Just bought a Macbook Pro and need suggestion about loading sound libraries
I just bought the lower end Macbook Pro 200 GB Mem/2GB Ram. I installed Logic Studio on it. I have about 129 GB memory left. My question is, how does anybody deal with installing Libraries. On my main desktop, I got a separate hard-drive which holds about 150 GB of sound Libraries which I pretty much use. I could not even put this on my Macbook. I would like to work on my files on my new Macbook but would have half of the sounds missing if I work on an existing file (transferring from my Desktop to my macbook) How does everybody else deal with this. A separate ext HD?
Thanks
Hi Wolf,
First of all: semantics. "Memory" means RAM. It does not mean disk space. You have a Macbook Pro with a 200GB hard disk and 4GB of memory -- NOT a MBP with 200GB of memory.
If I understand you correctly, you want to be able to put all the sound libraries on your internal hard disk so that you have them with you when you're working away from an external hard disk. There's a couple ways.
1) Buy an extremely large hard disk (500GB) and take the laptop to a certified Apple repair center or an Apple store and have them put it in for you. Do not do it yourself, as that would void the computer's warranty. This should give you plenty of space.
2) Buy an external 2.5" USB/Firewire hard disk. They're very small and they don't require a separate AC adaptor. They come in various capacities up to 500GB. You just plug it in and put your sound libraries on it and then carry it with you when you take your laptop away from your desk.
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