{"id":11818,"date":"2020-05-22T17:50:03","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T17:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/audioordeal.co.uk\/?p=11818"},"modified":"2020-07-05T01:13:12","modified_gmt":"2020-07-05T01:13:12","slug":"best-external-drives-for-your-music-production-and-djing-libraries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/audioordeal.co.uk\/best-external-drives-for-your-music-production-and-djing-libraries\/","title":{"rendered":"Best external drives for your music production and DJing libraries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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One of the most important things to consider when producing music and DJing is looking after your computer and resources. It is essential to keep the disk that the operating system is on as clean as possible for maximum speed.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For this reason, using an external hard drive for your music and sample libraries means that you have a cleaner system, with the added benefit, that you can take your production anywhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I recommend you use a dedicated hard drive for all your creative projects because it allows you to keep all you samples organised and portable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My setup involves all my software, such as Ableton Live, installed on my fast NVMe<\/a> C drive, but the cost of such a fast SSD in my system comes with a compromise \u2013 storage capacity. For that reason, all my sample libraries, as well as Native Instruments libraries and Ableton Packs, are stored on my external 4TB portable hard drive<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This guide will cover some of the best external hard drives on the market today, with the important considerations of speed, value, raw capacity, and portability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is important to note that Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) are much cheaper than SSDs but are much more vulnerable to bumps and data loss with vibration. SSDs on the other hand are more expensive, but with no moving parts, they are more durable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another trade-off with SSDs is that they have a limited write performance. This means if you constantly replace the data on them, they can degrade. Since we are talking about static libraries which are saved on drives more or less permanently, this isn’t a big issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Seagate Backup Plus Hub USB 3.0<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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This range of external drive is great with offerings of 4TB, 6TB, 8TB, and 10TB. <\/p>\n\n\n\n