Ok, I agreee with you, but now, loading big sample VSTi instruments in Cubase or Nuendo mean 2GB maximum because they run all in a single application, So, to enable 3GB for Cubase you can insert the "/3GB" in the boot.ini file. In this case, when Cubase exceed the memory used by the OS (which can allocate only 3.2 GB) XP goes in blue screen or Cubase crash. Perhaps the real limit I mean Isn't directly 3.2 GB but 2GB.astroman wrote:sorry, you did not simply ask
your reasoning ...32 bit OSs can use only 3.2GB (a portion of 4GB is used to index hardware), today this is a big limit: ... is just plain wrong
I only commented it because it's also the argumenent of (a specfic part of) the industry - spread by marketing departments in the first place.
There is already more than enough hype confusing people every day.
You might have written '... for me its a limitation because I do this and that..., but instead you even assume that ...a limited adress space is the source of instability... which again is just wrong.
Instability is the consequence of bad programming and nothing but bad programming.
Again I have seen the contrary of your 'hypothesis' myself when running programms that were larger than available memory on dataset that also exceeded the amount of free memory - according to your wisdom a 'double no-go'... maybe not the fastest thing on earth, but it really worked.
This is not 'personal' or flaming in any way at all - yet a few sarcastic sidenotes are appropriate due to the annoyance level those marketing bubbles bring with them.
At least I can provide (realworld) examples I've experienced myself for all of my arguments - where are yours ?
If you want to buy into 64 bit for your own entertainment - just do it
if you prefer a truck to fetch a sixpack - do it
but don't suggest that 64bit is improving or speeding up anything below 4 GB, which 99.5 % of all user projects are
cheers, Tom
If you install Cubase SX 3.1 in XP x64, Cubase take advantage of bigger memory allocation. My friend, wich have a Motu Ultralite on XP x64, can play live on an electronic drum kit the VSTi "Drumkit From Hell" in full setup, loading all samples in memory (more than 2GB!!) for a near to zero latency.
This is one case, but there are many more, in example for video and music editing, I don't dubt about your experience Tom, sorry for misundersandings, good day and thanks for your replies.