KVR Audio

Bl1tz · Post by **Bl1tz** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 6:55 am

Hey all. I think I'm gonna get a new DAW pretty soon and I've got alot of audio files to move (samples, soundfonts, mp3, etc.)

What is the best way to go about doing this? So far people have told me that I should just take the harddrive that all the stuff is on, and slave it in my new computer. I don't really have experience tinkering with parts like that (other than installing RAM and installing video cards) so I'm wondering if you have any tips or reasons why I should do it or not do it. Thanks KVR!

moldofunker · Post by **moldofunker** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 1:45 pm

Get your DAWs connected to net and use FileSharing to copy from one to another

DevonB · Post by **DevonB** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 2:17 pm

If you can do ram or a video card, you can slave a harddrive. Easy peasy stuff. Most hard drives have a sticker with what is master and what is slave jumper. Set the old drive to slave, have your new drive (should be on master already, and put it on the cable (cables are keyed 99% of the time now for EIDE), and plug in the white molex connector (4 pins,has red black and white wires on it) to the power source, and screw it into position. That's it. Your bios will most likely be set for 'auto' detection of the drive, and it'll just come up.

Devon

Igor 4000 · Post by **Igor 4000** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 3:58 pm

How would you guys recommend moving data from a desktop to a laptop? I was told that it could be done via a network data cable. Also, could this be done for .dll's like VSTi's and effects?

shamann · Post by **shamann** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 4:11 pm

Bl1tz wrote:Hey all. I think I'm gonna get a new DAW pretty soon and I've got alot of audio files to move (samples, soundfonts, mp3, etc.)

Have you thought about just copying them on to CD-Rs then moving to the new computer?

There are lots of options for transferring files, but this way you'll also have a permanent back up of the files. In the event that something goes wrong with the transfer, this way you won't bugger up your files.

For instance, if you move the hard drive over, you run the risk of static shocks; if you do a network transfer, you run the risk of file corruption from network connection interruptions. Problems are rare, but why take a chance when you don't have to.

Cheers,
Steve

DevonB · Post by **DevonB** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 4:18 pm

shamann wrote:if you do a network transfer, you run the risk of file corruption from network connection interruptions.

Huh? I've transferred gigs upon gigs across my network without file corruption. If you're using TCP as your protocol, it does a check of the data when it flies across the pipe. UDP on the other hand does not. UDP is also faster because of this. It's useful for things like streaming video and audio where if a packet drops here and there, it's not going to be 'that' big of a deal. TCP, you should NOT be getting file corruption PERIOD, otherwise, you have hardware problems, and those are so rare it's not even funny. If this was a problem, I'd be seeing a lot more over the last 6+ years of working with servers, and thousands of them at that. On extremely rare occasions, I'd seen file corruption on big networks... but that's like 1-2 cases, if that. He'd run more risk of file corruption from copying to CDrom than network.

Ok, ok, I'll stop my rant.

Igor4000 - if you have 2 nics alraedy, but don't have a hub or switch, get a network crossover cable and connect them together. The crossover cable allows you to skip a hub or switch and do direct connect.

Devon

Shmoe · Post by **Shmoe** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 5:19 pm

This is related to the original question: What are the issues of moving .dat files and other samples from virtual instruments (Culture, Stylus, Trilogy, Intakt, SampleTank, EXS24, PLP120, NuJoints, Cult Sampler, etc.) as well as audio files (Logic) to a new drive? I started out with a 60 Gb dedicated music drive, but with many of the new sample-based software instruments using large core libraries (I just bought BFD, and am considering XFL, etc.), I need a larger drive. I'm thinking of getting one of the LaCie's Bigger Drives. Anyway, I'd like to copy all the instrument data to a new drive, but I'm nervous that it will tamper with authorizations, file paths, etc. Any suggestions?
Shmoe

Bl1tz · Post by **Bl1tz** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 9:25 pm

I don't want to do it by CD-R because I have too much to move, and I don't feel like spending 100$ on blank CDs.

I think I will just slave the drive.

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