When I have a session at a studio I have not used before the first thing I do is speak to the studio and find out what system they use, If they have a reasonably recent Pro Tools rig with HDX, Mac or PC then it is pretty easy. Even so, considering when you’re moving a computer you’re actually trying to move the software, couldn’t you just take the hard drive with you? I did experiment with making a clone of the system drive to take to other studios with all my plugins installed and although a similar 5.1 or even 6.1 will boot, there were too many other issues that were not best streamlined and any plugins that are system-authorised invariably didn't work, plus running the OS from a USB 2 drive was pretty sluggish and stripping the machine to swap the boot drive is not really the done thing, I wouldn't like it if someone wanted to do it with my studio machine. “Portable computers” might suggest a laptop but even desktop computers are portable, it’s not like trying to move a 200KG tape machine. But, I mainly use this machine for translating to and from Logic sessions. I have a 2010 5.1 Mac Pro at home, running Mojave, Pro Tools and an AVID HD native card installed. I move around a lot of studios, I am a Pro Tools user and my rig is a PC but I’m perfectly happy to use a Mac. In this article John Cornfield, a busy engineer who regularly works between several studios offers his advice on how to avoid some common pitfalls While most people move sessions between studios sometimes it’s easier just to bring your whole computer with you.

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