Ok: 1. As Chris said, OS space is fine (I'm a PC Tech during the day and I used to sell and set up audio hardware and software around Detroit a coupla years ago, I've been doing this for quite some time). In fact, I've recently recorded quite a few smaller mixes recently with no problem. It's just this big one that caused a problem.
2. 7200RPM drives are not necessary. I used to record back in the day on sub 5400RPM boys with no problem. 3. Other programs on the drive hurt nothing. You don't need an Athlon or P4 (for god's sakes, no P4's, they're horrible!). I recorded mixes on a 5x86 133Mhz machine w/24MB of RAM and a 540MB HD back in '97. What you're proposing is overkill. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 03/07/2001 05:28:53 PM To: darw_n <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [313] I need to vent for a moment... > Where are you sending your waves as they record?? You *need* to send them > in an no OS HD, and it *should* be 7200 rpm's. But the real key is that > there can NOT be any programs or op system on the disk you are recording to, > not even a partitioned drive. If you do, you run a huge risk of failure, > unless you have a P4 or over clocked water cooled AMD 1.5 GHz and a gig of > ram and a 10,000 rpm drive... settle down, mister toneshift. where exactly are you getting this information? I record to my c drive all the time, with a whole bunch of other processes running. I did so on my old p133 with 64 megs of ram and a 5400rpm hard drive too, and never had a problem. as long as your drive defragmented and ample swap space before you start recording, you'll be fine. you don't have to pretend to be an expert on every topic, you know. playa-hating since 96, chris --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
