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Hi

I'm busy configuring a DP system on a new iMac 27" i7 3.4ghz.
I will be running the DP project audio off of an external 2TB FW drive (G-Drive).
This system is an experiment for me as I have been used to G5s&Mac Pros in the past where I could install on multiple internal drives.

Question is - where on the system would one install all the virtual instruments - on the iMac system drive or on the external audio FW drive? Or should I use a second external FW drive just for instruments? Unfortunately, Thunderbolt is not happening yet as an option.

The VI's are all the usual stuff - Komplete, Spectrasonics x3, Miroslav, Reason etc

Thanks in advance for any thoughts on this.

I'm running DP on an older 24" iMac 3.02Ghz. DP runs on the internal drive, samples are on a dedicated FW800 drive. Works well enough, though I should say that I work track by track e.g. just a few instruments/"instances" at a time -- no massive setups going on.

Initially I made the mistake of having DP AND my sample libraries on the same internal/boot drive. Killed the drive. Kaput.