Ok, so one TB external drive should do it. Is there a HDD brand or model I should look into?
From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of TheOreoMonster Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 10:17 PM To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: What external hard drives are being used? You can use your Two TB ports any way you see fit. A second one is nice to have because not all devices have two thunderbolt ports on them. Forexample the Focusrite Clarett interfaces only have one Thunderbolt port on it so if you had a computer with one thunderbolt port, you couldn’t also plug in a thunderbolt hard drive as well. However some audio interfaces do have two thunderbolt ports, so you can plug a hard drive into that interface and then plug that interface into the computer. If you only had one thunderbolt port. So having two ports just gives you a bit more flexibility. At the very least you will want to have your Mac OS and all software on the internal drive and use a second hard drive for recording. However if you aren’t recording more than one track at a time and not working with large projects you could probably get away with just using your internal drive for everything. Some power users however do have a separate system drive, a separate drive for recording onto, and a third drive for all their samples and loops. On Nov 21, 2017, at 10:16 PM, Andre Jarreau <andre.jarr...@earthlink.net> wrote: Interesting question. I have two TB ports on my Mac. One for Audio interface and I thought the other for external drives. Is this a waste of an TB port? Secondly. Is it true it is best to have PT and all other associated recording software on one drive with a dedicated recording drive. Mac software being on the internal drive. Third. Should the midi sound library be on it’s own drive. Be patient with the newbee. Andre From: <mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com> ptaccess@googlegroups.com [ <mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com> mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ricky Prevatte Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 6:59 PM To: <mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com> ptaccess@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: What external hard drives are being used? I got that one from Sweetwater. It is a great drive Nate you will enjoy it. I have had it as long as I have been on this Protools list so I guess that’s around four or five years never a problem. It runs for days or weeks. Ricky Prevatte LMBT1154 On Nov 20, 2017, at 11:06 AM, Slau Halatyn < <mailto:slauhala...@gmail.com> slauhala...@gmail.com> wrote: Cool. I had a Glyph CD burner at one point and the thing that amazed me was that it had a 5-year warranty. It crapped out after 4 years and Glyph replaced it, no questions asked and gave me another 5-year warranty on the second drive. Can't beat that customer service. Slau On Nov 20, 2017, at 2:26 AM, Nathaniel Kile < <mailto:heavens4r...@gmail.com> heavens4r...@gmail.com> wrote: Hello Slau, I went with a Glyph Studio 2TB USB 3 drive. It was recommended by Avid and after I read the specs I pulled the trigger. Thanks for the input, Nate Kile, Assistive Technology Instructor, Tech Vision Specialist in Technology/Training/Teaching for blind/low vision/virtual instruction for schools Also Private training to your needs 907-444-3707 Website with hundreds of informational articles & lessons on PC, Office products, Mac, iPad/iTools and more, all done with keystrokes: <http://www.yourtechvision.com/> www.yourtechvision.com From: <mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com> ptaccess@googlegroups.com [ <mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com> mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Slau Halatyn Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2017 10:39 AM To: PTAccess List < <mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com> ptaccess@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: What external hard drives are being used? Hi Nate, I've had great experiences with both Western Digital and seagate drives. In every case, they were either seventy-two hundred or ten thousand rpm drives for the HDD models. I've used the same brands for the SSD drives for sample libraries but not for recording. I've never used them via USB, although these days, USB 3 is plenty fast. Thus far, I've used 1 terabyte drives but now looking into eight or ten terabyte models for HDD. As always, SSDs are crazy expensive when getting into those capacities. If this is for recording, 7200 rpm HDDs are plenty fast and you can pick them up for around seventy dollars. Slau On Nov 19, 2017, at 1:56 PM, Nathaniel Kile < <mailto:heavens4r...@gmail.com> heavens4r...@gmail.com> wrote: Sorry, a little off topic, but I respect the opinions of people on this list more than some of the more popular lists. Looking to get an external hard drive for my new setup, I will need to go USB, and I have found that others are having success with this. What are your thoughts on USB and external drive brands around here on the list? 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