How many hard drives do I use

Question

Hey Gang,
I have 2 internal hard drives. I read a post recently that mentioned something about having your app, samples/loops, and songs on different hard drives. Is this because of all the reading that must be done when the song is playing? I have gotten 'CoreAudio Overload'? while playing some songs.
I know I can freeze, bounce, etc. tracks and all that but I am more curious as to the fastest way to move data when it's required.
Should I consider an external Firewire HD? What's with the desktop RAID? Better than a reg HD?
Thanks,
Dave
Power Mac G5 DP 2.0   Mac OS X (10.4.5)   4 GB RAM Logic Pro 7.2

Answer 1

Here are a bunch of tips for getting the most out of your EXS24
FOR SMALLER CPU (G4) WITH MORE RAMS (2-4GB) try this:
Open EXS24, go to options>virtual memory
for Disk Drive Speed select "Slow"
for Hard Disk Rec. Activity select "Extensive"
Then Apply
Doing this will release pressure from the hard disk and the CPU when you are loading samples.
It also release pressure from the HD/CPU when you are recording EXS24 or playing back sounds through EXS24.
FOR BIGGER CPU (G5) WITH LESS RAMS (1-2GB)
Open EXS24, go to options>virtual memory
for Disk Drive Speed select "Fast"
for Hard Disk Rec. Activity select "Less"
Then Apply
Doing this will release pressure from the RAMS when you are loading samples.
It also release pressure from the RAMS when you are recording EXS24 or playing back sounds through EXS24.
MOVING SAMPLER FOLDERS TO EXTERNAL OR ANOTHER DISK :
Move all your samples to which ever other disk you want (external or another internal)
Then from the moved samples folder(s) create an ALIAS,
move that alias back to the original place and rename it so that it doesn't have alias at the end.
example:
( Hip Hop kit.alias --> hip hop kit)
After this, make sure you run PROJECT MANAGER to scan the new location so that it doesn't force itself to load each time you try to launch EXS24
p.s.: make sure you don't move the samplers, the samplers are the EXS24 files with .exs at the end
this files are only small in size and logic requires it to be in the the sampler folder under logic folder
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