>In regards to Stupid8Track's posts I will make only one last remark, >because it is pointless >to keep arguing this stuff. I'm not trying to stream samples into an >ESX. I'm using files, >usually from Protools or other DAW's, that clients bring to me with >upwards of 100 24 bit >files to be mixed. Files imported to Logic that have to be accessed >fast and accurately. > >If internal ATA's give the same peformance as external SCSI's... >everyone would be doing >HD video from slow internal drives instead of ultra fast arrays. The >analogy to audio is >valid. The faster the array, the faster you can work. I've never >gotten a single drive to do >any more than 60 tracks without serious problems. Using multiple >drives, Ultra 160 or 320 >SCSI arrays gives WAY WAY more track counts, frees the processor to >deal with tons of >plug-ins, and enables me to mix without all the problems everyone is >complaining about >on this very forum. So go ahead and try to do the impossible from >your firewire drive, and >I'll keep making my living mixing records with 24 to 100 tracks of >44.1 24 bit audio. >Except.... my system wont be lagging, coughing and freezing up while >I have clients >waiting. I do know my system, and that faster drives DO give more >track count. I posted >this to try to give some helpful hints. If you don't believe me, go >ahead and use that 5200 >USB drive. Gee...I suppose faster video cards don't give better >FPS game performance >either. > >Best wishes, >Bill Deaton Bill, I'm sorry but you seem to be missing the point the other's posts regarding ***LOGIC*** and its poor disc I/O performance. From my testing, Logic chokes around the 90-100 track range whether you are using an internal SATA drive, a single SCSI drive, or a 12 disc fibre-channel hardware raid capable of sustaining 180MB/sec. If any disc storage system would be able to handle 200 tracks, it would be my hardware raid. And it can't - with Logic. Not because the raid can't handle the throughput, and not because the OS can't handle the throughput - I stream FCP HD uncompressed video footage from the hardware raid all the time with no problems. If you can post some test results that demonstrate that you are getting 120-150 tracks in Logic using your SCSI system, please do post them, I'm very interested. Regards, Devin