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  • SS hard drive and Sonar
2012/12/29 11:50:42
greg54
Maybe this isn't the right forum for this question.   But has anyone tired Sonar with a solid state hard drive?   I wanted feedback befoe I bought one and tried it.   I was told certain programs might not work well with SS.
 
Greg
2012/12/29 12:05:48
hockeyjx
SSDs are fine to use (for the Operating System drive?). There is no reason a program should work better or worse using an ssd. You bootup time and time for a program to load should be faster though.

With the price going down on them, SSDs are a worth-while purchase IMO.



2012/12/29 12:12:39
TraceyStudios
found a few threads for you, I learned a few things about SSD from reading them, hopefully it help a bit:

http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.aspx?m=2214869

http://www.gearslutz.com/board/music-computers/707008-sonar-x1-producer-3-storage-drives-question.html



This one talks about the pros & cons of SSD and recording/DAW:
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/apr10/articles/pcnotes_0410.htm
2012/12/29 12:18:03
hockeyjx
The SOS article is from 2010. SSDs as a whole are cheaper and more reliable than in 2010.
2012/12/29 12:56:31
Paul P
I just built a new system that has Win7 and most of Sonar x1 production suite and X2 producer on an Intel 520 series 120gb SSD. My first experience with an SSD and you get used to the snappiness real quick. Going back to an HDD based system is quite noticeable, you're always waiting for something to happen. I put Sonar projects on an internal hard disk.
2012/12/29 13:07:13
garrigus
SSDs work great. Just like with any drive, as long as you keep good backups, you'll be all set.

I love using them to stream sample libraries. They are lightning fast. 


Scott

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2012/12/29 13:44:49
synkrotron
Yep, two SSDs in use here. No problems as yet...
2012/12/29 13:47:30
scook
Same as Scott G, I use mine for samples. I would recommend good backups for your regular hard drives too.
2012/12/29 14:08:50
jimusic
3 SSD's here. 

One 64 Gig, one 128 Gig & a new 240 Gig one. 

Go for it Mang! 

They've come along way in a very short time.

3 bits of advice that I'll pass on though:

1. It's advised not to use 'System Restore' too much, as it can degrade the performance and/or reliablity of the SSD. 

I do not know this for a fact though, but only paying it forward just in case it's true.  

Myself, I'm thinking it may be too early to tell if this is indeed an issue or not, with such new usage for most of us.

What I'm doing is setting 'System Restore' points up until I have everything installed correctly. 

Doing periodical backups along the way - [a great idea].

Then a full back up, followed by turning off 'System Restore' once I'm done installing, which I believe then deletes all your restore points.

With SSD's more common now, prices are falling, so even if by chance it does eventually crash, just get another and restore your back up to it, and away you go. I've had my 64 Gig one for over a year now without any problems.

2. Change your default save locations to your other disks - especially for large sample libraries, song files, audio files & photos. Best just to have your OS & only necessary programs on your actual SSDs.

3. Consider filling up your SSDs to no more than 70% disk space - apparently that will help it run better than if it's filled right up.

2012/12/29 14:37:50
garrigus
Two other tips... when installing, do a quick format rather than a full format.

And don't defragment. It's not needed for SSDs and can degrade performance.

There's plenty of good articles you can find with a web search that talk about how to deal with SSDs.

Scott

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* Author of the Cakewalk Sonar and Sony Sound Forge Power book series: http://garrigus.com/?PowerBooks
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