1. Running BIAB from the USB drive works fine. Running from an internal drive will be faster loading BIAB and especially regenerating RealTracks.

2. Yes

3. Yes, in the USA I get my drive by UPS in three days. Not sure about doing it just before Christmas, though.

4, I have the audiophile version so downloading would be enormous; I don’t think it’s even an option.

5. Additional thought relating to #1. My BIAB program is on an internal SSD drive. It loads a bit faster that way. I have the audiophile RealTracks on a separate internal 10,000 rpm hard drive. Yes, this is extreme but that’s my production machine and I want the fastest possible.

However, on my backup machine, the program is on a regular hard drive and the audiophile (large) RealTracks are on a USB drive. Works fine!


BIAB 2025 Win Audiophile. Software: Studio One 7 Pro, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Roland Integra-7, Presonus 192 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.