Re: [LAU] 64 bit systems

On 09/29/2009 01:20 AM, Russell Hanaghan wrote:
> I am almost convinced that I want to go Linux audio in my studio. I
> have a x64 3ghz dual core AMD based box that is my dedicated DAW. I am
> now deciding which distro to use that will give me stable performance
> with minimum effort.
>
> 64 Studio would seem like an obvious choice but because I would like
> to have VST's available, I seem to recall that is a possible issue?
>
>

Any issues that come up with windows vsts on a 64 bit Linux are gonna
bite no matter which distro you choose. Note that there are native Linux
vsts and a large amount of native Linux plugins these days so you should
be able to find an alternative to your favourite windows vst plugins if
they don't work over wine.

A couple of major benefits from going with 64Studio is that you get
access to paid support and a realtime kernel ootb.

Cheers.

Patrick Shirkey
Boost Hardware Ltd

> Beyond that, is there any other advantage(s) to using a x64 OS other
> than RAM access beyond 4gb? Is there any 32 bit OS performance
> degradation when installed on a x64 machine?
>
> Thanks,
> Russell
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