Firewire Hard Drive?

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Professional Sound studios require that I get a Firewire Hard Drive. I've been looking on line but I'm not exactly sure what I am looking for.

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There are numerous FireWire drives available or you can purchase an enclosure to place your own drive of choice in.
Many prefer enclosures that use the Oxford 911 chip.
Myself, I use this Western Digital one and it suites me just fine.
 
Why do you need a firewire drive? I thought you were doing it all at home?

I don't know much about external harddrives - I know Lacie are a big name in that arena, but if I had to get one I'd most likely buy a caddy like crankz1 said and put a standard drive in - much cheaper.
 
most current external hard drives will have the option of either firewire or USB 2.0 hookups.... your choice.

I use the Maxtor one touch external, and it has been working great. Good reviews from most other owners too.

I would stick with a brand such as Western Digital, Maxtor and the like and stay away from budget brands like Adcom, as the internet is chock full of reviewers with dead "budget" hard drives only after a month or so.
 
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Why do you need a firewire drive? I thought you were doing it all at home?
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Hey noisedude I am doing it all at home for now.
However, in the near distant future (may or so probably) after I have tested
everything here mixing the voice and the music and got the right combo then I am going to get some CDs professionally recoded by Pro Sound Studio.

Not that I could not do it, but I want to provide a quality product for people
who are going to pay their hard earned dollar. I will not have the time, the equipment nor the money. However, buy purchasing some equipment (less than $200) I can minimize the time and money I spend at the Sound Studio.

Hey crankz1 - So it's just a regular external HD with a Firewire interface?
 
It's both. You can get dedicated ones such as the Lacie range, they're very portable and specifically designed to be moved around. But I *think* it's quite a bit cheaper to stick one in a mobile caddy.

I think you're making the right choice, btw. For what you're doing it will not only streamline your studio process but it will help you to understand what's going on a little better, which can only help to improve the quality of your finished product.
 
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It's both. You can get dedicated ones such as the Lacie range, they're very portable and specifically designed to be moved around. But I *think* it's quite a bit cheaper to stick one in a mobile caddy.

I think you're making the right choice, btw. For what you're doing it will not only streamline your studio process but it will help you to understand what's going on a little better, which can only help to improve the quality of your finished product.
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I agree with your assessment of the portable firewire HD. I'm probably going to get an enclosure and a HD. The reason being is that I can always buy smaller, or bigger HD depending on my needs, and budget. By going this route I can save money and have greater flexibility.
I also agree that it will probably help me improve the quality of the finished product. I never thought that it would give me an insight into the Professional Recording Studio process, you are right.

I appreciate all of the advice in this forum. I have learned more in the week or so that I have been a member than of this forum than I did by trying to figure this stuff out myself.cool:
 
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