Is my Early 2008 Mac Pro 64bit capable?

[James Steele]

A 64 bit DAW cannot run 32 bit plugs unless you use a shell such as bridge or Plogue Bidule (there are a few others).

In a pinch, you can still launch DP as a 32 bit app by checking the box in Get Info for the app. As for bridges there's JBridgeM and 32 Lives.

http://jstuff.wordpress.com/jbridgem/

http://www.soundradix.com/products/32-lives

JBridgeM works on VSTs. 32 Lives on AUs. 32 Lives is more expensive, but seems to be more polished and works with quite a few older plug-ins.

[James Steele]

BTW, MLC... sorry to use your posts as a jumping off point. I know you know this stuff. I'm just posting for others who might find this topic.

[MIDI Life Crisis]

Not a problem. I want to have as accurate a record of info as possible and don't have any problem admitting when my answers are incomplete or completely wrong (not that the latter has ever happened...)

32 v 64 bit is one of those very confusing things and you can get seeming conflicting info from reliable sources. It doesn't help that you can run 32 bit programs in a 64 bit OS and that you could formerly run the OS as either 64 or 32 bit until Lion.

That's my 2 bits. Let's not even get started on 1 bit audio.