--- In logic-users@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Abbott" <cricket@...> wrote: > > I want to do some live recording with my IBM thinkpad (P4 2.8 GHz >512 mg RAM) and my Mackie Onyx 1640 with Firewire interface. However >the drive on the Thinkpad is only 20 gig, I could get a new internal >drive (but that's a bit of a schlep!!) but wondered if an external >firewire HDrive might not do the job, I will be recording 18 channels >of audio simultaneously, works no problem in the studio with the >studio computers and on the laptop as well with the existing >drive ,,,,but........it also occurs to me that it would be easier to >just plug the firewire drive into the main studio machines for >editing, but will it work??. Hi Dave I have recorded a number of live concerts with a Toshiba P4 2.8 notebook, onto FW HDs - on different occasions Maxtor and Lacie, using the RME Multiface and ADI 8 Pro AD-DA unit, up to 16 tracks of 24 bit 44,1 khz audio, using LAWP 5.5.1 and Nuendo. I always set the highest I/O Buffer value, and it is a good idea to test beforehand. In your case, with two FW devices, you might want to consider picking up a PCMCIA Firewire adapter - this might help spread the load, so to speak, as opposed to daisy chaining the onyx and a FW HD on the IBMs FW slot. Plugging the drive into a desktop computer afterwards shouldn't be a problem - I have even been able to read and copy audio from an NTFS formatted external drive onto my G5 with OS 10.3.9 and Tiger. HTH, kind regards Mark Cahill