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2012/05/04 01:49:09 (permalink)

USB3 Drive

Hi,

anyone using a USB3 drive to record to?
I just got a new laptop (Dell XPS15)  and it just had got one drive. USB3 supposedly is a lot faster then USB2.
So do you reckon it is fast enough to record 8 tracks 24bit 48kHz simultaneously?

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    rtucker55
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    Re:USB3 Drive 2012/05/04 17:29:32 (permalink)
    Hi there ,

    I just purchased a Hitachi HITMP750B 750GB Touro Mobile Pro USB 3.0 Hard Disk Drive from BH Photo for $99 delivered. I am using it with a laptop as the audio drive and it seems to be working fine.

    It is a very small external 7200 rpm drive and is powered from the USB 3.0 port so no wallwart is needed.

    I have not tried to record 8 simultaneous tracks but I do run multiple 24bit 48kHz soft synth and audio tracks with it.

    Hope this helps somewhat.

    Kind regards,
    Rick

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    Re:USB3 Drive 2012/05/05 15:20:46 (permalink)
    Thanks for the info, I think I'll take the plunge..


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    Jim Roseberry
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    Re:USB3 Drive 2012/05/07 09:05:28 (permalink)
    A fast USB-3 HD will sustain over 100MB/Sec.
    That's plenty fast to record eight simultaneous 24Bit/48k audio tracks.

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