Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

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Snow Leopard (and hence Logic) will not necessarily run in 64 bit mode 
even if you have them installed. I have a 2008 Mac Pro - intel with 
quad core. I thought I was all set up to run 64 bits in Snow Leopard. I 
discovered I was wrong. See the article below for how to make Snow 
Leopard boot into 64 bit mode and even if you can do so.

http://www.9to5mac.com/snow-leopard-64-bit-32-bit-firmware-efi

In particular type this in the TERMINAL utility application :  ioreg -l 
-p IODeviceTree | grep firmware-abi

Check this out.. it describes 64Bit mode on a MAC and provides a simple
switching utility.

 
http://www.ahatfullofsky.comuv.com/English/Programs/SMS/SMS.html

 

I run MAC OSX (Snowleopard) v10.6.2  in 64bit kernel mode on my Intel
version of iMAC with 4GB RAM I run Logic 9.1.X  (which is the 64bit version)

 

So far I have not found an application I use that does not work although
obviously there are some out there.  As time goes by I think all apps will
be 64bit capable. That is just the way it will be.

 

In Logic I don't really like the 32Bit bridge for running 32bit plugins but
it works.  It is just a little ugly.  On a MAC Ivory v1 runs in the 32Bit
bridge but, as an example, the latest Stylus RMX. Omnisphere, Trillian etc
runs native 64bit (Latest meaning the latest updated version).   

BTW the Logic 32bit bridge is built in so you don't have to do anything to
use it.   Logic's inbuilt stuff (ala EXS24, etc) all runs natively in the
64bit version now so that is cool.

Most of the Apple apps/utilities ala Mail, iPhoto, Safari etc all run 64 bit
too or can be requested to do so therefore that is fine. 

 

32 Bit apps happily run in 64bit OS version.. But somethings that screw with
the OSX and are hacked to bypass some OSX features will complain.

 

Many 64bit apps can be told to run as 32 bit at start-up using a small check
box in the "Info" dialog of the applications Icon.. Logic, Mail & Safari for
example have that option as do others.

So in 64 bit mode they normally default to 64 bit unless told to do
otherwise by ticking the box.

 

Steve

From: Logic_Cafe@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Logic_Cafe@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of GAmoore@...
Sent: Saturday, 20 March 2010 04:41
To: Logic_Cafe@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Logic_Cafe] 64 bit not default and not possible on many macs

 

  

Snow Leopard (and hence Logic) will not necessarily run in 64 bit mode 
even if you have them installed. I have a 2008 Mac Pro - intel with 
quad core. I thought I was all set up to run 64 bits in Snow Leopard. I 
discovered I was wrong. See the article below for how to make Snow 
Leopard boot into 64 bit mode and even if you can do so.

http://www.9to5mac.com/snow-leopard-64-bit-32-bit-firmware-efi

In particular type this in the TERMINAL utility application : ioreg -l 
-p IODeviceTree | grep firmware-abi





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