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1999


December 1999

December 30 - Connecting Line Level Gear to a Mic Input.
December 29 - What to do with failed CDR discs
December 28 - MSB & LSB applications
December 27 - Phantom power from multiple sources
December 23 - Pin 2, Pin 3 mismatches, and what to do
December 22 - Connecting your sound card to your stereo (speakers)
December 21 - Getting mono L & R soundfiles burned to a CD
December 20 - More on checking wiring polarity
December 17 - Hooking up mics for M-S Stereo recording
December 16 - Is mastering necessary?
December 15 - How to figure out speaker wiring polarity when cables aren't labeled
December 14 - Mixing inside your computer
December 13 - Those pesky guitar "voltone" controls
December 10 - Power Amp Volume Controls - What do they really do?
December 09 - More on lighting dimmer buzz
December 08 - Organ sounds too loud relative to piano sounds
December 07 - Hard Drives for use with Pro Tools LE (Toolbox & 001)
December 06 - Plug-ins versus hardware processors, and how to set them
December 03 - Dimmers causing buzz in audio
December 02 - Noise bleeding into computer audio cards
December 01 - Series versus parallel speaker impedances and their effect on amplifier wattage

November 1999

November 30 - Sweetwater Power Translator Disk usage
November 29 - Sometimes all you need is a hard reset
November 26 - A great way to balance an unbalanced line
November 24 - Guitar and Microphone buzz problems
November 23 - Making CD ROMs from EMU files (format issues)
November 22 - Vibrating monitor image problem
November 19 - CD ROM drive compatibility
November 18 - CDR compatibility issues
November 17 - Check those headphone mixes
November 16 - Sharing hard (SCSI) drives
November 15 - Aftertouch Sensitivity
November 12 - More fuse troubles
November 11 - More on the "jiggly vibrato arm" problem
November 10 - Optical to S/PDIF interface
November 09 - To biamp or not to biamp
November 08 - More on using fuses in speaker lines
November 05 - Maintenance versus Repair
November 04 - Controlling a TSR-8 with a BRC
November 03 - KDFX patches for K2500 setups
November 02 - Those "jiggly" vibrato arms
November 01 - Batch Zipping audio files

October 1999

October 29 - Hot spots at crossover points
October 28 - Improving home studio recordings
October 27 - Keyboard sequencer compatibility
October 26 - Synching multiple digital devices in an all digital studio
October 25 - Have a backup plan
October 22 - Synching two PC's running Cubase
October 21 - DVD compatibility with CDR media
October 20 - Kurzweil split files and download issues
October 19 - Fuses - the mystery
October 18 - Fender Fulcrum Blues
October 15 - Making an ADAT the master when syncing with a computer sequencer
October 14 - A way to get control room functions for your DAW
October 13 - Choosing near field monitors
October 12 - CD burning speeds and burner longevity
October 11 - Mastering and where to apply normalization
October 08 - Kurzweil file format
October 07 - MIDI pin connections
October 06 - 44.1 versus 48k

September 1999

September 24 - M20 head hours and head wear issues
September 23 - Compressors with electronic organs
September 22 - 220 volt power for your studio
September 21 - Recording material with wide dynamic range
September 20 - Battle of the bit reduction schemes
September 17 - Understanding Load Factor as it relates to UPS systems
September 16 - Recording with hotter levels - Compression
September 15 - Two Cubase Tech Tips
September 14 - G4 compatibility issues arise.
September 10 - Automatically mapping samples in Emu Ultra samplers
September 09 - More on digital converter quality
September 08 - More on balanced versus unbalanced audio
September 07 - Synchronizing Cakewalk 8 to an ADAT
September 03 - Piezo versus Compression Driver
September 02 - Sound quality of balanced versus unbalanced inputs and outputs
September 01 - Ground Loops in a basement

August 1999

August 31 - S/PDIF connectivity issues
August 30 - Novice use of compressors
August 27 - Getting rid of that pesky computer noise
August 26 - The problems with stretching/transposing samples
August 25 - Information on wiring speakers in series configuration
August 24 - Calculating parallel impedances
August 23 - How to sync ReBirth to a FreeMIDI application
August 20 - Audiowerk2 compatibility with Cubase
August 17 - Speaker wattage as it applies to loudness
August 09 - Pin 2 or Pin 3 hot in microphones and preamps
August 06 - Synching DA88, 2408 and Cakewalk together
August 05 - Digital Feedback Loops
August 04 - More on acoustic guitar feedback
August 02 - Making Pro Tools generate LTC with a MTPAV

July 1999

July 23 - Introduction of Drum Recording Summit
July 22 - Making Pro Tools generate SMPTE and be the master sync device
July 21 - Fun with Beat Munging
July 20 - More on using the ear from drum mike placement
July 19 - More on drum miking
July 16 - TDIF transfer and sync issues among Tascam DA series machines.
July 14 - TDIF transfer and sync issues among Tascam DA series machines.
July 13 - Two monitors on a Mac with a DAW
July 12 - Tuning 12-string guitars
July 09 - Extended Recording on Cdr. discs
July 08 - Acoustic guitar feedback problems
July 06 - More on Mike placement for drums
July 02 - Phase problems with overhead miking of drums
July 01 - More on tube amp care

