 Powerbook G4/pro Tools/external Hard Drives, Newbie help |
 lun. 23 janv. 2006, 01:26
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First I just wanna say thanks to everybody on this site. I just joined but, have already learned a ton just from poking around. It seems as if everybody here is very patient, and informative...now that the requisite ass-kissing is over , lets get down to business...
So I just recieved my 15 inch Powerbook G4. It's a 1.67 Ghz model, with 2 Gb of Ram, and a 100 Gb 7200 rpm Hard Drive. I am currently awaiting my M Box2 (factory bundle) with Pro Tools, via UPS. I have read the documentation on the digidesign website, and have read that it is strongly suggested to get an external/additional hard drive, instead of using the internal boot drive. But is it necessary? I got the larger internal drive hoping that it might be sufficient. If not I can live with that. I'll spend the money if I must. So my next question is this...is pro tools compatible with usb 2.0 external Hard drives? Or can you ONLY use firewire/sata/whatever else they list drives. The usb 2.o's are cheaper for more storage than the firewire models. But I definently believe you get what you pay for. And what about internal drives placed in shells? That seems to be the cheapest/most economical option, but I don't know nothing about that stuff. Is it hard to do?...what is my best strategy here? |
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lun. 23 janv. 2006, 03:01
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Newbie Groupe : Members Messages : 11 Inscrit : 22 janv. 06 Lieu : Philadelphia - US Membre no 75,714 |
By "shells" I meant enclosures...you said you prefer that method? Is it hard, are there any risks, as far as messing up the installation?, and if not, why would I buy an external hard drive when I can convert an internal into an external?...
I'll give you some background, and maybe that will help. I'm a hip-hop artist. So the majority of the work I'll be doing will be vocal recording. But I also do production in reason, and would like to do the whole rewire thing into pro tools, so the track counts can get somewhat high. This is my first venture into Mac, so any advice at all is greatly appreciated. |
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jawnzap7 Powerbook G4/pro Tools/external Hard Drives lun. 23 janv. 2006, 01:26
lepetitmartien Once you jump to more than a few tracks, the exter... lun. 23 janv. 2006, 02:15 lepetitmartien To "build" yourself (in fact, assembling... lun. 23 janv. 2006, 05:32 jawnzap7 Thanks for the link. I'm definently now leanin... lun. 23 janv. 2006, 06:55 jawnzap7 So I bought a Seagate Barracudda 25o gig drive, an... lun. 30 janv. 2006, 22:19 lepetitmartien Does it show in the Apple Drive Utility? If so (as... lun. 30 janv. 2006, 22:33 jawnzap7 It does show up in "disk utility.
I'm not... lun. 30 janv. 2006, 23:11 lepetitmartien There should be only two connection right, one is ... lun. 30 janv. 2006, 23:29 jawnzap7 I believe I'm up, and running. I haven't s... mar. 31 janv. 2006, 00:13 lepetitmartien It is of no interest on the file size (it'll b... mar. 31 janv. 2006, 00:22 jawnzap7 I use reason for production, pro tools for recordi... mar. 31 janv. 2006, 00:31 lepetitmartien Count 5MB per minute per track in mono in 16/44.1,... mar. 31 janv. 2006, 00:44 jawnzap7 Uhhh...Backup? As in an additional hard drive? Tha... mar. 31 janv. 2006, 01:04
lepetitmartien I was thinking about DVDs.
Think about backuping ... mar. 31 janv. 2006, 01:13 |
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