EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

I am finishing setting up my system:

MAC G5 dual 2.7 gig
4 gig ram
OSX 10.4
Logic Pro 7.2
Final Cut Pro
Two= Internal 250 gig SATA 7200 rpm hard drives
One= External 300 gig Maxtor 7200 rpm USB 2.0 /Firewire 400 hard 
drive

I plan on running programs DAW, plug in samplers/players on the main 
drive and recording audio, film scores, etc. on the second internal 
drive.  I have the Maxtor to store projects on.  I would like to 
keep my system uncomplicated and "clean" and therefore would like to 
store all of my samples for EXS 24 on a second external Maxtor HD 
and access/load them when I want to use them.  I would also like to 
keep the large sample files of other samplers/players such as BFD, 
Garriton Orchestra, etc., on this second Maxtor External Hard 
drive.  Does this seem like the most logical set up?  If NO, please 
recommend a better way to go?  Thanks

Michael Knox wrote:
> I am finishing setting up my system:
> 
> MAC G5 dual 2.7 gig
> 4 gig ram
> OSX 10.4
> Logic Pro 7.2
> Final Cut Pro
> Two= Internal 250 gig SATA 7200 rpm hard drives
> One= External 300 gig Maxtor 7200 rpm USB 2.0 /Firewire 400 hard 
> drive
> 
> I plan on running programs DAW, plug in samplers/players on the main 
> drive and recording audio, film scores, etc. on the second internal 
> drive.  I have the Maxtor to store projects on.  I would like to 
> keep my system uncomplicated and "clean" and therefore would like to 
> store all of my samples for EXS 24 on a second external Maxtor HD 
> and access/load them when I want to use them.  I would also like to 
> keep the large sample files of other samplers/players such as BFD, 
> Garriton Orchestra, etc., on this second Maxtor External Hard 
> drive.  Does this seem like the most logical set up?  If NO, please 
> recommend a better way to go?  Thanks  
> 

That's exactly what I do and it works absolutely fine.

(Except I use a Lacie FW800 for samples, but the jury's still out on 
Lacie vs Maxtor vs whatever).

You may well find FW400 is better than USB2.

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