All SSD here now. Have a Samsung 500GB in the mid 2012 15 inch Macbook Pro I7
quad core running at 2.7gHz. Am also using a 1TB Samsung T3 as a samples drive
and also writing audio to it. I love the T3 as its USB3.1, tiny and fits into
a laptop bag pocket.
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From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On ;
Behalf Of Chris Smart
Sent: 14 February 2017 17:31
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: SSD/HD
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
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[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:
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[<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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