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  • Wondering About SSDs, Capabiity vs. Stability

    J
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    Hello forum,

    I have two questions as I am considering replacing two aging hard drives with 2 SSD drives. Both for samples only.

    1. Will I be able to use VE 6 in "non-network" mode, in other words, can it receive and recognize MIDI data through a real or virtual MIDI port and have network functions turned off? I currently use software for MIDI over LAN and do not want to disturb the DAW (the other computer) with possible network conflicts and licensing issues, and I am not sure of benefits that I might find useful in making VE the center of a what is and has been a functioning network via Ethernet, ADAT and MIDI.

    2. Is there a point in getting SSD drives if the benefits require both VI 2,and VE6?. I am running version VE 4 with VI Pro 1 and stability has been consistently stellar for 5 years, only recently am I coming up to the limits of 24GB memory without playback or graphic glitches. Without control over pre-load time, which I don't have unless I change my whole system around, does it make sense to install SSDs anyway? Is there any other way to control pre-load times?

    Thanks to anybody who takes the time to answer!

    Jerry
  • PaulP
    VSL Team
    PaulP

    Hello Jerry, 

    I have also answered your additional questions you sent to our Support Team, so here are those answers again: 

    1) Yes, you can use VE PRO 6 in standalone mode. The downside here is that you don´t get automatic latency compensation like you would when using VE PRO as a server in network mode. 

    2) SSD drives in combination with VI PRO (which you already have) will definitely help the performance of your system. 

    Best, 
    Paul

    Paul Kopf Head of Product Marketing, Social Media and Support