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SONAR x64 on VISTA x64... a mixed bag...


rasputin1963

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We've been discussing SONAR x64 and Vista x64 on different threads, but I haven't seen one where we discuss how they work together, so here goes:

 

Last week I installed VISTA x64 on my machine, and also installed the x64 version of SONAR 6.

 

I've been playing around with them together for about a week now...

 

My verdict is:

 

SONAR 6 x64 does indeed seem to offer smaller latency, even on my big DXi and VSTi hogs... I can even bring my ASIO latency down to 20 and sometimes 10. :thu:

 

The drawbacks of SONAR x64 are not insignificant, however: While it recognizes all of my VST's, there are many many of my DX plugins it does NOT recognize, no way no how, including quite a few plugins I just can't live without... ANTARES TUBE, f'rinstance, SONIC MAXIMIZER and SONIC FOUNDRY NR just to name three. :cry:

 

The solution, I thought, was to also install a simultaneous/parallel version of SONAR 6 x32 on the same drive. Voila! There were all my DX plugins which had been unrecognized by the x64 version. I've tried to shuttle back-and-forth between the two as needed, to get the best of both worlds, even though this is a tiny bit cumbersome.

 

Also, with both versions of SONAR 6 installed, each version tends to crash more often than I'd like, and SONAR has a stubborn way of keeping its processes alive even when you use the Task Manager to try to kill them. :mad: I'm going to try to use a 3rd party x64 process killer to see if this helps, but I'm not holding my breath....

 

Have any of you encountered these effects?

 

Thanks in advance, ras :thu:

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