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32 bit vst support in 64 bit DAWs
Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2015 10:48 pm
by Nubeat7
after some words about in the FS 3.09 beta thread, i thought i will open a new thread about the support of 32 bit vsts in 64 bit DAWs.
you are welcome to write about your experiences with this, and extend / update the lists below.
no 32 bit vst support with 64 bit version:
- ableton live
- studio one
- mulab
- adobe audition
- motu digital performer
build in bridging :
- cubase
- nuendo
- bitwig studio
- reaper
- tracktion
- renoise
- FL Studio
- sonar
- mixcraft
- samplitude
Re: 32 bit vst support in 64 bit DAWs
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2015 2:32 am
by tulamide
For Renoise, I saw a comment from 2012 that stated it would run 32-bit plugins in the 64-bit DAW. Are you sure it doesn't?
Mac:
No 32-bit bridging
Garageband
LogicPro X
PC:
No 32-bit bridging
MuLab
Built-in bridging
Mixcraft
Re: 32 bit vst support in 64 bit DAWs
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2015 6:48 am
by kortezzzz
Ableton live is the most popular DAW in the nowadays.
https://ask.audio/articles/the-top-11-most-popular-daws-you-voted-for+ Almost 4% of the market use studio one. On paper, we miss about 27% of the market, but in practice, we loose most of the market because commercial success is depended on strong hype and positive feedbacks from users. And it's hard to get a serious attention from them without 64bit version (at least).
Re: 32 bit vst support in 64 bit DAWs
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2015 7:31 am
by RJHollins
others.
Only Samplitude Pro X has a Bridge.
From Steinberg:
Cubase comes with a VST Bridge meant to make the transition to 64-bit systems easier, but the internal bridge cannot cope with some 3rd party 32-bit plug-ins and although Steinberg plug-ins are mostly bridged correctly, the outcome of bridging is pretty much system-dependent.
With the release of Adobe Audition CC, Audition is now a 64-bit program. Any plug-ins that were designed to work in a 32-bit environment must be upgraded to a 64-bit version or implemented using a bridge.
There are others ...
The way things are moving ... I'd say 64-bit is the one to look towards. I don't see us moving to a 16-bit OS

Re: 32 bit vst support in 64 bit DAWs
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2015 10:22 pm
by Nubeat7
thanks for your replies!
@tulamide yes you are right renoise has a build in bridge! the vsts run in sandboxed modus when they are bridged, normally this shouldn't be any problem..
@RJ hollins about cubase, my own experiences (i mainly use cubase) is that versions before 7 had really bad bridges, vsts where running better with jbridge now i use cubase 8 and it runs perfectly with all of my 32 bit plugins (and i have really old ones) - also all of my FS vsts run without any issues..
i also updated the lists above, hopefully to be continued..

Re: 32 bit vst support in 64 bit DAWs
Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2015 4:08 pm
by djbrynte
Logic and Reason?
Re: 32 bit vst support in 64 bit DAWs
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 5:58 am
by adolfainsley8
I saw a comment from 2012 that stated it would run 32-bit plugins in the 64-bit DAW. Are you sure it doesn't????