hey guys, i have been using vista 32 since it came out and about 6 months ago, updated everything in my box to 64 bit standards, took a while to work out bugs etc., but now my system is running fast and powerful... here's the list of stuff that works well:
E-MU 1616M audio interface [PatchMix DSP software]
sonar 7 & 8
acid pro 6 & 7
sound forge 9
cd architect 5.2
Edirol PCR-500 [controller]
[PARTIAL LIST OF
VST & VSTi's that I have tested to be STABLE in Vista 64bit]
Melodyne Studio
389111bytes
Albino 2
Antares Auto-Tune DX
Arppe2600va
Atmosphere
Battery 3
Rob Papen - Blue
b-station
EWQL Colossus
CronoX 3
Delta III
Drumkit From Hell 2
Drumular
Drumazon
EWQLSO Gold Edition
FM8
Hades XT
Hydra
Kontakt 2
Massive
Melodyne Bridge
Mercury
Microtuning
Moog Modular V
Ninja
Octopus
Orchestral VSTi v1.03
Ozone 3
PCR_XPx64Drv101
quadraSID
Rapture
ravity
ReFX JunoX2
ReFX PlastiCZ
SUPERWAVEP8
Symphonic Choirs
tb_triforce_1_6
TC Native Bundle
TCWorks
unknown 64 pro
Vanguard
VurtBox
Waldorf Attack & PPG Wave
Waves
X-cita
ASynth
cm303
CS-80V
dblueGlitch
iZotope Ozone 3
JunoX2
Mercury-1
Moog Modular V
Neptune
ppd Tritium
ReCycle
Spook Keys
Trancemitter
Tune 1.1
V-Station
[PARTIAL LIST OF
VST & VSTi's that I have tested to be UNSTABLE or UNINSTALABLE in Vista 64bit, I tried several times and these just would not install & work, not that they absolutely won't install, i just was not able to get them working
]
Novation Bass Station
Absynth 4
Korg Legacy Pack [MS-20, Polysix, etc.]
Anything from Ohmforce
Ivory
KARNAGE
Nexus
Atmosphere
Predator
iZotope Trash & Vinyl
QuadraFuzz
Trashcoder
voctopus
Big Tick Angelina
Point being, almost every
VST & VSTi out there will work well in a 64 bit environment. There are those few annoying exceptions though... all in all, i have experienced a HUGE boost in performance and stability, especially with vsti's with big sample libraries that suck lots of ram like EWQL stuff. I have over 30 vsti's loaded in my sonar template that are ready to rock whenever, no hick-ups or anything thanks to 64 bit! hope this list helps or at least lets people know what works & that it is very possible to have your cake and eat it too...feel free to add to this list for everyone's reference.
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running: vista 64 ultimate, intel core2 quad, 8 GB ram, 5 TB of HD, dual 22" displays, nvidia geforce 9400GT gfx card, emu 1616m sound card.