Recording to external HDD?
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2012 1:00 am
Hello,
Today I did a recording through mic -> audio interface -> macbook, with
Ableton running just a few instruments tracks. Throughout the recording
there are light crackles and occasional pops.
I'm wondering if this is because I was recording to an internal HDD, 5600 rpm.
In the Activity Monitor, there were spikes in disk activity.
I have an external firewire HDD, 7600 rpm. Is there a way to specify Ableton
to record to that drive instead?
I've heard that people often use one HDD for samples, another for recording.
Is it possible to set up Ableton to do this? I'd appreciate any feedback on
how to optimize the system for recording.
Thanks for any help!
Today I did a recording through mic -> audio interface -> macbook, with
Ableton running just a few instruments tracks. Throughout the recording
there are light crackles and occasional pops.
I'm wondering if this is because I was recording to an internal HDD, 5600 rpm.
In the Activity Monitor, there were spikes in disk activity.
I have an external firewire HDD, 7600 rpm. Is there a way to specify Ableton
to record to that drive instead?
I've heard that people often use one HDD for samples, another for recording.
Is it possible to set up Ableton to do this? I'd appreciate any feedback on
how to optimize the system for recording.
Thanks for any help!