1t Seagate As Boot Drive Or Audio Drive?, Drives for my 2.8 dual quad (January 08) Options

[SadPandas]

Hello friends... So, after being a total ass and using my system drive to record audio on for the last couple of months i have decided to get the most out of my machine and my recording process. Here is what i was thinking (and PLEASE tell me what your PERSONAL experience has been with your congfig):

I wanted to purchase a 1Tb seagate drive and use as my audio drive and keep the 300+ system drive in tact while dropping a 500 gig drive in the 3rd slot for samples while keeping my itunes and pictures on an external (FW800). Recently a suggested i make the 1Tb drive my boot drive, the 500 gb drive for my audio, and my 300 + for samples and pictures of brian eno, wait... what?

I know there are tons of options (and threads) regarding this very subject but, today, how are your machines working with your personal set ups whatever they may be.

Thank you so much for reading this novella, it is much appreciated.

Love,
SadPandas

This post has been edited by SadPandas: Tue 31 Mar 2009, 04:37

[houstonmusic]

I'm running a system that's very similar to what you propose initially.
i've got a large external drive for projects, two internal drives, one for BOOT and one for samples.
i also have a smaller firewire powered drive that i use for transfers and travel with my laptop. comes in handy.
this has been working like a charm for me.
i'm running DP6, Kontact 3, Reason, etc. from an 8 core intel machine. use it everyday in an intensive composing/producing environment. solid.

[SadPandas]

I'm running a system that's very similar to what you propose initially.
i've got a large external drive for projects, two internal drives, one for BOOT and one for samples.
i also have a smaller firewire powered drive that i use for transfers and travel with my laptop. comes in handy.
this has been working like a charm for me.
i'm running DP6, Kontact 3, Reason, etc. from an 8 core intel machine. use it everyday in an intensive composing/producing environment. solid.

Hmm that is interesting. Using your external for your project folders . I like that as you can bring them with you and your laptop or just the drive when collaborating. Interesting for sure. If you copy all of the samples to the project folder there wouldn't really be any reason to need to bring your sample library either... i guess that is if the other machine or friend has those samples as well. Okay, so i think i will use the 1TB for the boot, a 500 for the logic project folders and the original drive for samples. Use my 2 external drives (800GB for back up and the 500 for iTunes and photos). I also have a smaller firewire (800/400/usb2.0) for 'on the go'.

Now, if i could just find an easy way of making my new 1TB drive the boot drive without having to reinstall leopard and all of the programs that i have on my original drive. I am guessing a clean install wouldn't hurt on a brand new drive and then installing each of the programs i use as well. That should be an interesting and LONG evening. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated. I am using Logic studio, Cubase LE (for older projects i haven't brought over or tried to re create), Battery (not using as much now that i am figuring more and more out about ultrabeat) as well as Absynth but again, i am using pretty much everything logic has in box and finding interesting ways of making presets 'un preset like'. Ok, thanks for letting me know how your rig is set up. I might as well finally purchase more ram now since the price went down again and stop toying around with the 2gb stock that came with this wonderfully over powered machine.

Thanks!
P

[emgcarra]

I'm running a system that's very similar to what you propose initially.
i've got a large external drive for projects, two internal drives, one for BOOT and one for samples.
i also have a smaller firewire powered drive that i use for transfers and travel with my laptop. comes in handy.
this has been working like a charm for me.
i'm running DP6, Kontact 3, Reason, etc. from an 8 core intel machine. use it everyday in an intensive composing/producing environment. solid.

Hmm that is interesting. Using your external for your project folders . I like that as you can bring them with you and your laptop or just the drive when collaborating. Interesting for sure. If you copy all of the samples to the project folder there wouldn't really be any reason to need to bring your sample library either... i guess that is if the other machine or friend has those samples as well. Okay, so i think i will use the 1TB for the boot, a 500 for the logic project folders and the original drive for samples. Use my 2 external drives (800GB for back up and the 500 for iTunes and photos). I also have a smaller firewire (800/400/usb2.0) for 'on the go'.

Now, if i could just find an easy way of making my new 1TB drive the boot drive without having to reinstall leopard and all of the programs that i have on my original drive. I am guessing a clean install wouldn't hurt on a brand new drive and then installing each of the programs i use as well. That should be an interesting and LONG evening. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated. I am using Logic studio, Cubase LE (for older projects i haven't brought over or tried to re create), Battery (not using as much now that i am figuring more and more out about ultrabeat) as well as Absynth but again, i am using pretty much everything logic has in box and finding interesting ways of making presets 'un preset like'. Ok, thanks for letting me know how your rig is set up. I might as well finally purchase more ram now since the price went down again and stop toying around with the 2gb stock that came with this wonderfully over powered machine.

Thanks!
P

Well....That sounds wonderful...!! Could you spare some knowledge here for the rest of us....??
I mean, How can I deal with two internal HD and put samplers on one of them and boot with the other one ?.....In Logic that could be dangerous...
Thanks in advance.