Hello, I badly need to optimize my system for audio recording. My machine is old and not the ideal tool for audio recording, but it's what I've got and I need to utilize every bit of of it (pardon the pun;) Please share whatever you know, even if it's only the answer to one question...
My System & Recording Software:
I am running OSX 10.3.9 (& OS 9.2.2) on a 450Mhz AGP Graphics Power Mac G4 with [2] Hard Drives: [1] 80 GB and [1] 120 GB.
My recording software is DP 4.6, Ableton Live 5.02 and Reason 2.5
What & Where To Install:
1) Should I use one of my hard drives for DAW programs exclusively, installiing the minumum components of OSX for audio recording; and install the full version of OSX on the other drive and use it for everything else? If so, what are the absolute minimum OSX components I should install (please be specific)?
Audio Files Location:
I understand that ideally audio files should reside on a drive other than my DAW software drive. Can that "other drive" be a different partition on the same drive, or must it be a physically seperate drive?
Partitions:
Should I partition the drive(s)? Both drives, or just one (and which one, the DAW or the Everything Else drive)? If so, should I make the partitions equal in size? If not, what size/porportion should the partitions be and why (again, please be specific)?
Formatting:
Should the drive(s) be journaled, and is there a specific order the optimization steps should follow?
Is there anything I've missed... Thank you so much for your time,
- evk
Need to Optimize Drive(s) for Audio Recording - Please Help!
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ArTeZen•„• wrote:What & Where To Install:
1) Should I use one of my hard drives for DAW programs exclusively, installiing the minumum components of OSX for audio recording; and install the full version of OSX on the other drive and use it for everything else? If so, what are the absolute minimum OSX components I should install (please be specific)?
Install your OS and ALL applications on the smaller drive. Use the other hard drive for all your DP project files.
ArTeZen•„• wrote: Audio Files Location:
I understand that ideally audio files should reside on a drive other than my DAW software drive. Can that "other drive" be a different partition on the same drive, or must it be a physically seperate drive?
Refer to the previous answer.
ArTeZen•„• wrote: Partitions:
Should I partition the drive(s)? Both drives, or just one (and which one, the DAW or the Everything Else drive)? If so, should I make the partitions equal in size? If not, what size/porportion should the partitions be and why (again, please be specific)?
You can partition your audio drive if you want.
ArTeZen•„• wrote: Formatting:
Should the drive(s) be journaled, and is there a specific order the optimization steps should follow?
Your system drive should be journaled, the audio drive dosen't need to be, but if it is, it's not a problem.