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brandon[2]
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Ok so if you partition a hard drive into two partitions which one will be
on the outside of the disk and which will be on the inside of the disk?
How do you know?
I want to seperate my audio drive into 2 partitions.
One for recording and tracking (on the outside of the platter)
and the other for mixing etc...(inside of the platter).
I will be using Partition Magic 8.
thx
b
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| Re: what is the fastest partition? [message #80481 is a reply to message #80479] |
Wed, 21 February 2007 20:48  |
Deej [4]
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(gasp!!!!....sputter.!!!!!)................Brandon!!!!...... .don't listen to
these guys!!!!........spend at least two weeks testing different drives and
permutations of drive arrays, like RAID 0, or 0-1 with both SCSI and SATA
drives, both 10K and 7.5K RPM and also IDE RAID arrays with drives of
different cache amounts...you definitely have to compare 8MB cache to 16MB
cache on every brand that offers this. We need to know the fastest possible
configuration that will work while weighing the risks of opting for
performance over security and any other stuff that might come up during your
odyssey.
Don't let these guys pull the wool over your eyes. You need to know all of
these things.
;o)
"Chris Ludwig" <chrisl@adkproaudio.com> wrote in message
news:45dd1ccc@linux...
> exactly!!!!
>
>
>
> TCB wrote:
>
>>Main response--it doesn't matter anymore. Disk performance is about 100th
>>on the list of issues for DAWs.
>>Secondary response. The outside of the disk will have the highest
>>throughput,
>>i.e. number of MB/s. The lowest _latency_ will be when files are
>>contiguous,
>>regardless of which part of the disk they are on. Latency is a function
>>how
>>much time the head of the drive spends seeking, i.e. not doing anything
>>while
>>moving to the part of the drive where it will read, while throughput is a
>>function of how fast the drive is spinning. The outer part of the drive
>>spins
>>marginally faster. A 10k drive has more throughput than a 7.2k drive.
>>None of which matters, at all, these days. Just format it and start
>>recording.
>>
>>
>>TCB
>>
>>"Brandon" <a@a.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Ok so if you partition a hard drive into two partitions which one will be
>>>on the outside of the disk and which will be on the inside of the disk?
>>>How do you know?
>>>I want to seperate my audio drive into 2 partitions.
>>>One for recording and tracking (on the outside of the platter)
>>>and the other for mixing etc...(inside of the platter).
>>>I will be using Partition Magic 8.
>>>thx
>>>b
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> Chris Ludwig
> ADK
> chrisl@adkproaudio.com <mailto:chrisl@adkproaudio.com>
> www.adkproaudio.com <http://www.adkproaudio.com/>
> (859) 635-5762
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| Re: what is the fastest partition? [message #80483 is a reply to message #80481] |
Wed, 21 February 2007 22:02 |
TCB
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Don't forget to use that wonderful MaxBlast application Maxtor includes for
formatting!
TCB
"DJ" <www.aarrrrggghhh!!!.com> wrote:
> (gasp!!!!....sputter.!!!!!)................Brandon!!!!...... .don't listen
to
>these guys!!!!........spend at least two weeks testing different drives
and
>permutations of drive arrays, like RAID 0, or 0-1 with both SCSI and SATA
>drives, both 10K and 7.5K RPM and also IDE RAID arrays with drives of
>different cache amounts...you definitely have to compare 8MB cache to 16MB
>cache on every brand that offers this. We need to know the fastest possible
>configuration that will work while weighing the risks of opting for
>performance over security and any other stuff that might come up during
your
>odyssey.
>
>Don't let these guys pull the wool over your eyes. You need to know all
of
>these things.
>
>
>;o)
>
>
>"Chris Ludwig" <chrisl@adkproaudio.com> wrote in message
>news:45dd1ccc@linux...
>> exactly!!!!
>>
>>
>>
>> TCB wrote:
>>
>>>Main response--it doesn't matter anymore. Disk performance is about 100th
>>>on the list of issues for DAWs.
