[ddots-l] Re: SSD/HD

  • From: Chris Smart <csmart8@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 12:31:17 -0500

I have a Samsung SSD850Pro here. They've since come out wiht an even faster one.

At 10:14 AM 2/14/2017, you wrote:

DJX,

SSD’s are new to me. I understand and agree with your first paragraph, (had to look it up). So what brand and model are best used in DAWS? There are many choices out there. Do you know which is most popular? Or which is the fastest long lasting workhorse.Â
Comments greatly appreciated.
Andre
From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of DJX
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2017 5:47 AM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: SSD/HD

Just keep in mind, not all SSD are created equally, this is crucially important for daw use. You have to take controllers into account, data management and IOPS, as well as read lifetime and write lifetime. Since you are reading and writing to the drive more than usual, it is important to have an ssd with a good read and write lifetime, as well as a high number of IOPS for good and actually fast operations, as well as a decent amount of years of use.

When used in the wrong configuration, an ssd could be no faster than a 7200rpm rotational.

Speaking of rotationals, they also vary in performance, and careful considerations must be taken here as well. Everything from rotational speeds, data cache size, any power saving features or data optimization features (both of which hurt performance) must be accounted for. In this sector, not all brands are equal either; some have a higher failure rate than others.

Also remember, if you are using a laptop for example be very careful what buss you use for the drive, as a bandwidth issue could develop when using external drives on the same buss as your audio interface for example.

HTH, DJX

From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andre Jarreau
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2017 10:07 PM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: SSD/HD

Ok, one less mystery.  Thanks
From: <mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Ciarciello
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2017 8:36 PM
To: <mailto:ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: SSD/HD

Yes indeed Andrey you can either use an SSD and or Spinning drive.The SSD drive stream loads faster then the motorized drive.
There is one thing I’d like to point on the SSD drives and that is their life spans.
I have been told that the SSD drive can last 10 years where as the motorized lasts longer than that, however its all six to one half a dozen, and between you, me and the lamp post, SSD drives are faster lol.


On Feb 13, 2017, at 6:46 PM, Andre Jarreau <<mailto:andre.jarreau@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>andre.jarreau@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi Michael,
Thanks for responding. So a spinning HD is not required for recording but is cheaper. Cost is the only factor. Right?
Andre

From: <mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [<mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Ciarciello
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2017 5:28 PM
To: <mailto:ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: SSD/HD

Hi Andray a hard drive is very necessary to record your material.
If you are using S/onar it is best that you use the second drive to stream and record all your music data.
Of course an internal second drive is alway the best, but in situation where you are using a laptop, then you really have no choice unless you configure your lap top to have to drives installed.
If that’s not the case then a external USB is fine for streaming, but you should go with a USB 3 type drive.
Now a days SSD drives are becoming more and more common which means the drive has not moto which means the drive can really work at a fast rate, but SSD drives can be expensive, however I’ve seen them as low as $200.00 for a 500GB which means that the moterized drives might be a thing of the past in the not to distant future. For the moment a motorized drive running at 72000 RPM is what you should go for and you can get a 3 terabyte drive for as low as $180.00.
CGate, and or Western Digital are two good brand of hard drives.
Hope this helps.
Cheers.

On Feb 13, 2017, at 3:18 PM, Andre Jarreau <<mailto:andre.jarreau@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>andre.jarreau@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi Guys,
Is a hard-drive essential for recording?  Is an external HD for back up only?

Best


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