I am sorry if this has already been a well used topic but I searched the forum and dont see the answer.

My question is;
-Whats the best sound card for a full blown studio (or what do they use)?
-can you still use a hard drive?
-Why do some use tape (other then for analog sound)

hey guys i brought this question up before but i had no luck. I am using a mac g5 and i am trying to connect this external hard drive that i had laying around so i can record straight to it. I try to play my pro tools files off of the drive and it says that the drive needs to be set up for play back and record in workspace.

Hello...
I was just wondering if a 4200rpm hard drive would be too slow for recording multi-track audio (2-8 tracks). One of the laptops that I'm looking at is an ultraportable that uses a 1.8" hdd. Those are all 4200rpm.
I know 4200rpm isn't suitable for video, but audio has a much lower transfer rate.
JJ

Hi,

Which Hard Drive should I use for my OS and which for Audio?

Western Digital Raptor 80GB SATA 10KRPM 16MB Cache

Seagate 250GB Hard Drive SATAII 7200RPM 16MB Cache

Thanks for your help.

Darren :D

Hi,

I'm using a laptop w/ an Emu 1616m. I bought a new hard drive since I don't have USB 2 or firewire on my laptop. My hard drive is a 7200 rpm 100 gig internal.

What is the best way to setup the drive for optimal performance? I'm not sure of the partioning scheme or cluster size etc...

anyone have any experience with Disktrix Ultimate Defrag?

What is a good brand of hard drive to get for my G5. I want it to be 160G just like the other one that is in there. Oh yes, internal hard drive.

I tried combing through a bunch of posts but doesn't really get me the easy answer.

I have a P4C800-E ASUS Motherboard, OS drive, Sound drive and backup drive. Running Sonar and a Motu24i/o. On boot up I'm getting a S.M.A.R.T Status Bad for my sound drive. Me thinks its time for a new one. The MOTO can do SATA although I've never ventured into that world.

Hi! My name is Sam. I have a G5 dual 2.7 and I am running Logic Express for recording acoustic+bands. I have a brother Trevor who does video edditing (which takes up a lot of space) and we only have one 250gb hard drive (stock with the computer). I am on a budget! I've spent so much money on my studio and havn't goten anything out of it. But I think I need a second SERIAL ATA hard drive.

what would i connect it to... the CPU or my firepod... any info

We've been an analog studio for as long as we've been around, some 20 years. Although we mix down to digital as well, the Sony/MCI JH24 has been the mainstay of our control room. My son now wants to add a Hard Drive Recorder to the control room. Is the Alesis HD24 a reasonable choice?

Pierre St.Marie