>>>Secondary response. The outside of the disk will have the highest
>>>throughput,
>>>i.e. number of MB/s. The lowest _latency_ will be when files are
>>>contiguous,
>>>regardless of which part of the disk they are on. Latency is a function
>>>how
>>>much time the head of the drive spends seeking, i.e. not doing anything
>>>while
>>>moving to the part of the drive where it will read, while throughput is
a
>>>function of how fast the drive is spinning. The outer part of the drive
>>>spins
>>>marginally faster. A 10k drive has more throughput than a 7.2k drive.
>>>None of which matters, at all, these days. Just format it and start
>>>recording.
>>>
>>>
>>>TCB
>>>
>>>"Brandon" <a@a.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Ok so if you partition a hard drive into two partitions which one will
be
>>>>on the outside of the disk and which will be on the inside of the disk?
>>>>How do you know?
>>>>I want to seperate my audio drive into 2 partitions.
>>>>One for recording and tracking (on the outside of the platter)
>>>>and the other for mixing etc...(inside of the platter).
>>>>I will be using Partition Magic 8.
>>>>thx
>>>>b
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Chris Ludwig
>> ADK
>> chrisl@adkproaudio.com <mailto:chrisl@adkproaudio.com>
>> www.adkproaudio.com <http://www.adkproaudio.com/>
>> (859) 635-5762
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| Re: what is the fastest partition? [message #80485 is a reply to message #80483] |
Wed, 21 February 2007 21:58 |
Deej [4]
Messages: 1292
Registered: January 2007
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Damn right!!!.....though I always heard that if you use Partition Magic, at
some point, the *magic* is bound to happen.
;o)
"TCB" <nobody@ishere.com> wrote in message news:45dd23e8$1@linux...
>
> Don't forget to use that wonderful MaxBlast application Maxtor includes
> for
> formatting!
>
> TCB
>
> "DJ" <www.aarrrrggghhh!!!.com> wrote:
>> (gasp!!!!....sputter.!!!!!)................Brandon!!!!...... .don't listen
> to
>>these guys!!!!........spend at least two weeks testing different drives
> and
>>permutations of drive arrays, like RAID 0, or 0-1 with both SCSI and SATA
>
>>drives, both 10K and 7.5K RPM and also IDE RAID arrays with drives of
>>different cache amounts...you definitely have to compare 8MB cache to 16MB
>
>>cache on every brand that offers this. We need to know the fastest
>>possible
>
>>configuration that will work while weighing the risks of opting for
>>performance over security and any other stuff that might come up during
> your
>>odyssey.
>>
>>Don't let these guys pull the wool over your eyes. You need to know all
> of
>>these things.
>>
>>
>>;o)
>>
>>
>>"Chris Ludwig" <chrisl@adkproaudio.com> wrote in message
>>news:45dd1ccc@linux...
>>> exactly!!!!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> TCB wrote:
>>>
>>>>Main response--it doesn't matter anymore. Disk performance is about
>>>>100th
>>>>on the list of issues for DAWs.
>>>>Secondary response. The outside of the disk will have the highest
>>>>throughput,
>>>>i.e. number of MB/s. The lowest _latency_ will be when files are
>>>>contiguous,
>>>>regardless of which part of the disk they are on. Latency is a function
>
>>>>how
>>>>much time the head of the drive spends seeking, i.e. not doing anything
>
>>>>while
>>>>moving to the part of the drive where it will read, while throughput is
> a
>>>>function of how fast the drive is spinning. The outer part of the drive
>
>>>>spins
>>>>marginally faster. A 10k drive has more throughput than a 7.2k drive.
>>>>None of which matters, at all, these days. Just format it and start
>>>>recording.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>TCB
>>>>
>>>>"Brandon" <a@a.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Ok so if you partition a hard drive into two partitions which one will
> be
>>>>>on the outside of the disk and which will be on the inside of the disk?
>>>>>How do you know?
>>>>>I want to seperate my audio drive into 2 partitions.
>>>>>One for recording and tracking (on the outside of the platter)
>>>>>and the other for mixing etc...(inside of the platter).
>>>>>I will be using Partition Magic 8.
