64bit or 32bit version on OSX?
First i guess i should say Hi, as i never got round to that, long time lurker (fast becoming a daily obsession) and very impressed reaper user.
I feel a bit of a noob for asking this, I used to be on the pulse with this sort of stuff but life has got in the way a bit for quite a few years and the 64bit revolution sort of passed me by…
I now have a macbook pro running OSX 10.7.2 with 4Gb of RAM
I believe OSX is 64bit natively?
Should I be running the 32 or 64bit version of reaper on this? (currently on 32bit)
The vast majority of plugins I use are purchased, BFD, Kontakt (EWQL-SO), Massive, Battery etc which i assume can run 64, (not sure how I would check though) but I also have a fair amount of freeware ones that I'm not so sure about.
- Is there any benefit to run in 64bit? Why would I choose one over the other?
- Will it be more efficient on 64bit than present or will it cause a greater strain on the Mac for doing the same tasks?
- Will 64bit reaper allow me to run 32bit plug-ins easily, bridged I guess? Or would they not be available, and if it does run them does this use more overhead and thus make it not worth it if i find the majority of plugs I have are 32bit?
Sorry I'm a bit in the dark about what to expect between both versions and what the pros and cons are.
Thanks
Rich
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