out , then ill have a smooth transition to 64bit , this will also save alot of money & headaches.

Stupid American Pig · Post by **Stupid American Pig** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 5:09 pm

TBH i rarely use my x64 partition. However, it is encouraging to see that the 64 bit jump actually *does* lead to increased performance. I think that the bit bridge feature of SONAR gets overlooked, when really it is an amazingly good idea. you can still run yer 32bit vsts, even if you have some devs who are reluctant to port their products. It works very well too.

64 Bit