>>>>>thx
>>>>>b
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Chris Ludwig
>>> ADK
>>> chrisl@adkproaudio.com <mailto:chrisl@adkproaudio.com>
>>> www.adkproaudio.com <http://www.adkproaudio.com/>
>>> (859) 635-5762
>>
>>
>
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| Re: what is the fastest partition? [message #80494 is a reply to message #80485] |
Thu, 22 February 2007 07:07 |
TCB
Messages: 1261
Registered: July 2007
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I think when you record to a drive done with MaxBlast, though, everything
sound warmer.
TCB
"DJ" <www.aarrrrggghhh!!!.com> wrote:
>Damn right!!!.....though I always heard that if you use Partition Magic,
at
>some point, the *magic* is bound to happen.
>
>;o)
>
>"TCB" <nobody@ishere.com> wrote in message news:45dd23e8$1@linux...
>>
>> Don't forget to use that wonderful MaxBlast application Maxtor includes
>> for
>> formatting!
>>
>> TCB
>>
>> "DJ" <www.aarrrrggghhh!!!.com> wrote:
>>> (gasp!!!!....sputter.!!!!!)................Brandon!!!!...... .don't listen
>> to
>>>these guys!!!!........spend at least two weeks testing different drives
>> and
>>>permutations of drive arrays, like RAID 0, or 0-1 with both SCSI and SATA
>>
>>>drives, both 10K and 7.5K RPM and also IDE RAID arrays with drives of
>>>different cache amounts...you definitely have to compare 8MB cache to
16MB
>>
>>>cache on every brand that offers this. We need to know the fastest
>>>possible
>>
>>>configuration that will work while weighing the risks of opting for
>>>performance over security and any other stuff that might come up during
>> your
>>>odyssey.
>>>
>>>Don't let these guys pull the wool over your eyes. You need to know all
>> of
>>>these things.
>>>
>>>
>>>;o)
>>>
>>>
>>>"Chris Ludwig" <chrisl@adkproaudio.com> wrote in message
>>>news:45dd1ccc@linux...
>>>> exactly!!!!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> TCB wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Main response--it doesn't matter anymore. Disk performance is about
>>>>>100th
>>>>>on the list of issues for DAWs.
>>>>>Secondary response. The outside of the disk will have the highest
>>>>>throughput,
>>>>>i.e. number of MB/s. The lowest _latency_ will be when files are
>>>>>contiguous,
>>>>>regardless of which part of the disk they are on. Latency is a function
>>
>>>>>how
>>>>>much time the head of the drive spends seeking, i.e. not doing anything
>>
>>>>>while
>>>>>moving to the part of the drive where it will read, while throughput
is
>> a
>>>>>function of how fast the drive is spinning. The outer part of the drive
>>
>>>>>spins
>>>>>marginally faster. A 10k drive has more throughput than a 7.2k drive.
>>>>>None of which matters, at all, these days. Just format it and start
>>>>>recording.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>TCB
>>>>>
>>>>>"Brandon" <a@a.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>Ok so if you partition a hard drive into two partitions which one will
>> be
>>>>>>on the outside of the disk and which will be on the inside of the disk?
>>>>>>How do you know?
>>>>>>I want to seperate my audio drive into 2 partitions.
>>>>>>One for recording and tracking (on the outside of the platter)
>>>>>>and the other for mixing etc...(inside of the platter).
>>>>>>I will be using Partition Magic 8.
>>>>>>thx
>>>>>>b
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Chris Ludwig
>>>> ADK
>>>> chrisl@adkproaudio.com <mailto:chrisl@adkproaudio.com>
>>>> www.adkproaudio.com <http://www.adkproaudio.com/>
>>>> (859) 635-5762
>>>
>>>
>>
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| Re: what is the fastest partition? [message #80496 is a reply to message #80494] |
Thu, 22 February 2007 06:25 |
Deej [4]
Messages: 1292
Registered: January 2007
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....or at least more dynamic........
;o)
"TCB" <nobody@ishere.com> wrote in message news:45dda3a7$1@linux...
>
> I think when you record to a drive done with MaxBlast, though, everything
> sound warmer.
