Jordi Torres Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 I took a 18-seconds-long (around 5Mb) 24bit/48kHz file, duplicated it 139 times and imported it in Logic along with the original. The project sample rate was of course 48kHz. Can't remember the I/O buffer size, but that won't matter much since the test deals with the disk being used. J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el-bo Posted March 27, 2011 Author Share Posted March 27, 2011 I took a 18-seconds-long (around 5Mb) 24bit/48kHz file, duplicated it 139 times and imported it in Logic along with the original. The project sample rate was of course 48kHz. Can't remember the I/O buffer size, but that won't matter much since the test deals with the disk being used. J. you duplicated it BEFORE logic ?? do you have any 48k files to share ?? around the same size / length ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordi Torres Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 I took a 18-seconds-long (around 5Mb) 24bit/48kHz file, duplicated it 139 times and imported it in Logic along with the original. The project sample rate was of course 48kHz. Can't remember the I/O buffer size, but that won't matter much since the test deals with the disk being used. J. you duplicated it BEFORE logic ?? Yeah, why the shock? do you have any 48k files to share ?? around the same size / length ?? I could send it to you if you want, but you could also just take another file and convert it, or record it, no? J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el-bo Posted March 27, 2011 Author Share Posted March 27, 2011 Yeah, why the shock? no shock, just want to be clear how and, more importantly, why ??...does it make any difference if i import it once and then copy it in logic ?? I could send it to you if you want, but you could also just take another file and convert it, or record it, no? if that's all that is needed, sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordi Torres Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 no shock, just want to be clear how and, more importantly, why ??...does it make any difference if i import it once and then copy it in logic ?? Just make sure that each duplicate is duplicate of the file itself. So for each file you'll have a corresponding region in the arrange....many disclosure triangles in the audio bin It's faster to do it in the finder (before importing). There's probably a terminal command or some utility to make a certain amount of duplicates in one go...but anyway J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el-bo Posted March 27, 2011 Author Share Posted March 27, 2011 no shock, just want to be clear how and, more importantly, why ??...does it make any difference if i import it once and then copy it in logic ?? Just make sure that each duplicate is duplicate of the file itself. So for each file you'll have a corresponding region in the arrange....many disclosure triangles in the audio bin J. ok..so, before when i just copied regions that wasn't correct ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Cardenas Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 no shock, just want to be clear how and, more importantly, why ??...does it make any difference if i import it once and then copy it in logic ?? Just make sure that each duplicate is duplicate of the file itself. So for each file you'll have a corresponding region in the arrange....many disclosure triangles in the audio bin J. ok..so, before when i just copied regions that wasn't correct ?? No! That's using the same file... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordi Torres Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 ok..so, before when i just copied regions that wasn't correct ?? Not if the regions were pointing to a single audio file. J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el-bo Posted March 27, 2011 Author Share Posted March 27, 2011 ok...just realised how easy it is to duplicate in finder, as it automatically adds the nest suffix in sequence - even when duplicating multiple files.....very cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Cardenas Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 ok...just realised how easy it is to duplicate in finder, as it automatically adds the nest suffix in sequence - even when duplicating multiple files.....very cool You could also: Command - R to repeat. Chose 100 times or whatever. Option - Command - F to convert to New Audiofiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el-bo Posted March 27, 2011 Author Share Posted March 27, 2011 You could also: Command - R to repeat. Chose 100 times or whatever. Option - Command - F to convert to New Audiofiles even better...thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Cardenas Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 You could also: Command - R to repeat. Chose 100 times or whatever. Option - Command - F to convert to New Audiofiles even better...thanks You're Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el-bo Posted March 27, 2011 Author Share Posted March 27, 2011 okay, so lacie fw800, 7200 external - 69 tracks..takes 5 seconds to start, few 100% activity bursts, but plays through...70 tracks, as above but dies a couple of bars in internal 1.5 sata, 7200 - 255 tracks (can't put more, as that's logic's limit)...takes 5 seconds to start, few bursts of 100% activity (though at 210 tracks, it doesn't even hit the red) plays through smoothly and loops smoothly the fan kicks in on both sessions, and also using the 70 track session on the 2nd internal...that is no real biggie as i aint ever gonna be tracking through a microphone with 70 simultaneous playback tracks running.... i also have no need for 255 tracks, but then no project is as simple as one replicated, looped bar...the speed overhead will be more useful as the drive navigates the cuts and edits of audio tracks the difference in drives is huge..the lacie fw800 drive is 160gig (100gig free) and is 4.5 years old...the internal is 3gsata (though, only 1.5 can be accessed from my old mbp)...it also has 750 gig free space and benefits from multi layered drive technology...however, i'm really shocked hat my lacie drive fared so badly jorditio....i'm guessing your drive is a lot newer than mine, and a larger capacity but it can get twice the audio tracks......i am obviously waaaaaay better off than i was, previously, but given that my old drive is scoring so low, it can hardly be used as a benchmark to know whether the 2nd internal would have outperformed the 2tb , fw800 owc drive i was going to get as an alternative.. either way, it is more than i could ever need and so much more convenient than a huge external with a huge power brick only time will tell how the temperature works out, something that a well designed external drive would have no issue with here is the audio file i used, just in case you want to run it on your system...an apple audio loop, bounced to 24/48 http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1982708/new%20drive%20test%2048k.aif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordi Torres Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Well, maybe I should try the test again at some point. The second internal's performance is great news nonetheless...that's really great. Unless you run into any unexpected problems down the line, I say F* the external! Backups for you, baby! A bootable clone maybe, if I feel you deserve it! (talking to my lacie here, who's buzzing away). I'll probably do that upgrade too at some point. Cheers, J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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