RENAMED: SSD Drives make Sonar ROCK!!!

I'm doing a complete SPLAT re-installation on a new system with a 240GB SSD system drive, and a 1TB Standard drive.
 
I used to move all samples, VST's, templates, projects, etc. on the 1TB drive (not that Sonar installation makes this easy). 
I'm now wondering what people would recommend I keep on the SSD drive to take advantage of its speed?
 
- VSTs?
- Project files (Working mixes?)
- templates?
 
I wish Sonar made this easier. We should be able to, for example, set the VST directory during installation. But I guess thats another thread?
 
Thanks for any advice!
 
Gavin

PilotGav
I'm doing a complete SPLAT re-installation on a new system with a 240GB SSD system drive, and a 1TB Standard drive.
 
I used to move all samples, VST's, templates, projects, etc. on the 1TB drive (not that Sonar installation makes this easy). 
I'm now wondering what people would recommend I keep on the SSD drive to take advantage of its speed?
 
- VSTs?
- Project files (Working mixes?)
- templates?
 
I wish Sonar made this easier. We should be able to, for example, set the VST directory during installation. But I guess thats another thread?
 
Thanks for any advice!
 
Gavin

You can set certain system paths in the Command Centre BEFORE you install anything.

PilotGav
I'm doing a complete SPLAT re-installation on a new system with a 240GB SSD system drive, and a 1TB Standard drive.
 
I used to move all samples, VST's, templates, projects, etc. on the 1TB drive (not that Sonar installation makes this easy). 
I'm now wondering what people would recommend I keep on the SSD drive to take advantage of its speed?
 
- VSTs?
- Project files (Working mixes?)
- templates?
 
I wish Sonar made this easier. We should be able to, for example, set the VST directory during installation. But I guess thats another thread?
 
Thanks for any advice!
 
Gavin

I'm just wondering: what application did you use to move all your files to the new computer? Acronis? Paragon? Something else? Any issues?
 
I looking to do the same probably within the year. ADK will probably build my computer, but I'll have to move most of the program files and samples myself.
 
And congratulations and good luck with your new computer!

ive been saying for years, even before SSD's came out that people should keep their main installation, VST's, Projects, Settings on their main C drive (with their OS) but I got the old " it doesn't matter".
it does matter. it also matters if your main OS is on a 1 TB or a 500GB HD. the platters are so large in a 1TB, its hard for the disk read to keep up. smaller platters, faster reads, how ever HD's and SSD's are being made more efficient now than they were years back.

jerrydf
I used a Samsung SSD and migrated the old C drive straight over using the migration software that came with the SSD. It took about 90 minutes. I didn't expect it to work so I took all the backups and an image of the old disk, etc., but the migration worked fine.
 
jdf

That sounds great. Which exact drive did you use? And, what was the migration software called? Thanks..

A couple of things I found out about SSDs recently that may be useful:
 
Samsung 840 Evo SSDs need a firmware update to prevent them slowing down over time. To do this, download Samsung Magician from here: http://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/minisite/ssd/download/overview.html
 
Samsung Magician is also good for benchmarking SSDs of any brand, not just Samsung.
 
I discovered I wasn't running my SSDs in AHCI mode. It's a little tricky to make the change (it's a BIOS change but you have to prep the OS first). Changing to AHCI mode more than doubled my read/write speeds. Very cool!
 
Cheers, Peter.

I use spinners for archival storage only. I find it really frustrating to use a system that's still running on spinners because it seems so slow after a couple years of working with SSD's.

A little testimonial here:
I recently installed Paragon Software's Hard Disk Manager for Mac. I needed it help manage my Bootcamp partition, and the migration back and forth between a hybrid drive (SSHD) and a solid state SSD. 
 
This product is a godsend. It supports resizing of partitions, full disk imaging, backup of Mac and Windows as virtual disk images, changing of GPT, MBR hybrid GPT+MBR's, and a bunch of other stuff. Although I have migrated disks using the Acronis license/tools that came with the Crucial BX100 SSD drives, the Paragon Software suites have been better in almost every way.   I also have the Paragon NTFS for Mac, and HFS+ for Windows.  There's also a Windows version of the product called Hard Disk Manager 15. 
 
If you're interested in more of my disk-related madness, you can read about my external Fusion Drive on my website.
http://www.tedlandstudio.com/#!new-wine-in-old-wineskins/m9z01
 
As you might imagine, I'm very much looking forward to SONAR Platinum on Mac. 

I recently went SSD only. 
 
It's... fast.

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-850-EVO-2-5-Inch-MZ-75E250B/dp/B00OAJ412U/ref=sr_1_1/156-1017405-1549308?ie=UTF8&qid=1471737026&sr=8-1&keywords=Samsung+850+EVO
 
I helped a friend build a new PC workstation last year, and suggested he try one of these new SSD drives.  After we booted his new system up, and saw the reboot take seconds, I went straight home and ordered one!
 
I migrated my C: drive to one of these bad boys ... wow!!!  Face melting speed :-)
 
This is definitely the best upgrade you can make to your PC.  The CPU & memory bottlenecks were solved years ago when the multi-core CPU's and fast DDR3 RAM became the standard.  The limiting factor once SATA drive interfaces were introduced with 3 GB/S or 6 GB/S ports was the spinning platter disks.  The SSD drive can now match the best throughput capabilities of your motherboard.
 
I used the Samsung migration tool and had no issues with Windows or any other software authentication afterwards.
 
Choosing what to install on the SSD is an individual choice based on how you will use the system.  I have Windows, Sonar, VST's, etc. on my boot drive, with all Cakewalk content such as multisamples, loops, etc., on my 7200rpm audio drive.
 
FYI: if you are upgrading a desktop, you can use a spare SATA port, or temporarily unplug another SATA HDD to make the migration. Then make the swap.  For laptops, there are kits that let you adapt the new SSD temporarily as USB until you finish the migration. Then you just swap it in.

I use one SSD for OS, Daw and VST's, another one for project files and a HHD for sample librairies as they load in RAM.