>
> TCB
>
> "DJ" <www.aarrrrggghhh!!!.com> wrote:
>>Damn right!!!.....though I always heard that if you use Partition Magic,
> at
>>some point, the *magic* is bound to happen.
>>
>>;o)
>>
>>"TCB" <nobody@ishere.com> wrote in message news:45dd23e8$1@linux...
>>>
>>> Don't forget to use that wonderful MaxBlast application Maxtor includes
>
>>> for
>>> formatting!
>>>
>>> TCB
>>>
>>> "DJ" <www.aarrrrggghhh!!!.com> wrote:
>>>> (gasp!!!!....sputter.!!!!!)................Brandon!!!!...... .don't
>>>>listen
>>> to
>>>>these guys!!!!........spend at least two weeks testing different drives
>>> and
>>>>permutations of drive arrays, like RAID 0, or 0-1 with both SCSI and
>>>>SATA
>>>
>>>>drives, both 10K and 7.5K RPM and also IDE RAID arrays with drives of
>>>>different cache amounts...you definitely have to compare 8MB cache to
> 16MB
>>>
>>>>cache on every brand that offers this. We need to know the fastest
>>>>possible
>>>
>>>>configuration that will work while weighing the risks of opting for
>>>>performance over security and any other stuff that might come up during
>>> your
>>>>odyssey.
>>>>
>>>>Don't let these guys pull the wool over your eyes. You need to know all
>>> of
>>>>these things.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>;o)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Chris Ludwig" <chrisl@adkproaudio.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:45dd1ccc@linux...
>>>>> exactly!!!!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> TCB wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>Main response--it doesn't matter anymore. Disk performance is about
>
>>>>>>100th
>>>>>>on the list of issues for DAWs.
>>>>>>Secondary response. The outside of the disk will have the highest
>>>>>>throughput,
>>>>>>i.e. number of MB/s. The lowest _latency_ will be when files are
>>>>>>contiguous,
>>>>>>regardless of which part of the disk they are on. Latency is a
>>>>>>function
>>>
>>>>>>how
>>>>>>much time the head of the drive spends seeking, i.e. not doing
>>>>>>anything
>>>
>>>>>>while
>>>>>>moving to the part of the drive where it will read, while throughput
> is
>>> a
>>>>>>function of how fast the drive is spinning. The outer part of the
>>>>>>drive
>>>
>>>>>>spins
>>>>>>marginally faster. A 10k drive has more throughput than a 7.2k drive.
>>>>>>None of which matters, at all, these days. Just format it and start
>>>>>>recording.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>TCB
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Brandon" <a@a.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Ok so if you partition a hard drive into two partitions which one
>>>>>>>will
>>> be
>>>>>>>on the outside of the disk and which will be on the inside of the
>>>>>>>disk?
>>>>>>>How do you know?
>>>>>>>I want to seperate my audio drive into 2 partitions.
>>>>>>>One for recording and tracking (on the outside of the platter)
>>>>>>>and the other for mixing etc...(inside of the platter).
>>>>>>>I will be using Partition Magic 8.
>>>>>>>thx
>>>>>>>b
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Chris Ludwig
>>>>> ADK
>>>>> chrisl@adkproaudio.com <mailto:chrisl@adkproaudio.com>
>>>>> www.adkproaudio.com <http://www.adkproaudio.com/>
>>>>> (859) 635-5762
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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| Re: what is the fastest partition? [message #80498 is a reply to message #80496] |
Thu, 22 February 2007 07:31 |
brandon[2]
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I cant start recording because my MOTU 8 pre hasnt arrived yet. That is why
I have time to
think of this kind of stuff.
--
Thanks,
Brandon
"DJ" <www.aarrrrggghhh!!!.com> wrote in message news:45dda7b1@linux...
> ...or at least more dynamic........
>
> ;o)
>
> "TCB" <nobody@ishere.com> wrote in message news:45dda3a7$1@linux...
>>
>> I think when you record to a drive done with MaxBlast, though, everything
>> sound warmer.
>>
>> TCB
>>
>> "DJ" <www.aarrrrggghhh!!!.com> wrote:
>>>Damn right!!!.....though I always heard that if you use Partition Magic,
>> at
>>>some point, the *magic* is bound to happen.
