What Happened to My Flash Drive?
What Happened to My Flash Drive? I recently received a panicked call from a friend who couldn't find the flash drive he uses for multi-track field recording. Beyond me scolding him for only having one, it required a look under the hood to figure out what he might be able to get on short notice. The experience the two of us have shared has made us acutely aware that not all USB drives are created equal. Taking that closer look at the requirements for his recording session, I also started to consider that we actually have different storage needs depending on the phase of our work. This post will concentrate on the needs of the capture phase. Stay tuned for a discussion on the storage needs of the production and archiving stages. Perhaps one of the first questions I should answer is why it might be hard to find an appropriate USB drive on short notice. While it’s not all that hard to find a cheap USB flash drive or a portable hard drive (a 1TB WD my Passport is under $100...