Kasper

I use the new version of max (7.1) and also updated Reaktor to 6. So far so good, both are fun (except th eusual problems, but this is another story). When I wanted to use Reaktor6 in Max7, as a plug-in, it did not work, and it took me some time to understand this was because the new Reaktor is 64-bits only, when my Max (on a Mac) was in 32-bits. Changing it to 64 resolved the problem - Reaktor appears in Max as a Plug-in.

However there is still the question, what does it change for Max to be in 64 bits : all I found was some info dating from Max6.1, saying that probably quite a lot of third party things (externals) will not work and that it creates some problems in jitter. But it was some time ago - what is the situation now?

_And of course the eternal (stupid ?) question : apart for running Reaktor inside of Max what are the cons & pros of using max in 64 bits ?

Hi
I use the new version of max (7.1) and also updated Reaktor to 6. So far so good, both are fun (except th eusual problems, but this is another story). When I wanted to use Reaktor6 in Max7, as a plug-in, it did not work, and it took me some time to understand this was because the new Reaktor is 64-bits only, when my Max (on a  Mac) was in 32-bits. Changing it to 64 resolved the problem - Reaktor appears in Max as a Plug-in.
However there is still the question, what does it change for Max to be in 64 bits : all I found was some info dating from Max6.1, saying that probably quite a lot of third party things (externals) will not work and that it creates some problems in jitter. But it was some time ago - what is the situation now?
_And of course the eternal (stupid ?) question : apart for running Reaktor inside of Max what are the cons & pros of using max in 64 bits ?
thanks, Kasper


max7-1-reaktor6-or-64-bit-update

Reaktor 6 is 64-bit only, so if you want to use it as a plug-in inside of Max then you're going to have to use Max in 64-bit mode as well. If that proves to be a problem (eg. if you're using externals that are 32-bit only) then I think that you would be able to launch both of the programs (Max and Reaktor) in standalone mode and use OSC to communicate between the two.

Max7.1 & Reaktor6 - or 64-bit update