>>>
>>>;o)
>>>
>>>"TCB" <nobody@ishere.com> wrote in message news:45dd23e8$1@linux...
>>>>
>>>> Don't forget to use that wonderful MaxBlast application Maxtor includes
>>
>>>> for
>>>> formatting!
>>>>
>>>> TCB
>>>>
>>>> "DJ" <www.aarrrrggghhh!!!.com> wrote:
>>>>> (gasp!!!!....sputter.!!!!!)................Brandon!!!!...... .don't
>>>>>listen
>>>> to
>>>>>these guys!!!!........spend at least two weeks testing different drives
>>>> and
>>>>>permutations of drive arrays, like RAID 0, or 0-1 with both SCSI and
>>>>>SATA
>>>>
>>>>>drives, both 10K and 7.5K RPM and also IDE RAID arrays with drives of
>>>>>different cache amounts...you definitely have to compare 8MB cache to
>> 16MB
>>>>
>>>>>cache on every brand that offers this. We need to know the fastest
>>>>>possible
>>>>
>>>>>configuration that will work while weighing the risks of opting for
>>>>>performance over security and any other stuff that might come up during
>>>> your
>>>>>odyssey.
>>>>>
>>>>>Don't let these guys pull the wool over your eyes. You need to know all
>>>> of
>>>>>these things.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>;o)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>"Chris Ludwig" <chrisl@adkproaudio.com> wrote in message
>>>>>news:45dd1ccc@linux...
>>>>>> exactly!!!!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> TCB wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Main response--it doesn't matter anymore. Disk performance is about
>>
>>>>>>>100th
>>>>>>>on the list of issues for DAWs.
>>>>>>>Secondary response. The outside of the disk will have the highest
>>>>>>>throughput,
>>>>>>>i.e. number of MB/s. The lowest _latency_ will be when files are
>>>>>>>contiguous,
>>>>>>>regardless of which part of the disk they are on. Latency is a
>>>>>>>function
>>>>
>>>>>>>how
>>>>>>>much time the head of the drive spends seeking, i.e. not doing
>>>>>>>anything
>>>>
>>>>>>>while
>>>>>>>moving to the part of the drive where it will read, while throughput
>> is
>>>> a
>>>>>>>function of how fast the drive is spinning. The outer part of the
>>>>>>>drive
>>>>
>>>>>>>spins
>>>>>>>marginally faster. A 10k drive has more throughput than a 7.2k drive.
>>>>>>>None of which matters, at all, these days. Just format it and start
>>>>>>>recording.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>TCB
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>"Brandon" <a@a.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Ok so if you partition a hard drive into two partitions which one
>>>>>>>>will
>>>> be
>>>>>>>>on the outside of the disk and which will be on the inside of the
>>>>>>>>disk?
>>>>>>>>How do you know?
>>>>>>>>I want to seperate my audio drive into 2 partitions.
>>>>>>>>One for recording and tracking (on the outside of the platter)
>>>>>>>>and the other for mixing etc...(inside of the platter).
>>>>>>>>I will be using Partition Magic 8.
>>>>>>>>thx
>>>>>>>>b
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Chris Ludwig
>>>>>> ADK
>>>>>> chrisl@adkproaudio.com <mailto:chrisl@adkproaudio.com>
>>>>>> www.adkproaudio.com <http://www.adkproaudio.com/>
>>>>>> (859) 635-5762
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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| Re: what is the fastest partition? [message #80500 is a reply to message #80498] |
Thu, 22 February 2007 07:52 |
Deej [4]
Messages: 1292
Registered: January 2007
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While you're at it, you should partition a 40G 5400 RPM notebook drive so
that the 1st partition is only 2G and then compare the speed of this
partition to the speed of a 10k RPM SATA RAID0 array that is 90% full. that
should keep you busy until the MOTU shows up.
;o)
"Brandon" <a@a.com> wrote in message news:45ddb785$1@linux...
>I cant start recording because my MOTU 8 pre hasnt arrived yet. That is why
>I have time to
> think of this kind of stuff.
