[LAU] One or two HD's for audio work

[Brett McCoy]

On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 6:09 PM, Grekim Jennings
<grekimj at acousticrefuge.com> wrote:

> What's the latest consensus?   Is it recommended to have a separate drive
> for audio on a Linux system?  Separate partition?  I'm just wondering about
> performance, not practical issues like moving audio around or reinstalling
> the system, etc.  As we know there are Mac/PC DAW's that need things
> separate.  Thanks.

Yes, OS on one drive, audio on a separate dedicated drive is best for
performance (and if you are using a sampler, the samples should be on
their own dedicated drive, if possible). Pretty standard practice for
audio or video workstation, regardless of OS.

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