Like image files, audio files can take up a lot of space on the computer's hard drive, so it would be wise to install an external hard drive using a USB connection and only use this extra hard drive for your sound recordings

Before you start recording, make certain you have sufficient RAM and hard drive space on your computer

Then I upgraded the hard drive from a regular 5400 speed to a SSD HD, now its awesome

More recently, I was toying with the idea of a Tascam or Fostex 4- or 8-track recorder, but to me the days of those machines has passed, owing to the power of today's home computers, the sophistication of modern recording software, and the relatively low cost of hard drives and flash storage technology

I bought this to transfer some recordings from an old 4-track PortaStudio tape deck to hard drive for preservation and editing, and thus needed a 4-input audio interface

I am using a i7 core processor, with 64gig ram and solid state drives, so I dont think its my system.

Before you start recording, make certain you have sufficient RAM and hard drive space on your computer