Be very VERY careful here. OSX is a clever Operating System and it can distribute files in a much more efficient manner than Mac OS's in the past. That said audio is by nature fragmentary. Feeding audio files to the drive that spins your applications is NEVER, NEVER a good idea. Nothing good can come of it...period. Because it works does NOT make it a sensible thing to do.
Further I don't know what the current speed of Mini Mac's internal drives are. Some I've noticed as low as 4800 rpm. That's not enough to properly stream audio and just enough to lull you into a false sense of security.
Finally. Monsterpop I know your just getting started in all of this but it seems like everyday your getting yourself in some kind of tech problem corner. That's of course just fine at this stage but......your Mac is not a bottomless pit. You've got gads of non-supported plug-ins downloaded..and who knows what else. That and now people are suggesting you record to your internal drive. Sooner or later if you don't start organizing your gonna be boxed in a corner with no way out.
Proceed with caution.
thanks for the reply again Joseph
im just tryin to do my best mate,as i say
i think ive gotten some really excellent results from it so far
as far as recording my songs go,though im very much a beginner
and im very pleased with what is being produced
these problems havent suddenly all happened at once mate,
so dont get me wrong,or think im hitting the keys with a hammer
i just think that on here,
and on the ProTools Forum has the guys to help me out and put me right
i dont want to feel stupid by asking things, but i really do struggle with it
so i have no choice, other than google problems
and as ive found, that can lead me into even worse problems
so feel more likely to trust advice from these 2 forums instead
ive been doing what RD243 said,and it seems to be pretty good
until suchtime as i can get a firewire drive of course
as far as i was advised,
by friends who use them,and by what i could find online
a Mac mini is perfectly usable for running PT
and the spec of the one i have should be up to the task with ease im told
there are just a few problems
i appreciate any and all help and advice i am offered on here
and will continue to do so
cheers