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I have a MacPro 3ghz, 9 Gigs RAM, and about to buy Logic 8. I've been happily using Kontakt 2, except for one major flaw.....

I'm unable to load more than 1.99 gigs worth of samples,
on multiple instances of kontakt.

Once Leopard is released, Logic will be fully 64 bit,
and able to access all of my RAM.
(currently, once the activity monitor shows me
reaching 2 gigs ram, logic crashes)

Kontakt 3 was just released, and everyone's saying that
it's a shocking disappointment, because it's only 32 bit,
when the whole rest of the world is shifting to 64. Apparently, because it's only 32 bit, it will still only
be possible to load 2 gigs of samples.

I used to use Machfive and was happy with it,
except that it didn't work on intels when i bought my
mac pro.

I'll happily forgive Machfive for the lateness of M2
and switch back if......

1) It's able to precisely load all my Kontakt 2 programs
and samples
2) It's able to load 7-8 gigs worth of samples, with
like 40-50 instances as an AU in Logic 8
In other words, if it is 64 bit on a mac when Leopard's
released.
3) I'm able to actually process samples. Meaning that
i can destructively pitch or stretch, etc.

Does anyone here know the answer to these questions?
I'm dying to start loading 8 gigs on an intel soft sampler,
and get to work. Is Machfive finally able to do it?

MachFive2 is 32 bit as far as I know. I don't think anyone is supporting 64 bit yet.


Shooshie

... and beware the difference between - and marketing spin surrounding - 64-bit addressing and 64-bit mix engine processing.

The short answer is that MachFive 2 is 32-bit summing and addressing, and you'll need to wait for an update before either of those things change for your 64-bit OS.

Only Sonar even claims to mix audio at a definition of 64-bits; the new Logic claims "Internal audio resolution: 32-bit floating point; 64-bit precision where required" - which is rather vague. Pro Tools HD (the expensive one) is 48-bit fixed point.

Certain plug-ins have claimed 64-bit internal capability (Izotope Ozone for instance) for a long while - but I'm fairly sure this only applies to internal summing and not memory addressing. Surely it must be OS and mix engine dependent.

There are idiots on the net talking about Logic now being 48-bit floating-point, which is simply untrue, according to Apple's own blurb.

MOTU will no doubt be preparing their 64-bit Leopard and Vista update as we speak, in order to ensure that it's there for customers from Day 1. Oh hang on, what am I saying?