Win7 + HD 8.0.1

[Brandonx1]

Originally Posted by lennieh

So are you guys running the same V8.0.1 as every one else or do you have a 64-bit beta from Digi?

If you are on the same version as everyone else, how does PT get to use more memory. As a 32-bit app wouldn't it need to be rebuilt to use 64-bit memory addressing?

Hi Lennieh.
I'm also using the same 8.0.1 HD version everyone else is using. I've been able to use more then 2.8 gigs of ram win windows 7 64. I was loading so many VI's I just got tired of testing it. I never reached the max. I just mix audio for video(TV) so I never use anything close to 3 gigs of ram in a session. I was just testing the software on the 64 bit OS. It's not supported but it's working very well for me.
Best,
Brandon

[mrpollack]

Hi Guys
Anything new regarding your experiences with Windows 7 64 bits ?
Let us know,please !
Peace,

[lennieh]

So I got Windows 7 Professional 64-bit yesterday and installed it onto a new partition without any problems.

But damned if I can get Protools to run... I've tried V8.0 and V8.0.1 and just get a DAE -4 error.

I figured it might be Explorer 8 which crippled my 7.4 LE installation on my Vista box, so I turned it off via the Programs menu in the Control Panel. This didn't make any difference, but I'm not sure if this has uninstalled it as such?

Any ideas? I guess a DAE-4 is pretty serious being such a low number and all...

Did you guys who got it running have to do anything special??

(btw I know I should really wait for Digi to come out with a release and proper 64-bit drivers, but temptation was just too strong...)

Interestingly the drivers that it found for my on-board network card, seem to be much better that the drivers I have in XP, the DPC checker only shows an average of about 39 microseconds with it enable, as opposed to the 1200 I get in XP...)

[daslicht]

Hi,
is there a work around to you a Emagic AMT8 under windows 7.

The current driver is crashing it.

:/

[Brandonx1]

DAE -4 is usually a hardware problem. When I got that error, I have a bad core card and had to get it replaced. Might not be the case with you, that's just what happened to me.
Best,
Brandon

[lennieh]

Protools works just fine in my XP partition with the same hardware

[s0nguy]

installing win 7 ultimate 64bit on HD rig now... Dell precision 690.

install went fine... currently updating to 8.0.1

fingers crossed...

-s0nguy

[Fullsound Recording]

Originally Posted by s0nguy

installing win 7 ultimate 64bit on HD rig now... Dell precision 690.

install went fine... currently updating to 8.0.1

fingers crossed...

-s0nguy

Tap tap tap


Waiting..

[s0nguy]

OK... the good news:

- it is rock solid over here... and smooth as butter. The ability to address lots of ram adds another gig to protools (since it's not a true 64 bit app).

- my old UA TDM plugins work again!! they didnt work in 8.0 ... graphical issues... they are working again in 8.0.1.

- if a program doesnt like the 64 bit environment and crashes.. windows will automatically relaunch it and advise you to run it in XP mode. pretty cool.


the bad news:

- BFD2 does not work at all.. strange since it is the program that could benefit the most from being able to run in 64 bit mode. it does not load... I even went back to a previous version and it kept asking me for auth numbers even though I entered them time and time again.

- you're taking a risk in 64 bit mode.


all in all... i think it is high time for everyone to embrace 64 bit mode. 32 bit and the 4gb limitation is crazy for the times we are in now with i7 and terabytes so cheap.

since I need BFD2 to work, I am going back to 32bit windows 7 ultimate. installing it now.

-s0nguy

[lennieh]

I had memory problems whicvh are sorted now so I got 8.0.1 up and running, and the first thing that happened was a -6301.

I haven't optimised windows yet though, so I'll see what happens with that.

Can we make an editable sticky where we list plugins that work and plugins that don't???