Most of us run plenty of software alongside Cubase: my own checklist consists of Steinberg's Halion 3, Groove Agent 3, Halion Symphonic Orchestra and Virtual Guitarist 2, Sony Acid Pro 7 (via Rewire), NI Komplete, Ueberschall's Liquid Instrument and Elastik plug‑ins, Toontrack's Superior Drummer 2, Antares' Autotune Evo and Celemony's Melodyne. If you use a custom folder structure, make sure the correct paths are listed in Cubase via the Devices / Plug‑In Information / VST 2.x Plug‑In Paths dialogue box. I use EasyBCD from NeoSmart ( Make A List There are a number of free and shareware applications available that can make life a little easier. Martin Walker has covered creation of new partitions and multi‑booting a number of times in SOS (see our web site for past articles), but it's worth adding one minor tip: while the Windows 7 boot management seems to operate well, you might consider a third‑party application to tweak its settings. My experience of the multi‑boot options built into Windows 7 is that they're pretty robust, so if hard-drive space allows, I'd suggest keeping your tried and trusted 32‑bit environment and build your 64‑bit equivalent in a second partition - or you could install it on a separate physical drive if you prefer. Note that Windows 7 doesn't allow an install of the 64‑bit version over the top of the 32‑bit one: Windows 7 64‑bit requires a 'clean' install.

Moving from 32‑bit to 64‑bit can involve a considerable amount of software installation work, and it pays to 'be prepared' before you start - so make sure you have all the necessary install disks, serial numbers and update patches to hand, and you should also be checking for 64‑bit availability of all your key effects and virtual instrument plug‑ins.įor those currently using a 32‑bit OS (as I was, with Windows 7), the first significant question is whether to retain the existing 32‑bit OS and create a second partition for your 64‑bit OS (multi‑booting between the two) or to replace the 32‑bit OS partition with a 64‑bit one. While this is very much a PC‑based view, there should be plenty that is of interest to Mac‑based Cubase users too. If you're a Cubase user still working in the 32‑bit world, but interested in what the 64‑bit version of your DAW has to offer, is it now time to make the move? Robin Vincent discussed some of the potential advantages and pitfalls of moving to a 64‑bit OS in SOS November 2010, but in an attempt to answer that question for you in a Cubase-specific way, I'll share a few tips and pointers from my own recent experience of this process. It's well worth creating your own folder structure for 32‑bit plug‑ins, especially if you intend to use the third-party jBridge rather than Cubase's own VST Bridge.

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