[LAU] 64-bit improves audio performance?

[Brent Busby]

On Thu, 17 Dec 2009, Jonathan E. Brickman wrote:

> Well.  No change in Jack behavior with LXDE, no change from total 
> removal of Pulse.  Now I really wonder.  64-bit has definitely upped 
> my GUI speed, often tripled my WWW speed -- but it has either not 
> touched audio (synth and Jack) performance and latency, or has hurt it 
> slightly!  Anyone seen the same thing?

Well, I will say that I've got 8GB of physical memory, which I'm seeing 
all of because I'm running 64-bit, and Ardour absolutely LOVES that.  :)

It's like my whole project seems to fit in memory and nothing ever loads 
from disk twice, among other benefits...

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