CF 'vs' Hard Drive

Well, Ive never been a huge fan of navigating through the MPC's OS (JJ OS is better but still) Just as far as loading, saving, the navigation isnt too bad. Anyways Ive accidentally deleted files over time and had mysterious things happen with files and projects. Im a little hesitant to install a hard drive still, having my entire library on the MPC sort of freaks me out. Just recently I thought since I have most of my files on my Mac already, I could just use multiple Compact Flash cards and load specific projects and JUST the samples and kits I want onto each. Easier to sift through the files and samples that way too... I did this by accident because I ran out of room on my 512 card and popped in an old 32mb card for a little sample song I had... and I was like.. Hmmm... I REALLY like doing it this way... Do you think its efficient? Anyone do it this way? Is anyone dissatisfied with their hard drive? I guess if one were to travel or play live this may not be as easy to do.. I dont know...

I use a hard drive because it's self-contained, the samples go where the MPC goes

one of the reasons I got an MPC in the first place is so that I wouldn't be tied to the computer

whatever works best for you is fine though

the only thing I would be worried about is breaking the CF drive due to overuse taking out and reinserting cards all the time. I pretty much keep my CF in the MPC at all times -- they aren't cheap to replace

Yeah thats for sure. A couple CF cards could easily pay for a hard drive as far as money is concerned. And another member was saying the hard drives barely see the use that they'd get in a laptop.

I say just cop the HD man. If you dont like the idea of all your beats bein' on just the MPC, than you can get a HD enclosure and back up your whole HD everytime you want to. Problem solved.

I have a PC and a laptop so it's nothing to keep the entire library there and just move what I'm going to use. I can't wait to get the kit and drive. Until then, I use a CF for my sound library and another for my saves. The drive is best - good option for traveling. When I run out of space just backup delete and go again.