I've run my studio since I got back into digital home recording on 32 bit machines with 2G in the lappy and 4g in the custom DAW.

I've never had an issue with running out of memory on either.

The lappy was a bit slower in many respects and it ran much higher CPU activity levels... Duo Core 2 in lappy vs i5 quad in the DAW....

I stay with 32 bits XP pro because it is rock solid stable in the DAW and....... if I went to 64 bits, I would need to update all my plugins and synths that are 32 up to 64 so they would work properly without having to bridge them. I would likely have to purchase a bunch of them all over again for the updated versions....gahhhhhhh!!!

I'm 100% sure, that at some point...that day will arrive. Likely when the DAW MOBO crashes and the DAW becomes non-fixable and only 64 bit stuff is available..... I often joke that my next upgrade will not be to 64 bits but to 128 bits....

Last edited by Guitarhacker; 03/14/14 05:25 AM.
You can find my music at:
www.herbhartley.com
Add nothing that adds nothing to the music.
You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both.

The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.