Vegas for Multi track audio Quad coreI7 or Dual CoreIt windows 7

[Lance Bachelder]

You” definitely see a big boost in horsepower with the i7 2600 but you may have an issue with your Waves plug-ins. Most pre-built systems come pre-loaded with Win 7 64bit which is a great OS and allows lots of RAM etc., but I think Waves still requires a 32bit OS. I switched to the iZotope plugs since they are similar quality but fully 64bit! Waitng for Waves to be updated…

Lance Bachelder
Writer, Editor, Director
Irvine, California

[Dave Kirkey]

HI Lance, thanks for the heads up.. I”m just starting to look in to the plugin’s what a mess.. the cost of upgrading the Waves stuff is more than a new notebook.. One way I’ve thought of handling it is to dual boot with Windows XP Pro .. that way I can use any of the 32 bit files or Non windows 7 compatible plug ins.. but, I”m just having a hard time getting motivated to buy a new computer…….

I see your from Irvine.. We left Orange County in 2004 for the Nashville area.. we love it here… we lived in Coto De Caza .. nice place but we wanted out of the rat race 🙂

Thanks for the reply on the performance factor.. I’m going to really have to think this out.

Dave

[Dave Kirkey]

Lance.. I’ve been researching the Waves plug ins, according to the waves website the waves complete bundle is compatible with windows 7 32 bit… Do you think that would be really a step down in performance in audio production?

I hate looking in to new computers … you think you get it figured out and Bam.. something else pops up and kicks you.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Dave

[Lance Bachelder]

Probably fine for audio – I’m working with HD video so I need all the RAM I can get. But I do go back to the 32bit version for certain plug-ins like Waves on an older XP system. You’ll still get the same power from the i7 so no worries there – the only issue is making sure you can buy a new computer with Win7 32bit – may have to custom order that.

Love Nashville too by the way.

Lance Bachelder
Writer, Editor, Director
Irvine, California

[Dave Kirkey]

Thanks for the reply Lance.. I was told that the notebook I am looking at has windows 7 pro 64 but then I was told I could order windows 7 32 for $5.00 .. I am looking at what would be the best way to dual boot the system and If I can actually have 32 and 64 bit on 2 partitions…

In speaking with a few folks on different audio forums I am not sure if a quad core for multi-track audio may not give me much more than the 2gHZ Intel Core Duo processor I currently use.. I think I am going to load up this notebook with a bunch of tracks and plug ins and see where it gets plugged up….. A new notebook would be fun, but a real hassle to change everything over.

I see your heavily in to film work and I’ll bet the quad core really helps…. I do not do any video other than a few single camera shoots from time to time of my wife performing in local theater or singing at a gig…

As for California I moved there in 1971, went to Golden West college and then started working in the electronics/computer fields. Semi retired in 97 and we decided to sell our place and move.. we choose the Nashville area for 3 reasons. No State Income Tax, Low Property costs and low property tax, Horse friendly area and Music… we just love it here and our escape in 2004 was the best thing we could have done.. We now live on a 25 Acre farm just 30 minutes from downtown Nashville and love it!