At 10:15 AM -0700 4/13/09, Dan Dugan wrote:
>So I just
>checked the recordings. I connected the hard-drive by firewire and was
>glad that Snapper could audition the files right from the recorder
>(mounted as an external drive).
>
>Fast-forward to a week later. I have a rental for the recorder, so I
>pull it out of the studio and reformat the drive to be ready for my
>client's use. I'd forgotten that I'd never transferred the files! My
>listening session had given me a sense of process completed.
>
>File-based recording takes more discipline, I've learned the hard way.
>I think the best way to deal with ephemeral media is to make it a law
>to immediately transfer everything to non-erasable media like DVD-ROM.
>
Sorry, sorry, sorry. Painfully familiar. I've committed this error to
the point that my "laws" include -- (1) Never listen to or otherwise
"enjoy" or "consume" any digital file on any recording device
implicating that it is "real" _until_ I have at least made a copy of
it on a hard drive and (2) Never add new files to the hard drive
before all the files already on that drive have been burned to DVD-R.
Prompt file creation means more accurate file dating which is
probably the most useful search tool when it comes to finding an
exact item, BUT,..with the ability to revive working edits in mind,
another key organizational goal might be keeping versions and
associated notes "together" in traditional folder relations. This
means that best intentions to whip-off quick copies of (especially
inconsistently named) recordings can lead to serious confusion--
especially for others down the road. Rob D.
>-Dan Dugan
>
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