Definitely agree with DJX on this one however choosing a hard drive is like
picking a needle in a haystack
Seagate and western digital are very reliable and work very very well in my
experience
If you want to avoid the laptop issue just get yourself a really good hub
With a power supply
Bellini are great I'm not going to guarantee that it's going to be 100% perfect
but heck what is in life
SSD drive to have their issues but they are getting better and better as time
goes on
Finally get a drive that has a power supply Which means he won't draw power
from the computer
I'm not going to guarantee 100% reliability but things should work. Let us know
what happens Sent from my iPhone
On Feb 14, 2017, at 6:46 AM, DJX <megamansuperior@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On ;
Behalf Of Michael Ciarciello
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2017 8:36 PM
To: 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 <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: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On ;
Behalf Of Michael Ciarciello
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2017 5:28 PM
To: 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 <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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