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Tuesday, June 21st, 2011
I’ve been using Gobbler for a couple weeks now. I primarily use it to back up the sample libraries I’m creating.
So far I’m impressed. It’s very simple to use and seems to be fast enough for what I need it for. Gobbler is different from Dropbox or other backup and sharing services, it’s just audio,
I’m very impressed by their support. I asked a few questions on Twitter and they responded immediately. They assured me that unlike Time Machine and other backup software, Gobbler doesn’t get in the way of your DAW. Backups happen in the background but only when your DAW is inactive or if Gobbler is the active window. Smart.
Compatible with most major DAW software and file types
- AVID PRO TOOLS
- APPLE LOGIC
- ABLETON LIVE
- STEINBERG NUENDO
- STEINBERG CUBASE
- PROPELLERHEAD REASON
- PROPELLERHEAD RECORD
- PRESONUS STUDIO ONE
- COCKOS REAPER
- APPLE GARAGEBAND
If you sign up now you get 50GB free. It’s very easy to get an extra 10GB just by using Gobbler. After June 27th the new signups will only get 25GB free (which is still very generous). When the beta program ends you get to keep your 50GB and affordable paid subscriptions for much more space will be available.
Use this link to sign up which will get me more space. http://www.gobbler.com/i/YggCH2
It’s Mac only at the moment but the PC version is coming soon. Sign up now to ensure your 50GB. Give it a try, you will like it.
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
What do we do if we have a large file (like a PT session) and we need to send it to someone?
We have a few options:
We could burn it to a CD or DVD (or copy to a hard drive) and mail/courier it. But that takes time and what if it gets lost on the way?
We could upload it to personal web space using FTP or online file manager. But that’s a bit complicated, and uses your bandwidth, which might result in downtime for your site. If you don’t have a website at all that is not an option.
We could make a private torrent and share it that way, but if its just 1 seed and 1 leach, its not the fastest way. Some people are opposed to this technology as well.
The best way would be to upload it to a website that offers free online storage and file sharing. There are dozens of these sites out there, I’ve listed a few below that provide free accounts, and some of the limitations of the free accounts.
- www.Rapidshare.com – 100MB max size, long wait before DL, only 1 DL/100min, fast downloads
- www.MegaUpload.com – 1GB file size limit, lots of ads, 45 sec wait
- www.FileFront.com – Unlimited storage, 1GB max file size
- www.Uploaded.To – 250MB file size, 10 second wait before DL starts, slower speed than other sites, only 1 DL at a time
- www.YouSendIt.com – 100MB file size limit
- www.ElephantDrive.com – Unlimited storage, Java interface doesn’t always work, I haven’t been able to successfully share a file.
- www.XDrive.com – 5GB free, requires AOL account
- www.4Shared.com – 5GB free, only 1 download at a time, long wait before download starts
Megaupload and Filefront are my favorites, and I loath Rapidshare.
To get around the max file size limits you should compress the file with .zip or .rar containers. If thats still not small enough, you should try split .rar archives. After downloading each rar part you just have to select them all, right click and extract to recombine the file.
- rarsoft.com – WinRAR for Windows, RAR for Macs. FREE
StuffIt Deluxe – For Macs. $79 (You can use Free Stuffit Expander to extract, but not encode.
- ALZip – For Windows. FREE
If it is .wav files you are sending, you may want to try compressing with .flac, a lossless codec which can be decoded back to wav without losing a bit of information.
If you have a favorite sharing site to add to the list, let us know in the comments.
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Sunday, June 3rd, 2007
The band is called Out Of Tune, and the vocals are…well it’s punk as f**k, if you know what I mean. Anyway, the band has very kindly posted their entire album for download in MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, and drum roll please….. unprocessed multitracks. Yes the whole album in multitrack, for you to mix, remix, master, or do whatever you want to. Very cool.
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Sunday, April 29th, 2007
In case you haven’t heard Trent Reznor has release the next series of multitracks for anyone to download. This time he is releasing them in both Logic/Garageband (aif) and WAV formats. What is interesting is that to distribute these large packs he is using bit torrents.
Apple files are on yearzero.nin.com
WAV files are on The Pirate Bay.org
Nine Inch Nails – My Violent Heart multitrack audio files
Nine Inch Nails – Me, I’m Not multitrack audio files
Nine Inch Nails – Capital G multitrack audio files
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