>
>
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Brandon
>
>
>
> "DJ" <www.aarrrrggghhh!!!.com> wrote in message news:45dda7b1@linux...
>> ...or at least more dynamic........
>>
>> ;o)
>>
>> "TCB" <nobody@ishere.com> wrote in message news:45dda3a7$1@linux...
>>>
>>> I think when you record to a drive done with MaxBlast, though,
>>> everything
>>> sound warmer.
>>>
>>> TCB
>>>
>>> "DJ" <www.aarrrrggghhh!!!.com> wrote:
>>>>Damn right!!!.....though I always heard that if you use Partition Magic,
>>> at
>>>>some point, the *magic* is bound to happen.
>>>>
>>>>;o)
>>>>
>>>>"TCB" <nobody@ishere.com> wrote in message news:45dd23e8$1@linux...
>>>>>
>>>>> Don't forget to use that wonderful MaxBlast application Maxtor
>>>>> includes
>>>
>>>>> for
>>>>> formatting!
>>>>>
>>>>> TCB
>>>>>
>>>>> "DJ" <www.aarrrrggghhh!!!.com> wrote:
>>>>>> (gasp!!!!....sputter.!!!!!)................Brandon!!!!...... .don't
>>>>>>listen
>>>>> to
>>>>>>these guys!!!!........spend at least two weeks testing different
>>>>>>drives
>>>>> and
>>>>>>permutations of drive arrays, like RAID 0, or 0-1 with both SCSI and
>>>>>>SATA
>>>>>
>>>>>>drives, both 10K and 7.5K RPM and also IDE RAID arrays with drives of
>>>>>>different cache amounts...you definitely have to compare 8MB cache to
>>> 16MB
>>>>>
>>>>>>cache on every brand that offers this. We need to know the fastest
>>>>>>possible
>>>>>
>>>>>>configuration that will work while weighing the risks of opting for
>>>>>>performance over security and any other stuff that might come up
>>>>>>during
>>>>> your
>>>>>>odyssey.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Don't let these guys pull the wool over your eyes. You need to know
>>>>>>all
>>>>> of
>>>>>>these things.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>;o)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Chris Ludwig" <chrisl@adkproaudio.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:45dd1ccc@linux...
>>>>>>> exactly!!!!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> TCB wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Main response--it doesn't matter anymore. Disk performance is about
>>>
>>>>>>>>100th
>>>>>>>>on the list of issues for DAWs.
>>>>>>>>Secondary response. The outside of the disk will have the highest
>>>>>>>>throughput,
>>>>>>>>i.e. number of MB/s. The lowest _latency_ will be when files are
>>>>>>>>contiguous,
>>>>>>>>regardless of which part of the disk they are on. Latency is a
>>>>>>>>function
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>how
>>>>>>>>much time the head of the drive spends seeking, i.e. not doing
>>>>>>>>anything
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>while
>>>>>>>>moving to the part of the drive where it will read, while throughput
>>> is
>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>function of how fast the drive is spinning. The outer part of the
>>>>>>>>drive
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>spins
>>>>>>>>marginally faster. A 10k drive has more throughput than a 7.2k
>>>>>>>>drive.
>>>>>>>>None of which matters, at all, these days. Just format it and start
>>>>>>>>recording.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>TCB
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>"Brandon" <a@a.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Ok so if you partition a hard drive into two partitions which one
>>>>>>>>>will
>>>>> be
>>>>>>>>>on the outside of the disk and which will be on the inside of the
>>>>>>>>>disk?
>>>>>>>>>How do you know?
>>>>>>>>>I want to seperate my audio drive into 2 partitions.
>>>>>>>>>One for recording and tracking (on the outside of the platter)
>>>>>>>>>and the other for mixing etc...(inside of the platter).
>>>>>>>>>I will be using Partition Magic 8.
>>>>>>>>>thx
>>>>>>>>>b
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Chris Ludwig
>>>>>>> ADK
>>>>>>> chrisl@adkproaudio.com <mailto:chrisl@adkproaudio.com>
>>>>>>> www.adkproaudio.com <http://www.adkproaudio.com/>
>>>>>>> (859) 635-5762
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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