Anderton Posted September 19, 2000 Share Posted September 19, 2000 There was an interesting article in this month's EQ on backup techniques, penned by none other than The Mix Fix (or Bob Buontempo, as he's known to the rest of the world). Which got me thinking: let's do an informal survey of how y'all back up your valuable data. And if you're not backing it up, we need to know that too. Fire away... Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 19, 2000 Share Posted September 19, 2000 Well, I back up to CD-RW (or just CD-R if I'm making a permanent archive) or ZIP disk. And those are the only methods I've found to be really reliable. Tape backup is a crapshoot at best. Even ZIP disks make me somewhat nervous and I keep several backup disks, not just one. I have a once a week backup and then a rotating daily (or even twice daily if I'm doing heavy work that day) backup. That way if my system gets hopelessly corrupted (what, with Windows? Nahhhh...), hopefully I will notice that within a week and can restore from an earlier version than yesterday's, which may already have been corrupted. One thing I am NOT doing, which I think would be a good idea, is keeping a backup offsite (in case of fire, theft or whatever). Nowadays there are several places on the Internet that will let you back stuff up to their server, and since I have a broadband connection this would probably be a viable option. Otherwise, one could store a copy of a backup disk at a friend's, bandmate's or relative's house. It sure would not be good to lose all our hard work! --Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphajerk Posted September 19, 2000 Share Posted September 19, 2000 CDR. i want a new G4 with DVDRAM backup. i dont care if the disc's are $35. better than 35 cd's. and i can fit a WHOLE session [hell a whole CD project practically on one] one day soon. alphajerk FATcompilation "if god is truly just, i tremble for the fate of my country" -thomas jefferson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 19, 2000 Share Posted September 19, 2000 DVD ram for the unfinish and cd's for the finish, so i dont burn cd's untill i think that i'm not going to work on somthing for a wile. and the main problem or i should say pain in the ass of dvdram is that it only holds 2.5 gig per side, and you have to turn them to acces the "B" side. (at least in my drive). but is a much better solution that CD's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted September 19, 2000 Share Posted September 19, 2000 Craig - I'm not sure if you are aware - but this topic was covered fairly thoroughly on David Frangioni's forum. The URL is:- http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/Forum17/HTML/000018.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted September 20, 2000 Author Share Posted September 20, 2000 No, I wasn't aware the topic was on David's forum...so before we let this topic sink down on the list, a comment about offsite backup. My fave is a bank safe deposit box. You can often get one for free with some types of checking account, and CDs don't take up a lot of space. They're climate-controlled, fireproof, all that good stuff. Check it out! And while we're at it...does anyone use the Orb drive for backup? And whatever happened to Magneto-optical, anyway? Oh yes, and one more thing: what about those Imation 120 MB drives that also handle floppies? Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE MIX FIX Posted September 20, 2000 Share Posted September 20, 2000 Craig: Thanks for the plug!! http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif I did a survey several month's ago on Rogers's board to get a feel for what users here were doing for backups, and that's part of how the article was formulated, or at least laid out, to an extent. By the preferences of the posters on these boards!! http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif ------------------ Bob. Bob Buontempo. AKA: - THE MIX FIX Also Hanging at: http://recpit.prosoundweb.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptimetm.net.my Posted September 20, 2000 Share Posted September 20, 2000 We use MO at our studios for work-in-progress. 3 years and ZERO problems. Sony 2.3 Gig MO Burn 2 copies to CDs after albums completed, 1 for Record Company and 1 for us (2 locations see) MO's are reused using oldest first. Our stock of MO's numbers about 40. We also burn copies of 'Mix components' ie mixed Drums only, mixed Bass only....I think you call them 'stems' in the US. These have been incredibly useful for Mix fixs, Remixes, TV/Video special mixes. Playtime Productions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergievsky Posted September 20, 2000 Share Posted September 20, 2000 I bought a Magneto-optical 650 drive mostly for my sampler, but I'm constantly hooking it up to my Mac and Pc because I really like the media. I threw away my Zip because of several bad discs, and needed a RELIABLE medium for the sampler, and so far it hasn't let me down. I'd choose it again over any magnetic-type medium such as Orb for longevity. Only problem is the really high cost of the gig-mo drives. But until I do more video-for-audio captures requiring huge file backup, MO is the way to go. Raul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R. Posted September 21, 2000 Share Posted September 21, 2000 Does anyone know about using an audio dat recorder for data backups? It should be so simple, the data dats are so similar (I think a minor difference in the shell and thinner tape) and the rotating head is the same vcr technology we have been using for 30 years. Why is this not being done, or is it? -David On The Moon Studio -David R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h.metznertelekom.de Posted September 22, 2000 Share Posted September 22, 2000 Originally posted by dxr@iname.com: Does anyone know about using an audio dat recorder for data backups? -David On The Moon Studio It is possible in Creamwares TripleDat (a german HDR-System), but since we have cd-burners, i don't use it anymore. But you still get DAT and 8mm tape backup drives here in Germany. Very often used for big servers. Harald Harald Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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