[Rwp] 32-bit Plugins in 64-bit Reaper or 32-bit plugins in 32-bit Reaper?

[Keith Hinton]

Hi folks, I've got an update to share.
I've had to install both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Reaper as it
turns out on this machine.
Some plugins just don't load in the 64-bit version if they're not
64-bit already.
Others crash the 32-bit host in the 64-bit version, some have presets
that only read in Reaper 32-bit, so there we go.
I'm happy to announce that I have been able to record tracks on this
machine without problems!
Reaper is well built indeed.
It runs on a lot of hardware, too.
And I got other questions answered by a friend on Twitter via direct message.
Have any of you had to use Reaper 32-bit on a 64-bit Windows system
for anything?
Or do you think what I'm talking about with plugins crashing in the
64-bit and so on is strange. Grin.

Regards,
Keith

On 10/24/15, Keith Hinton <keithint1234 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi folks,
> I've got a 32-bit plugin the Virtual guitarist plug-in from Steinberg.
> When I had 64-bit Reaper installed, the plugin always opened as
> abridged plug-in and I could not get at a single thing at all using
> NVDA and yes, I do know how to use object navigation extremely well.
> But that did not help, I had the same problem in the bridged situation
> as I have had in Sonar  during my brief time with it's bridged VST
> junk generally speaking as well.
> So, I installed the 32-bit version of Reaper  and Osara instead after
> erasing the 64-bit one.
> Unless their is a way to force all plug-ins inside Reaper 64 to never
> open at all in Bridged mode, then I won't be installing the thing
> again.
> But it would be nice, to make full use of my 16 GB of RAM.
> By the way, I figured out my MIDI interface problem, forgot to enable
> the device so that's why I wouldn't have heard anything, duh!
> And yes, WASAPI works fine on this computer using Reaper now, so that
> other message about needing to know how to test can be ignored.
> If I can get some advice on how to control bridged mode or if that is
> even possible, I'd appreciate it.
> Their is one plugin the electric guitar that the Steinberg virtual
> guitarist program installed on this machine that surprisingly opens in
> bridged mode even in Reaper 32-bit I might add.
> And whenever bridged comes up I have serious accessibility
> difficulties at that point.
> And usually I end up having Reaper crash sooner or later with the
> Reaper32Host.Exe process still running that needs to be shut down
> separately.
> Can anybody stop me from pulling my hair literally out over this bridged
> stuff?
> it's driving me nuts this morning!
> But I am happy to report Wasapi works beautifully here!
> I have had no problems  so far with it, other than running
> occasionally in to this bridged mode.
> if an alternate accessible virtual guitar plugin can be suggested,
> please list some as I'm looking for some to utilize in projects.
> Also, while I'm on the subject of projects for a moment, can I clear
> every recent project from Reaper somehow  in it's projects menu if I
> wish to do so?
> Or must I hack the Windows registry somehow to accomplish this.
> If programs generally have recent menus, I generally love to know how
> to clear them out ultimately no matter how tricky that turns out to
> be.
> Thanks folks!
> Jamie, I'm enjoying your Osara DLL by the way :)
>
> Regards,
> Keith
>