Windows 7

antilog · Post by **antilog** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:46 am

CedarSound wrote:It doesn't matter, though. Windows 7 32 bit is running like a champ

Ditto, Win 7 32 bit is running fine for audio.

Snarl 12/8 · Post by **Snarl 12/8** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:59 am

Win2k.

antilog · Post by **antilog** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:24 am

Snarl 12/8 wrote:Win2k.

Nice, what software are you running? Curious...

lambchop · Post by **lambchop** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:42 am

So it seems that most of you guys running Windoes 7 are using the 32-bit version. I guess that would make sense. If you ran it in 64-bit not only your recording software, but also your plugins would have to be able to run in 64-bit and I haven't seen too many plugins advertising 64-bit versions. Am I right about that?

antilog · Post by **antilog** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:47 pm

No, 64 bit OS can run 32 bit apps, but not as efficiently as 64 bit apps, and from what I've read, not as efficiently as a 32 bit OS running 32 bit apps. If the drivers work fine, then 32 bit apps shouldn't be an issue.

lambchop · Post by **lambchop** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 1:46 pm

Ah, thanks for the enlightenment antiloq!!! Now it seems to make a lot more sense why I haven't seen that many plugins developers rushing to join the 64-bit bandwagon.

percussion boy · Post by **percussion boy** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 5:04 pm

CedarSound wrote:In 7, if you go to the properties of the install file, it gives the the option to choose the "legacy" operating systems. It has worked for everything so far.

FWIW, I never went to Vista. I am jumping straight from XP to 7...

Wow . . . so 7 is intended to play nice with xp stuff? I might not have to pay to upgrade every audio program I own?

I never went to Vista either. Still back in XP-Land, waiting to exhale. This sounds promising.

Snarl 12/8 · Post by **Snarl 12/8** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 6:28 pm

antilog wrote:
Snarl 12/8 wrote:Win2k.
Nice, what software are you running? Curious...

Reaper

calaverasgrandes · Post by **calaverasgrandes** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 3:03 am

I clung to win 2k for quite a while after XP came out. You could install it over and over again without jumping thru redmonds hoops all the time. I finally went XP about 2 years ago. Tried XP 64 but the drivers were awful. Tried Vista, crashed too easy, way too many background processes. Win 7 is basically Vista SP2. There are only one or two things that really set it apart from vista. As far as how stable it is? I have already seen it installed in corporate environments. Engineering, techkind of places that wouldnt put up with a new os just to be cool.
As far as apps, I run Photoshop 7 on my win 7 machine. Thats a 10 year old app! I also run Sonar 7, and cubase. The drivers for my Motu 828MKII work fine, the driver for the Zoom H4n work great.
On my mac I run Logic.

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