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Compatibility with Windows Vista
This article provides current information about Native Instruments
products and Windows Vista.
All current NI products are fully compatible with Windows Vista 32-bit.
Windows Vista 64-bit is currently not recommended by Native Instruments for professional music production due to remaining compatibility issues with many existing music software and hardware products. NI software will run under Windows Vista 64-bit with certain limitations, which are detailed below. Native Instruments does not guarantee the operation of its products under Windows Vista 64-bit at this time.
Which NI products are currently compatible with Windows Vista 32-bit?
All current NI software and hardware products are compatible with Vista 32-bit. Please make sure to install all relevant software and driver updates that might be available on the NI website.
Can I run Native Instruments software as standalone applications with the 64-bit versions of Windows Vista?
NI software is generally operational in standalone mode under Windows Vista 64-bit. However, your audio interface needs to provide a 64-bit ASIO driver that supports 32-bit compatibility mode. Please consult the manufacturer of your audio interface for further information.
Can I run Native Instruments software as plug-ins with the 64-bit versions of Windows Vista?
Host sequencers from various manufacturers might have different ways of dealing with 32-bit and 64-bit aspects. NI software will generally run as plug-ins under Vista 64-bit within host applications that accept 32-bit plug-ins. Compatibility tests have not been completed due to most major host applications not being available as 64-bit versions yet. For details, please check with the manufacturer of your host software.
What are the benefits of installing the 64-bit version of Windows Vista?
NI products typically use a combination of 32-bit floating point and 64-bit algorithms for audio processing. Both bit depths can be handled by native 32-bit operating systems.
Native 64-bit operating systems do not currently promise a general leap in quality or in performance from the perspective of Native Instruments. The main advantage of native 64-bit applications for music production is that they can utilize more memory than 32-bit applications, which makes this technology potentially useful for software samplers. Native Instruments is taking this aspect of 64-bit technology into account for future developments.
What about Windows Vista 64-bit drivers for Native Instruments hardware?
Native Instruments is providing 64-bit Vista audio drivers for all of its hardware products. Both ASIO drivers and native Windows drivers are available. You can download the drivers here: Free updates
Does Native Instruments software perform better under Windows Vista compared to Windows XP?
You will not experience a significant difference in performance, since audio processing mostly depends on raw processor performance (floating point efficiency, cache size and speed, SSE extension) as well as hard disk access speed. As in previous Windows versions, deactivating certain visual features of the operating system can increase performance of music production software. This especially applies to the new "Aero" interface in Windows Vista.
Which Windows Vista 32-bit version is best suited for Native Instruments products?
The differences between the available Windows Vista versions do not affect the operation of Native Instruments products in any way.
Windows Vista™ is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
All current NI products are fully compatible with Windows Vista 32-bit.
Windows Vista 64-bit is currently not recommended by Native Instruments for professional music production due to remaining compatibility issues with many existing music software and hardware products. NI software will run under Windows Vista 64-bit with certain limitations, which are detailed below. Native Instruments does not guarantee the operation of its products under Windows Vista 64-bit at this time.
Which NI products are currently compatible with Windows Vista 32-bit?
All current NI software and hardware products are compatible with Vista 32-bit. Please make sure to install all relevant software and driver updates that might be available on the NI website.
Can I run Native Instruments software as standalone applications with the 64-bit versions of Windows Vista?
NI software is generally operational in standalone mode under Windows Vista 64-bit. However, your audio interface needs to provide a 64-bit ASIO driver that supports 32-bit compatibility mode. Please consult the manufacturer of your audio interface for further information.
Can I run Native Instruments software as plug-ins with the 64-bit versions of Windows Vista?
Host sequencers from various manufacturers might have different ways of dealing with 32-bit and 64-bit aspects. NI software will generally run as plug-ins under Vista 64-bit within host applications that accept 32-bit plug-ins. Compatibility tests have not been completed due to most major host applications not being available as 64-bit versions yet. For details, please check with the manufacturer of your host software.
What are the benefits of installing the 64-bit version of Windows Vista?
NI products typically use a combination of 32-bit floating point and 64-bit algorithms for audio processing. Both bit depths can be handled by native 32-bit operating systems.
Native 64-bit operating systems do not currently promise a general leap in quality or in performance from the perspective of Native Instruments. The main advantage of native 64-bit applications for music production is that they can utilize more memory than 32-bit applications, which makes this technology potentially useful for software samplers. Native Instruments is taking this aspect of 64-bit technology into account for future developments.
What about Windows Vista 64-bit drivers for Native Instruments hardware?
