I had compatibility problems in 64-bit Windows with a lot of older software I'd rather not waste money buying again. Plus for work I spend a lot of time testing, so the closer my system is to what customers are using, the better. Otherwise I end up having to spend more time dealing with VMs.
You'd think that 64-bit would be the way to go for audio production, but the consensus I found was that it's still safer to stay with 32-bit to avoid various problems. I'm not hitting any bottlenecks so I would not get any better performance if I had chosen 64-bit. On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 1:34 AM, Davis, David <[email protected]> wrote: > Robert, > I'd agree that if someone is buying a new computer and is only planning on > doing word processing on it, > then there's probably no point in them spending cash on getting over 2GB RAM > in it (spend it on a better quality PSU, or a nice big fast SSD drive, or a > couple of nice big monitor screens, or...) > > But if you already have a PC with 2GB RAM and have a choice of 32bit vs 64bit > Windows, then I really don't see any reason to go for 32 bit on the grounds > of "compatibility" - > the only things you may have compatibility problems with are, as you say, > ancient DOS programs or some obsolete hardware drivers.... > and if someone is concerned with compatibility and wants an easy life, I > don't see what they'd be doing with either of those on their PC in the first > place! :) > Avoiding keeping your IT estate current on compatibility grounds is very much > a false economy, as sooner or later they'll find themselves marooned with > software that is no longer up to the job and with no easy upgrade path... > > As for memory-intensive audio software: that's a textbook example of an > application where 64 bit is ideal! If you're running big audio sample > libraries (e.g. there's orchestral ones out there these days that run to tens > of gigabytes) then you'll want them all loaded up in RAM at once, which is > only possible on a 64 bit OS. You can expect hugely better performance in > that scenario kind of scenario with 64 bit. If you're not seeing it then that > suggests to me that something's not configured right on your PC..... > > > > Message: 6 > Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 10:49:35 -0800 > From: Robert Lauriston <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Compatibility of old(ish) Software with Windows 7 > Message-ID: > <can3yy4ag7kcnslesfev2r_haitompkztzuduqtpjgkhqpxy...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > I think buying more than 4GB of RAM would be a waste of money for most > tech writers. > > The only thing I've done in my work where I've needed more than 4GB is > testing server applications with large memory footprints. The rest of > the time I'm not using even half my 4GB. > > Outside of work I run music software that's extremely memory-intensive > and 4GB on 32-bit is not a bottleneck. > > On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 3:40 PM, Syed Zaeem Hosain > ([email protected]) <[email protected]> wrote: >> On a modern computer/laptop of the past few years, which are usually fully >> 64-bit capable and _usually_ have more than 4GB of main memory, installing >> Windows 7 32-bit is silly and wasteful. You end up not using the memory >> above 4GB (actually, less, since the graphics cards and stuff also take up >> some of the low-memory in a 32-bit OS load), etc., etc., etc. > > *** Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any associated or attached > files, is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is > addressed. This e-mail is confidential and may well also be legally > privileged. If you have received it in error, you are on notice of its > status. 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