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Old 03-13-2018, 06:31 PM
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Default Re: 2018 session server options >Gigabit?

I've involved a couple of different generations and models of Drobos in my studio work. They fascinate me with their design and simplicity philosophy. I give them a new chance every so often.

I've found that the only two things they did well for me was serving the sound effects library, using Soundminer from which I copied sounds to my internal "pro tools" fast drive, or serving as a backup storage. Not that the Drobos are overly slow with transfer speeds but the somewhat long access time make the Drobos feel laggy compared to other solutions.

Forget serving the sample library for VIs. Forget running sessions off of one - if you can't fit your entire project within the Pro Tools cache maybe.

Those are my experiences combined with opinions, will vary from person to person. :)

I've not tried the iSCSI Drobo. Maybe that one would actually be quick enough.
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