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Reconnect USB drive during an Ableton dj set
Posted on: 10.03.2013 by Hoyt Mccarroll
So I was djing last evening with Ableton using an APC40 and an external hard drive. Mid way through the set the hard drive got disconnected and when I re-plugged Ableton still wasnt able to pick up the tracks.

Is there a way to rescan for the drive without shutting Ableton down?

Thanks

S
Hoyt Mccarroll
10.03.2013
Originally Posted by mdcdesign
"Mid way through the set the hard drive got disconnected and when I re-plugged Ableton still wasnt able to pick up the tracks."

Sounds to me like the cable got pulled either by accident or deliberately... he's not looking for a way to STOP it from disconnecting, just to get Ableton to re-detect his library when its reconnected. Sometimes shit like this happens during gigs, he's looking for a "just in case" solution lol.
Exactly if I manually search for the tracks Ableton will find them on the usb drive when I re-connect, its just Id rather not have to manually search for the file locations if this happens. Surely Abelton have an automatic reconnect option??
Hoyt Mccarroll
10.03.2013
Originally Posted by Sambo
Does it work now? That sounds like your hard drive has failed.
No the hard drive is absolutely fine - its just that Ableton
doesnt seem to automatically rescan for the drive
if it becomes disconnected? Is there a way for Ableton
to automatically reconnect?
Hoyt Mccarroll
10.03.2013		So I was djing last evening with Ableton using an APC40 and an external hard drive. Mid way through the set the hard drive got disconnected and when I re-plugged Ableton still wasnt able to pick up the tracks.

Is there a way to rescan for the drive without shutting Ableton down?

Thanks

S
Hoyt Mccarroll
10.03.2013
Originally Posted by mdcdesign
"Mid way through the set the hard drive got disconnected and when I re-plugged Ableton still wasnt able to pick up the tracks."

Sounds to me like the cable got pulled either by accident or deliberately... he's not looking for a way to STOP it from disconnecting, just to get Ableton to re-detect his library when its reconnected. Sometimes shit like this happens during gigs, he's looking for a "just in case" solution lol.
Exactly if I manually search for the tracks Ableton will find them on the usb drive when I re-connect, its just Id rather not have to manually search for the file locations if this happens. Surely Abelton have an automatic reconnect option??
Doreen Schurle
10.03.2013		"Mid way through the set the hard drive got disconnected and when I re-plugged Ableton still wasnt able to pick up the tracks."

Sounds to me like the cable got pulled either by accident or deliberately... he's not looking for a way to STOP it from disconnecting, just to get Ableton to re-detect his library when its reconnected. Sometimes shit like this happens during gigs, he's looking for a "just in case" solution lol.
Jetta Drenzek
10.03.2013		Okay, the only thing I can believe of is that your hard drive is going to sleep because it's not being accessed for long enough. In which case, I'd use this:

http://nosleephd.codeplex.com/releases/view/24052

Run that in the background and it basically stops your hard drive from going to sleep, and it's designed to have as little CPU usage as possible.
Hoyt Mccarroll
10.03.2013
Originally Posted by Sambo
Does it work now? That sounds like your hard drive has failed.
No the hard drive is absolutely fine - its just that Ableton
doesnt seem to automatically rescan for the drive
if it becomes disconnected? Is there a way for Ableton
to automatically reconnect?
Jetta Drenzek
10.03.2013		Does it work now? That sounds like your hard drive has failed.

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