# Using externals hard drive to record and mix

**URL:** <https://community.mwtm.com/t/using-externals-hard-drive-to-record-and-mix/17342>\
**Category:** Recording & Production\
**Created:** [October 2, 2025, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/using-externals-hard-drive-to-record-and-mix/17342 "2025-10-02T20:05:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Javier\_Marin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.mwtm.com/javier_marin/32/2821_2.png) [@Javier\_Marin](https://community.mwtm.com/u/Javier_Marin)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2025, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/using-externals-hard-drive-to-record-and-mix/17342/1 "2025-10-02T20:05:30Z")

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Hello,

I would to like your advice about using externals hard drive to record and mix.

The internal drive of my computer is almost full.

I’m planning to buy an external drive.

I use ProTools Studio, my computer is a Mac Studio.

I understand that a SSD is the best option, right?

What is the minimum speed of the hard drive recommended?

Could you bring me the models of the SSD hard drive please?

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![James\_Lopez](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.mwtm.com/james_lopez/32/1948_2.png) [@James\_Lopez](https://community.mwtm.com/u/James_Lopez)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 11:01pm UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/using-externals-hard-drive-to-record-and-mix/17342/2 "2025-10-07T23:01:20Z")

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Yes, a producer here. An SSD drive will suffice via thunderbolt. I use a SanDisk professionally…with 4TB Extreme PRO Portable SSD - Up to 2000MB/s.

I always use my built in SSD Hard Drive for sanity and no accidental lost of wire connection. But that’s just for my sanity, one less thing. Then I love the recoding to the SSD drive, and back it up in real time via the cloud.

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**Author:** ![Javier\_Marin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.mwtm.com/javier_marin/32/2821_2.png) [@Javier\_Marin](https://community.mwtm.com/u/Javier_Marin)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 7:15am UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/using-externals-hard-drive-to-record-and-mix/17342/3 "2025-10-14T07:15:56Z")

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Hello James,

Thank you so much for your reply

Best regards,

Javier Marin

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**Author:** ![Daniel\_Velez](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.mwtm.com/daniel_velez/32/1948_2.png) [@Daniel\_Velez](https://community.mwtm.com/u/Daniel_Velez)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/using-externals-hard-drive-to-record-and-mix/17342/4 "2025-10-28T12:46:25Z")

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hello javier,  
right now im using a samsung evo 990 pro 2tb with a thunderbolt 5 acasis enclosure (80mbs/s) having more than 5000mb/s and mixing and recording flawless

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**Author:** ![Javier\_Marin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.mwtm.com/javier_marin/32/2821_2.png) [@Javier\_Marin](https://community.mwtm.com/u/Javier_Marin)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2026, 10:03am UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/using-externals-hard-drive-to-record-and-mix/17342/5 "2026-01-02T10:03:08Z")

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Hello Daniel.

Thank you so much for your reply

Best regards,

Javier Marin