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Bridge. While not 100% perfect, they do allow quite a lot of the 32-bit plugins to be loaded into your 64-bit host. Even if your host of choice does not have a built-in bridge, or even if the host’s bridge doesn’t work with some of your plug-ins, there are still other options. For example, jBridge (http://jstuff.wordpress.com/jbridge) is an independent application that allows you to use 32-bit plug-ins in a 64-bit host, 64-bit plug-ins in a 32-bit host, and even 32-bit plug-ins in a 32-bit host (each plug-in would get its own 32-bit memory space, instead of shared memory).

What you gain with all this effort is control of what directories your host scans for plug-ins, and can add or remove directories it sees with fewer headaches. So, for example, my installation of the 32-bit Cubase 5 is set to only point to the 32-bit directories. However, 64-bit Cubase points to both the 32- and 64-bit directories. This helps eliminate needless scans of plug-ins a host might not support, as well as aids in troubleshooting problems with certain bit-depth plug-ins. As was to be expected, not all 32-bit plug-ins just ‘work’ in 64-bit Cubase 5.5 right now. Steinberg, with each point-release of the software, is trying to improve compatibility with older

Windows 7 required absolutely no tweaks to the OS—it just worked.

Again, this is where installing Windows 7 64-bit gives you additional flexibility. If your 32-bit plug-ins absolutely refuse to work in 64-bit, and you really want to use a few 64bit samplers in your setup, jBridge would allow you do to this; a sort of having your cake and eating it too. While I have not had a chance to properly check jBridge out in full with hundreds of VSTi’s, the demo did fix a few of my problematic 32-bit plug-ins, but did nothing for others. For a mere 14.99 Euro, I just need to buy it myself for the added flexibility. Setting up plug-ins in a 64-bit world When it comes time to installing all of your shiny new 64-bit plug-ins, I’d highly recommend coming up with a method for sorting 32-bit vs. 64-bit plug-ins into separate directories. If you plan on using separate bit-bridge software outside of your host, I’d also recommend sorting those into their own directories. For example, on my machine, I’ve done: C:\VST\Synths\32_Bit C:\VST\Synths\64_Bit C:\VST\Synths\32_jBridge C:\VST\Synths\64_jBridge C:\VST\Effects\32_Bit etc. Keep in mind that most 32-bit plugins will not state they are 32, but 64-bit plug-ins are usually clear, and occasionally have a combined installer for both 32- and 64-bit flavors.
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plug-ins, but it’s not guaranteed that your old 32-bit plug-ins will work. Some people are insisting on going with only 64-bit plug-ins. I think it’s unnecessary, as plenty of 32-bit plugins work perfectly fine in Cubase. Even if you discover, worst-case scenario, that the plug-ins you need the most do not work in your 64-bit host, you can still decide to use your 32-bit host instead until such time as a 64bit version of said plug-in is offered. One final note: If you plan to use both a 32- and 64-bit host, save your projects into separate folders too to avoid confusion and errors on loading projects. Conclusion Moving from an older 32-bit Windows XP machine up to a 64-bit Windows 7 machine can be an adventure. It takes a lot of planning and consideration in regards to finding the right drivers for all your hardware and checking out compatibility of VST instruments and effects. While not all of the issues have been shaken out for every plug-in, a 64-bit platform at this point in time is very usable for a DAW. Devon Brent (devon@recordingmag.com) continues to play guitar, compose music on hardware keyboards, and love the noncomputer music world, even as he wrestles with a new generation of music computers, in his studio in Jacksonville, FL.


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Contents
Talkback
2010 Winter NAMM Show Report
Tom Silverman: On Songwriters and the New Reality of the Music Business
Shure KSM44A and KSM42 Microphones
Songwriter/Producer—A Hit-Making Combination: An Interview with Sebastian Arocha Morton
The 3 “Ps” of Songwriting: Present, Protect, Promote
Plug-In Outlet
MOTU UltraLite-mk3 Hybrid Audio Interface
Daking Audio FET III Compressor
Reviewed and Revisited: Sony Sound Forge Pro 10
It’s Your Music—Know Your Rights. Chapter 12: The Role of the Agent
Reviewed and Revisited: Avid Pro Tools 9
Readers’ Tapes
In the Studio: Recording Not Forgotten: Three Scenes for Violin and Piano
Roland Juno-Gi
DAW Details
Advertiser Index
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Recording - March 2011 - Talkback
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Recording - March 2011 - 2010 Winter NAMM Show Report
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Recording - March 2011 - Tom Silverman: On Songwriters and the New Reality of the Music Business
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Recording - March 2011 - Shure KSM44A and KSM42 Microphones
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Recording - March 2011 - Songwriter/Producer—A Hit-Making Combination: An Interview with Sebastian Arocha Morton
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Recording - March 2011 - The 3 “Ps” of Songwriting: Present, Protect, Promote
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Recording - March 2011 - Plug-In Outlet
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Recording - March 2011 - MOTU UltraLite-mk3 Hybrid Audio Interface
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Recording - March 2011 - Daking Audio FET III Compressor
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Recording - March 2011 - Reviewed and Revisited: Sony Sound Forge Pro 10
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Recording - March 2011 - It’s Your Music—Know Your Rights. Chapter 12: The Role of the Agent
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Recording - March 2011 - Reviewed and Revisited: Avid Pro Tools 9
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Recording - March 2011 - Readers’ Tapes
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Recording - March 2011 - In the Studio: Recording Not Forgotten: Three Scenes for Violin and Piano
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Recording - March 2011 - Roland Juno-Gi
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