External HD question..

[lacassius]

I need to get an external hd to use with my pro tools le set up.

my question is if i have the actual pro tools app saved to my macbooks hd does that mean i can only use that hd for recording/playback or is there a way to have pro tools on the mb's hd but the actual recording and playback done on the external?

I ask this because I plan to have my apps (pro tools, itunes, bitcomet etc) on the mb hd but the music & videos that those apps produce on the external. If i was to do this would there be many complications, or is it pretty straight forward?

 

[pkoch1]

Just save the Project Folder to your external drive when you create a project, and everything will record to the external. You may need to write enable the external drive in the Workspace window from the Window menu in Pro Tools. I forget exactly what it says, but there is an option there. It's a little letter.

 

[Phat Ham]

That is actually the method preferred by digidesign. You want the app itself to be on a separate drive than the all the data.

 

[lacassius]

awesome..no worries then...thanx alot

 

[WishingDigiJosh]

if you're going to have complex sessions with 20, 30, 40 or more tracks, you might want to look at some of the more beefy built hard drive brands, like a Glyph or G-Tech. Something with a fan would be ideal.