Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

At home on my desktop computer I run Logic on my startup internal  
drive, and use a Mercury Elite external FW800 for samples and  
recorded audio.  I also keep iTunes mp3s on there, so anytime I am  
traveling, I grab my audio drive and my laptop and have everything I  
need.

However, after lugging my 2-ton mercury elite audio drive around the  
country for the holidays, I am seeking a sleeker solution.   I see  
that OWC has a mini version of the Mercury Elite drive with SATA,  
FW800 and USB ports.  It's a bit pricey at $200 for 500GB, but I also  
have a nice McAlly 2.5 enclosure that I could add a good drive to.

Are other people using bus-powered 2.5" drives for recording?  Is it  
a viable solution?  My track counts are not huge - about 8 stereo  
instruments, and 8 mono and 4 stereo audio tracks running  
simultaneously.

Also, do I really need FW?  There are tons of good portable USB  
drives and enclosures out there, and FW ups the costs and restricts  
my options considerably.

Thanks for any input.

Gregory



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I use a WD passport 500GB drive.  Has USB and firewire although the firewire
is only firewire400 not firewire800.   It is "clever" because you can use
the USB for the power when using the Firewire to ensure that the drive is
getting enough power from the laptop etc.  Some laptops don't provide enough
power through the firewire connection and this option gets around that
issue.    Very small and very portable.  

Only issue is the  cover over the sockets on the side is rather loose and
IMHO useless.  They might as well have left it off but I don't really care
as it does not affect it's running etc.

 

I also have a WD My Book Studio 1Tb External drive (silver model) that has
FW800/FW400,USB/ESata but I wouldn't say it is exactly portable.  But in
18months it has never failed me.  It is also deadly quiet.

 

 

Steve

From: Logic_Cafe@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Logic_Cafe@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Gregory Anderson
Sent: Saturday, 2 January 2010 04:21
To: Logic_Cafe@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Logic_Cafe] 2.5" Drives

 

  

At home on my desktop computer I run Logic on my startup internal 
drive, and use a Mercury Elite external FW800 for samples and 
recorded audio. I also keep iTunes mp3s on there, so anytime I am 
traveling, I grab my audio drive and my laptop and have everything I 
need.

However, after lugging my 2-ton mercury elite audio drive around the 
country for the holidays, I am seeking a sleeker solution. I see 
that OWC has a mini version of the Mercury Elite drive with SATA, 
FW800 and USB ports. It's a bit pricey at $200 for 500GB, but I also 
have a nice McAlly 2.5 enclosure that I could add a good drive to.

Are other people using bus-powered 2.5" drives for recording? Is it 
a viable solution? My track counts are not huge - about 8 stereo 
instruments, and 8 mono and 4 stereo audio tracks running 
simultaneously.

Also, do I really need FW? There are tons of good portable USB 
drives and enclosures out there, and FW ups the costs and restricts 
my options considerably.

Thanks for any input.

Gregory

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