Using external drive for recording (good idea?)

Discuss music production with Ableton Live.
Post Reply
cloudstrife
Posts: 41
Joined: Mon Jun 18, 2007 12:37 am

Using external drive for recording (good idea?)

Post by cloudstrife » Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:01 pm

Hello!

I bought an external 320 gbyte hard drive, which I will use solely for recording music. However I've got Ableton installed on the internal D: drive. Should I re-install Ableton on the external drive as well? I thought it might slow down the recording process when internal and external drives are combined...

Thanks in advance.
Top
gjm
Posts: 3679
Joined: Mon Nov 19, 2007 8:53 am

Post by gjm » Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:08 pm

I would love to no the answer to this as well.
iMac - 10.10.3 - Live 9 Suite - APC40 - Axiom 61 - TX81z - Firestudio Mobile - Focal Alpha 80's - Godin Session - Home made foot controller
Top
divisional
Posts: 40
Joined: Sat Jun 07, 2003 3:40 pm
Location: Phoenix, AZ

Re: Using external drive for recording (good idea?)

Post by divisional » Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:28 pm

cloudstrife wrote:Hello!

I bought an external 320 gbyte hard drive, which I will use solely for recording music. However I've got Ableton installed on the internal D: drive. Should I re-install Ableton on the external drive as well? I thought it might slow down the recording process when internal and external drives are combined...

Thanks in advance.
My understanding is that your current set-up is the most effecient. Ableton installed on one drive, and your session on another... It's much better than having one drive handling the program/effects/etc AND capturing the incoming audio.
Top
roby
Posts: 931
Joined: Fri Apr 01, 2005 4:16 pm
Location: CA, USA
Contact:
Contact roby

Post by roby » Sat Jan 19, 2008 9:32 pm

That's how I have it set up. Live on C:, all projects, recordings, library, etc., on F: which is an external HD.
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Ableton Live”