EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

--- Dave Howard <david@...> wrote: 
> > > Ah, except when my songs are finished I burn the song folder and 
> > > remove it from the disk.
> > Do you burn TWO disks? (see above)   :-)
> LOL
> No but I should I guess!
I'd definately agree with you there. I'd also add a couple of further points
; 

- Cheap CDR's are RUBBISH. The data film can be damaged easily, can peel in 
  anything other than perfect storage conditions, you cant write directly
  to the disk (handwriting that is) and just generally stink!
- Even good quality branded CDR's need care taken over them. Find a brand
  with good reputation and STATED cd life & storage environment 
  variables in the booklet. Stick to them for anything that needs to be
  permenant.
- For extra paranoia, there are excellent clear plastic sticky labels that
  you can stick on top of a cd. These protect the data film on the top
  layer that is normally exposed to accidents and also lets you write on 
  the cd's without the chance that the ink from your pen  can adversely 
  affect the data (real problem! As is the glue in some sticky printable
  labels for CDs.)
- And again, if its important, always make multiple copies!

Personally, I like using a spare harddrive as an additional mid-term backup
device - ATA drives are so cheap you can get 40Gb of backup for little cost.
If you put it in a removable or external bay and only connect when needed,
you save on usage lifetime for maximum paranoia. In some ways I think hard
drives are a more reliable medium than CDR....

Just a thought....

~Pev

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