If you already have a backup system then the drive you are buying would be only for an external bootable os option in case of disaster, and to hold all of your samples/session files for your music. you would not be running off this drive for music only. the idea is that the programs and the os are being run off your internal hard drive while the sessions and audio are being run from an external drive. this way your internal drive doesnt have to deal with running the software, os, as well as reading all the audio data for your session.<br>
<br>as far as making your room quiet from hard drive noise, i notice that when i do actually run my whole computer off an external drive that it is less noisey than when im running off the internal drive. however, i still have a spereate drive from this one that holds my samples/session files. hopefully its all clear to you now.<br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 2:38 PM, i8u <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:muse@i8u.com">muse@i8u.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
hi,<br>
<br>
not much as i have a drive dedicated to time machine,<br>
i back up on a server as well as dvd for small projects.<br>
<br>
this would be strictly for music.<br>
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thanks again for everyone's input,<br>
tips and links, it is very useful<br>
as i am in unknown territory.<br>
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best<br>
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</font><div><div></div><div class="h5">> Hi,<br>
> Interesting discussion, how much space do you<br>
> need ? Consider also Solid State Drives = No noise & fast.<br>
> External via drive bay or internal / sata.<br>
><br>
> cons: price per gb...<br>
><br>
> Example: <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233075" target="_blank">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233075</a><br>
><br>
> -M.<br>
><br>
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> On Mar 13, 2009, at 5:20 PM, i8u wrote:<br>
><br>
>> forgive my lack of knowledge here,<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> if i understand all that has been said,<br>
>> does it mean i could set up another os on the external<br>
>> drive which would then be solely dedicated to music and boot up<br>
>> in this drive to work on music ?<br>
>><br>
>> which i believe may make things quieter,<br>
>><br>
>> or, if i run the software from the laptop<br>
>> and access my files from the drive,<br>
>> do i still have the same noise problem?<br>
>><br>
>> and given than either way i go, it seems<br>
>> an external drive will solve my problem,<br>
>> any feedback on drives, which ones are quieter than others<br>
>> and also, which ones "travel" better.<br>
>><br>
>> thanks again<br>
>><br>
>> i8u<br>
><br>
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