[ddots-l] Audio disk formatting

hello list,

I've been searching for info on "best practices" for formatting disks dedicated to audio. Specifically optimal cluster sizes. I've formatted my Glyph with windowsXP defaults(4K cluster size), but I see that I could opt for larger sizes which supposedly improve performance at the expense of disk space.

That is, small files like text and other data files might only use small portions of a cluster-wasting the remainder of the single cluster needed to store it. The larger the cluster size, the more wasted space. However, the typical multi-megabyte audio file would benefit from larger clusters-requiring less disk activity to read/write the file.

With cluster size options ranging from 4k up to 64k, I wonder if there is any experience out there as to an optimal choice of cluster size for a disk dedicated to audio/video storage. Also, is any improvement in disk performance significant enough to warrent the custom format?

thanks,


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