[LAU] 64 bit systems

[Russell Hanaghan]

I am almost convinced that I want to go Linux audio in my studio. I  
have a x64 3ghz dual core AMD based box that is my dedicated DAW. I am  
now deciding which distro to use that will give me stable performance  
with minimum effort.

64 Studio would seem like an obvious choice but because I would like  
to have VST's available, I seem to recall that is a possible issue?

Beyond that, is there any other advantage(s) to using a x64 OS other  
than RAM access beyond 4gb? Is there any 32 bit OS performance  
degradation when installed on a x64 machine?

Thanks,
Russell