Native Instruments is providing 64-bit Vista audio drivers for all of its hardware products. Both ASIO drivers and native Windows drivers are available. You can download the drivers here: Free updates
Does Native Instruments software perform better under Windows Vista compared to Windows XP?
You will not experience a significant difference in performance, since audio processing mostly depends on raw processor performance (floating point efficiency, cache size and speed, SSE extension) as well as hard disk access speed. As in previous Windows versions, deactivating certain visual features of the operating system can increase performance of music production software. This especially applies to the new "Aero" interface in Windows Vista.
Which Windows Vista 32-bit version is best suited for Native Instruments products?
The differences between the available Windows Vista versions do not affect the operation of Native Instruments products in any way.
Windows Vista™ is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
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downloaded updated traktor 3_41u and has distorted my sound.. working fine before update
What is the date of this article?!? When was it posted?!?
After instaling the software that comes with the OMNI CONTROL I have not being able to make it work with my Toshiba Satellite despite the fact that it works with 32 bits.
I still having troubles with guitar rig 3 mobile. I can player sound files and sound is very good, boot when i plug my guitar in mobile device the sound is so bady.
Very clarifying!
I MUST use a 64 bit OS. If there is no support from NI, i cant continue to use NI software. If NI doesnt take such an argument under consideration, it is not worth to make use of NI as supplier.
i agree 64 bits and no support for it ...a real leading audio application company
I hope that you have hardware support for 64-bit as Windows 7 is soon to be retail, as Guitar Rig also is to be updated. As a N.I customer my level of satisfaction with both hardware and software is very high. The only exception is that I have to dual-boot as my core system is 64-bit (Windows 7 RC) and the majority of applications are 64-bit also. This does cause some concern but I have to factor in the amount of satisfaction with the software and that I'm basically forced into having to keep a 32-bit/64-bit dual boot setup. I truly hope that you can have the issues on the ASIO end with N.I. hardware resolved in the near future or will be extremely difficult to justify the cost of the upcoming Guitar Rig 4 upgrade. Take care!
By far you guys need to support 64 bit. The whole point is to be able to use more memory. People who say you won't see performance leaps don't know what they are talking about. If I put 8 gb ram in my system on a 32bit CPU it does me no good. If I do it on 64bit I can use ALL of it which will let the software plugins perform exponentially better. I use several NI plugins and support for 64 bit is a MUST!
I am running vista 64bit. The audio sounds like it contains pops when played through DUO. When I play the same audio files in the windows media player there are no pops. I am looking for a solution to this problem.
how can i load my hercules dj console to traktor 3 LE which came with Audio 8 DJ box ...or maybe i should upgrade to Traktor Pro to do it!?
into the driver CD which i have from audio 8 dj , there is a demo version of Traktor Pro , when i install the programe to try it via Audio 8 DJ during the mixing, there is moments when traktor skip ,like stop music for a second and then continue again and this happened ten time when i try pro version.Is it the problem came from that is a demo version or because i'm using vista my configuraion laptop is : HP Pavilion dv5 - Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU , P7350 , 2.00GHz , 3,00 GB of RAM , NVIDIA GeForce 9200M GS is it better to change my operation system to XP 64-bit ..I'll appreciate any help ..thanks
I just have this in my mind :) Is it possible my Hercules DJ Console install drivers to make any conflict with Audio 8 DJ drivers? thanks for the time!
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Same issues. 64 bit vista. Running Traktor Pro. Rotten popping noise. I had hoped to not switch out to Serato...quite disappointing if you are not working on a solution for 64 bit os...Vista or Widows 7? I have..Audio 8, Audio 2, Traktor 3, Pro,...bummed that I didn't realize your support was lacking.
Isn't it just typical of NI? Look for information about compatibility with Windows 7, and they've still got this message up about Windows Vista... and how fitting that the information they make available about it basically translates to: "We aren't about to do the legwork to make our software compatible with 64-bit OS's until we absolutely have to. Let's give everyone a snobby answer about 64-bit OS's not being all they're cracked up to be. Then when people have problems running our software in a 64-bit environment (and OH BOY are there problems running this stuff in 64-bit!) we can just say "we warned you". It's now 2010, Vista is being phased out, and this is all they have to say for themselves?! How long are they going to hold out until they iron out their bugs?!?!
this is useful but hard to find
i was reading the comments there and I was wondering what is all the fuss about? really? I am thinking that surely NI is about to blow our mind with a 128 bits edition of it's leading sound softwares as the future is now near reality and the 128 bit O/S with quantum mechanical multimedia native instructions is only a parsec (read 3.262 light years away) away. be prosperous and enjoy the music.
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