Are USB or FireWire drives OK for music? Are 5400 RPM hard drive speeds OK?
Yes. Audio uses a small amount of bandwidth. 5400 RPM drives will work fine. Both USB and FireWire hard drives also work well, although USB 1.0 based drives are slower and can limit the speed of random access to audio. For example, fast forward and rewind functions will not be as smooth (especially important for Beat Mixing), and may not play back audio during the operations with USB drives. We do recommend using full-size external drives instead of compact “pocket size” drives, due to the fact the smaller drives are not typically designed for constant multimedia access and may run too hot.
Yes. Audio uses a small amount of bandwidth. 5400 RPM drives will work fine. Both USB and FireWire hard drives also work well, although USB 1.0 based drives are slower and can limit the speed of random access to audio. For example, fast forward and rewind functions will not be as smooth (especially important for Beat Mixing), and may not play back audio during the operations with USB drives. We do recommend using full-size external drives instead of compact “pocket size” drives, due to the fact the smaller drives are not typically designed for constant multimedia access and may run too hot.
