Purchase priority next month
Added 2022-10-31 03:45:21 +0000 UTCI'm going to have some money and that money is from you. Let's give you a little agency over how I use it and see what happens.
More disk space means higher quality recordings and more freedom to record. If I can afford it, I'd like to purchase something like a NAS or other (please recommend if you know) RAID-drive setup for longer-term archival storage of my content.
Audio interface means solid audio quality and eliminating the smaller popping artifacts in the video. If I can afford it, I'd like to purchase "The One" - an audio interface that should last throughout my career and produce truly high-end sound quality.
Comments
Your audio is good enough already that you are approaching the point of diminishing returns. There is room for improvement but nothing that would be comparable or as immediately useful as the security and freedom afforded by having a proper RAID setup.
therightscript
2022-11-01 04:01:04 +0000 UTCI mean both in the long run but certainly more disk space for the moment. It's good you're making more money though!
Infinteginger
2022-10-31 18:01:49 +0000 UTCYour audio setup is fine from a listener's pov. More storage is gonna help long and short term
Jeff
2022-10-31 17:56:49 +0000 UTCAs someone who works in IT, I would always go for the Data Redundancy. I'm not too sure what volume of data you work with but either a 4/6/8 drive NAS would do, 2 Drive NAS's are fairly limited in function. Synology are pretty decent running in RAID 5 or RAID 6 (Again, depends how much usable space you want). I would personally recommend RAID 6 over RAID 5 but you will get less usable space.
2022-10-31 17:26:55 +0000 UTCUltimately do what makes you the most happy and don't regret it either way since they're both super useful and helpful.
Julias
2022-10-31 15:24:26 +0000 UTCI suppose it ultimately comes down to your long term goals and focus. I feel like the storage space helps benefit your youtube video quality more, but since you are starting to branch out into doing what is essentially an audio podcast (with a video component for YouTube viewers), the audio interface upgrades would go a long way for improving that content.
Julias
2022-10-31 15:23:56 +0000 UTCI vote for the HDD because at least with my audio setup, I can't tell anything is wrong with the sound, and the HDD seems like it would make more of a noticable difference.
Elevown
2022-10-31 10:28:25 +0000 UTCFrom my perspective neither audio or video quality really seems to need improving much, so really just pick the one that makes your life easier
2022-10-31 08:25:18 +0000 UTCMy opinion on the matter is drive space/data protection/redundancy is more important then improving already fairly good audio. If a hard drive or an array dies in the future its in your best interest to have a back up/archive available so you are not put out of work in an unfortunate circumstance. Obviously in the long run I assume you will end up upgrading both things I just personally think disk space/data protection/redundancy is a higher priority.
Kyle Smith
2022-10-31 07:44:07 +0000 UTCI recommend audio. The video quality is already fantastic, but I would hear the audio pop glitches from time to time. I also listen to your discussions while working so HQ video doesn't really make a difference to my consumption of your content.
LaconicKibitz
2022-10-31 04:56:28 +0000 UTC
