Hi all,
so currently I have a 1tb SSD in an enclosure where I store all the sound libraries for my vst instruments. This drive is fast filling up and so I am wondering what you guys are using? My new laptop has USB C and USB 3.1 . Will I see a big hit if I went for something like the WD 3tb passport drives? Or should I just add a second portable SSD?
Once a song is loaded, will it access the sounds again during mixing/playback or does the song load all the samples needed? (Kontakt, Omnisphere, Superior Drummer 2, BFD 3 and Falcon are the most used)
Thoughts? What are you guys using?
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Passport-U ... sport&th=1
Patrick
Portable 2.5 Hard Drive for vst Sound Libraries
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- KVRAF
- 2185 posts since 10 Jul, 2006 from Tampa
I checked two other retailers of this drive, and WD's own website. Nowhere (including the product manual) could I find anything stating the speed of the drive. My guess, therefore, is that it's a 5900 RPM--or even slower. (I've seen 2.5" drives that operate at 5400 RPM.)crowdx44 wrote:Hi all,
so currently I have a 1tb SSD in an enclosure where I store all the sound libraries for my vst instruments. This drive is fast filling up and so I am wondering what you guys are using? My new laptop has USB C and USB 3.1 . Will I see a big hit if I went for something like the WD 3tb passport drives? Or should I just add a second portable SSD?
Once a song is loaded, will it access the sounds again during mixing/playback or does the song load all the samples needed? (Kontakt, Omnisphere, Superior Drummer 2, BFD 3 and Falcon are the most used)
Thoughts? What are you guys using?
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Passport-U ... sport&th=1
Patrick
So, while the USB 3 transfer rate might be nice, the drive's slow rotation speed will really slow you down.
And while I can't prove the drive operates at 5400 or 5900 RPM, it seems that no one--including WD--can prove it doesn't.
Steve
Here's some of my stuff: https://soundcloud.com/shadowsoflife. If you hear something you like, I'm looking for collaborators.
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- KVRAF
- 1929 posts since 4 Nov, 2004 from Manchester
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- KVRAF
- 2185 posts since 10 Jul, 2006 from Tampa
Interesting, thanks.
And that confirms my suspicions that the drive won't give the OP the performance he's come to expect from an SSD device.
Steve
Here's some of my stuff: https://soundcloud.com/shadowsoflife. If you hear something you like, I'm looking for collaborators.
