OK - here's the update on what happened when I installed my VSL samples (approximately 300 gigs) on an external SSD (Oyen Digital's Minipro 512 GB) via Firewire 800 on my mid 2010 iMac (27 inch screen with i7 quad core processor and 32 GB ram with USB 2.0 and Firewire 800).Ī little background - using my internal 7200 rpm HD, it took an average of 20 -25 minutes to load a DP file which contained an orchestra of virtual instruments including Dimension Strings. Put you system on the FW disk and put a SSD in your IMAC and put the samples on the SSD
What are your thoughts regarding the importance of seek times as it affects loading and streaming the vsl samples? The samples will load less fast if you put them on the FW800 drive Finally - as I read more about SSD drives and their advantages, I am learning about their fast seek times and how that can be more important than the overall speed of the SSD vs an rpm drive. What are your thoughts regarding the importance of seek times as it affects loading and streaming the vsl samples?ģ. Is that correct? If so, can I assume that the new FireWire SSD will accomplish that somewhat more quickly for me?ģ. Also - my understanding of how the VSL samples load is that only part of the samples load initially and that the remainder of the samples load from the hard drive via streaming. How should I tell VSL Pro to look for the samples on the SSD instead of my internal HD where the samples currently reside?Ģ. My plan is to load all of my VSL samples (approximately 300 GBs) into the 500 GB FireWire SSD. By the way I am using VSL Pro with Digital Performer 8.07.ġ. I have also filled the 32 GB ram so I am invested in this computer for my studio. Though my mid 2010 iMac is older, the processor is a quad core i7 and so it is fast and powerful. Yes, replacing the internal hard drive with an SSD would be much better but a much more complicated process with an iMac.
Thank you very much for your quick reply, Paul and Cyril.
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