June 1999

June 30 - Upgrading a Trinity to V3
June 29 - Compatibility between old Digidesign cards and the Blue & White G3 computers
June 28 - Using Equalizers and noise problems with boosting low level frequencies
June 25 - Musical formulas for delay times
June 24 - Miking a drum kit with one microphone
June 23 - More on Parallel versus SCSI Zip drives
June 22 - How to find the tempo of imported audio files in Logic Audio
June 21 - Tips for Tube Amp Care
June 18 - Repairing scratched CDR's
June 17 - Typical latency in host
June 16 - Corrupted Samples in RAM
June 15 - Zip drive compatibility
June 14 - Getting Direct I/O to work
June 11 - Syncing digital audio to analog tape decks
June 10 - Matched Pairs of Microphones
June 09 - Matched Pairs of Microphones
June 08 - SCSI versus parallel Zip drives
June 07 - Lack of bass response in control room
June 04 - More on SMF translation
June 03 - Firewire drives. To buy or not to buy?
June 02 - More on mic orientation
June 01 - G3 Powerbook and digital audio I/O

May 1999

May 28 - Transferring sequences from old sequencers into SMF format.
May 27 - Orientation of microphones for recording vocals
May 26 - Orientation of microphones for recording vocals
May 25 - BRC/ADAT/TSR8 System
May 24 - Ultra2 Wide cards with the 2408
May 21 - Plugging a keyboard directly into powered monitors
May 20 - Recording to your system drive versus a separate drive.
May 19 - Getting to those extra patches in old Proteus modules from your sequencer.
May 18 - More on SCSI noise
May 17 - More on SMPTE through audio connections
May 14 - Combining Ultra Wide and narrow SCSI buses
May 13 - Alternate I/O for time code
May 12 - Serial Ports and MIDI Interfaces
May 11 - Parallel port issues with dongles on PC's
May 10 - More hum and grounding issues
May 06 - Index marks on CD's
May 05 - Pin 2 versus Pin 3
May 03 - SCSI Noise Bleeding

April 1999

April 29 - Keeping track of new Mac extensions
April 28 - Vibrating/Humming Transformers
April 27 - More on hum removal
April 26 - Balanced Outputs Connected to Unbalanced Inputs
April 23 - Sampling your Mixdown
April 22 - Making your keyboard immune to All-Note-Off messages
April 21 - More on CD Burning Issues
April 20 - More on hum removal
April 19 - SCMS Removal
April 16 - Mackie Direct Outs
April 15 - Left -vs- Right
April 14 - Removing hum from a recording
April 13 - More on CDR dye issues and readability
April 12 - More on CDR Reliability
April 09 - More on CD Audio Extraction
April 08 - More on balanced cables and noise
April 07 - Mixing DA38/88/98 machines in master/slave configurations
April 06 - SCSI ID Issues with Kurzweil and Akai
April 05 - Phillips CDR media
April 02 - Burning CD's for Kurzwiel Instruments

March 1999

March 31 - SCSI Mania
March 30 - VST 2.0 and ReWire - the difference.
March 29 - Reverb & Drums
March 26 - Extracting audio from CD's.
March 25 - Long unbalanced lines
March 24 - Hum problems in racks
March 23 - More on Grounding and Ground Loops
March 22 - Mysteries about CDR colors revealed
March 19 - Poor man's acoustics
March 18 - Compressing signals before entering a digital mixer
March 17 - Creating CD Roms from proprietary hard disk data
March 16 - Patch Changes and Bank Changes
March 15 - Hi-Fi video tracks
March 12 - More on Ground Loops
March 11 - More on Line Level Signals Into a Mixer
March 10 - Looping on a Kurzweil
March 09 - Is one bit better?
March 08 - MOTU Approved 1 MHz Interfaces for Blue G3s
March 05 - More on digital clocks and the SV-3800
March 04 - Is this Guy Crazy?
March 03 - More on Korg patch changes
March 02 - How to tell when tubes need to be replaced
March 01 - Y2K versus Kurzweil

February 1999

February 26 - Is there an S760 MKII?
February 25 - Blue G3 Mac Compatibility
February 24 - Sidechain questions
February 23 - Patch Changes on Korg Keyboards
February 22 - Making CD-ROM Sample Libraries
February 19 - Sampling off of CD-ROMs
February 18 - Shipping Damage
February 17 - Sustain Pedal Problems
February 16 - Tips and info about fuses
February 15 - That Darned -10, +4 thing again
February 12 - Perpetual Motion Power Amps?
February 11 - Vocalists Intonation with Headphones
February 10 - MIDI Clock and Connections
February 09 - More on digital clocks and transfers
February 08 - Demagnetizing issues with DAT machines

January 1999

January 29 - More on digital transfers and playback speed problems
January 28 - More on soldering
January 27 - CDR packaging and heat concerns
January 26 - Still more on phantom power
January 25 - A/D - D/A Converter specs versus "sound."
January 22 - More on demagnetizing
January 21 - KDFX output assignments
January 20 - Digital Transfers and Sample Rates
January 19 - ADAT light pipe interfaces
January 18 - SCII+ Memory
January 15 - Attack and Release Times
January 14 - Who is "I"?
January 13 - Phantom Power with Dynamic mics (again).
January 12 - Using intelligent noise reduction.
January 11 - 2408 Cable Length
January 08 - More on Temoporary Threshold Shift
January 07 - Different soldering iron tips
January 06 - M20 Track Skip Errors
January 05 - Why have a black burst generator
January 04 - More on Demagnetizing Heads

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