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pie55 04-07-2012 09:38 AM

external usb drive
 
Hello,
Can I use a tera byte external usb drive with protools 8? I'm using 88.2 sample rate. If so what model is recommended
thanks

Dism 04-07-2012 11:25 AM

Re: external usb drive
 
OS? Computer specs? Desktop/laptop? HD or LE? etc...

pie55 04-07-2012 11:30 AM

Re: external usb drive
 
Windows xp pro, Protools HD, desk top, AMd opteron quad core k8ndl mother board

Dism 04-07-2012 11:38 AM

Re: external usb drive
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by pie55 (Post 1919809)
Windows xp pro, Protools HD, desk top, AMd opteron quad core k8ndl mother board

If you have a desktop, why would you even want to record to an external drive?

At any rate, USB externals were never supported with XP and PT8. Sometimes even just having them plugged in could cause problems. If you absolutely have to use an external drive, make it FireWire.

pie55 04-07-2012 11:47 AM

Re: external usb drive
 
Thanks,
One of my sata connections is broken and I need to transfer a few projects to a different drive. If I could record with the usb drive it would save me from moving the projects twice.
Thanks for you advice

Fullsound Recording 04-19-2012 01:56 PM

Re: external usb drive
 
I dont think you will even be able to record a 88.2 session on a usb drive. I would think the read write rate would be way to slow and throw you lots of errors.

albee1952 04-19-2012 05:04 PM

Re: external usb drive
 
Windows XP does not support recording to USB drives. Windows 7 does. You can use a USB drive to transfer by saving the session to it(either by drag&drop, or by using Save Session Copy). Performance will be best by moving/copying to another internal drive.

pie55 04-28-2012 05:23 PM

Re: external usb drive
 
Thanks guys. I got a sata to usb dock making back up easy


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