December 2001December 28 - A cool test procedure for aligning your gain stages.
December 27 - Addendum tip to PC Optimization Guide.
December 26 - Digi001 Bundle authorization issue
December 21 - Number One Tech Tip
December 20 - Part 3 of PC optimization guide.
December 19 - Part 2 of the PC Optimization Guide.
December 18 - PC Optimization Guide, part 1
December 17 - EZBus automation with Windows 98 or 2000.
December 14 - Emagic statement on Windows XP support.
December 13 - More detail about printing effects to audio tracks.
December 12 - Shaky stills in Final Cut Pro.
December 11 - Setting your Mac extensions for optimal performance.
December 10 - K2500 Sample Editing Question.
December 07 - S5000/6000 keygroup zone problems.
December 06 - Improving performance of USB audio interfaces.
December 05 - A good trick for being able to use more plug-ins with your project.
December 04 - Crashing MAS plug-ins.
December 03 - Remote controlling computers.
November 2001November 30 - Tips for applying acoustic foam to your room.
November 29 - Getting adequate signal from your Mackie insert sends to your recorder.
November 28 - Avoiding those power up and power down transients.
November 27 - Setting up your Alesis QS8.1 sequencer for multiple parts.
November 26 - Problems with 2408 and certain Dell computers.
November 23 - Upgrading your Roland digital mixer's software.
November 21 - Burning audio CD's from Pro Tools sessions.
November 19 - Getting "breathy" reverb tails in your mix.
November 16 - Expansion chassis compatibility with new PowerBooks.
November 15 - Getting your ADAT and 828 in sync.
November 14 - Concerns for shipping important tapes.
November 12 - Restoring individual pieces of software on your Mac.
November 09 - Using native and TDM plug-ins with Logic Audio.
November 08 - Using your Digi001's S/PDIF port as an effects send and return.
November 07 - Panasonic WRDA7 tips.
November 06 - How to get rid of that one problem frequency in your room
November 05 - Current status of WindowsXP
November 02 - Getting OMS and FreeMIDI to work together with Digital Performer and Patchlists.
November 01 - Ideas for objectively comparing your mixes.
October 2001October 31 - Memory allocation with Digital Performer.
October 30 - Monitoring through your 828 or other audio interface.
October 29 - Word Clock: what's the best way to use it?
October 26 - Studio monitor height.
October 25 - How to prepare your Digital Performer song for CD burning.
October 24 - Using stomp boxes in effects loops.
October 22 - Getting Pro Tools and your MIDI sequencer to synchronize with each other.
October 19 - Working with the Master function in your Yamaha MOTIF.
October 18 - Altiverb impulse responses not showing up.
October 17 - Usefulness of Conflict Catcher on your Mac.
October 16 - How to show waveforms on the display of your Akai AW4416.
October 15 - Using the VS2480 phrase sequencer to build arrangements.
October 12 - Overuse of Maximizers
October 10 - Current viability of OS 10 as a music operating system.
October 09 - Solutions for DAE 6010 errors.
October 08 - Getting your PC to automatically recognize a MIDI interface.
October 05 - Firewire drives and the MOTU 828.
October 04 - Networked interfaces with OMS.
October 03 - Moving files from a Mackie HDR24/96 to your DAW.
October 02 - IRQ's for Aark 24.
October 01 - DP losing FreeMIDI configuration.
September 2001September 28 - Disadvantages of 1/4 speaker connections.
September 27 - Aurora Fuse video card and Pro Tools.
September 26 - Getting Unity or Retro to work in your MOTU MAS system.
September 25 - Getting Akai samples into Gigasampler.
September 24 - MIDIMan USB interface and Windows 2000.
September 21 - Reason software losing MIDI connection.
September 20 - Problems with 828 clocking to incoming S/PDIF.
September 19 - DV space requirements.
September 18 - Problems mounting removable media.
September 17 - Working with tracks on your PSR keyboard.
September 14 - Synching your DAW to a digital video camera.
September 13 - Noisy CD ROM in drive.
September 11 - Mac Software Update issues.
September 10 - How to do splits on your K2600.
September 07 - What in the heck does Floating Point really mean?
September 06 - Using the Thru switch on USB MOTU Fastlanes.
September 04 - A workaround for retriggering on the Korg CX-3.
August 2001August 31 - Component recommendations for building your own PC DAW.
August 30 - Installing Digital Performer on large hard drives.
August 29 - OSX on Macs with Pro Tools
August 28 - Speeding up software updates over MIDI.
August 27 - Cakewalk 9, audio tracks from old sessions not playing.
August 24 - Longevity of data on hard drives and CD's.
August 23 - Installing OS upgrades in your K2000.
August 22 - Pro Tools: 32 or 64 tracks?
August 21 - Importing audio into Final Cut Pro.
August 20 - Removing expired plug-ins from your Pro Tools system.
August 17 - Benefits (or not) and methods of working with high sampling rates and bit depths.
August 16 - Bank Change commands for Karma and Triton.
August 14 - Pro Tools, PC/Mac compatibility.
August 13 - BIAS Peak problem and remedy.
August 10 - Another great patch bay organization tip.
August 09 - Word clock and MIDI interfaces.
August 08 - Write protect override on ADAT's.
August 07 - Setting up your XV5080 to receive 32 MIDI parts.
August 06 - Help with Waves updates on your PC.
August 03 - Word Clock Basics
August 02 - Getting split stereo sound files into Toast from Digital Performer.
August 01 - Downsampling and compressed music delivery formats.
July 2001July 20 - S/PDIF cable runs
July 19 - More on patch bay labeling and organization.
July 17 - Two Logic Audio Tips for the Price of One!
July 16 - What's the point of a humbucking guitar pickup?
July 13 - How to look even more professional in your Studio
July 12 - Pro Tools Update
July 11 - Omnidirectional Mics vs. Multipattern Mics.
July 10 - Evaluating used tape-based recording devices
July 09 - CDR Recording
July 06 - Omnidirectional Mics
July 05 - MX-2424 Tape Mode
July 03 - Foley Tips
July 02 - AutoTune3 operation with non MIDI applications.
June 2001June 29 - A great way to work around latency in your host based recording system.
June 28 - MO technology versus Minidisc.
June 27 - What are blind transfers and how (and when) should I turn them off?
June 26 - Producer secret for keeping a singer on pitch.
June 25 - Care of touch screens.
June 22 - Those late night mixes: are they worth the trouble?
June 21 - Vibrating studio monitors and hollow speaker stands.
June 20 - Converting 24/48 kHz audio down to 16/44.1 kHz audio.
June 19 - Pro Tools & ADAT Bridge interfacing issues.
June 18 - Differences between Format and Initialize.
June 15 - Acoustic bass feedback problems.
June 14 - Differences between UHF and VHF wireless systems.
June 13 - Adding different low frequency cabinets to a PA.
June 12 - Matching amps to speakers.
June 11 - So what really happens with that extra data from oversampling?
June 08 - How to transport valuable guitar equipment.
June 07 - Windows XP implementation in music computer systems.
June 06 - G4 upgrades in the 9600.
June 05 - One solution for fret buzz: how to adjust your truss rod.
June 04 - More on Roland VS data compression.
June 01 - Advantages of front ported versus rear ported speakers.
May 2001May 31 - Do you need to rebias tube amps?
May 30 - Zooming Easy In DP3
May 29 - Making .MOD files
May 25 - Patch bays and the differences between normal and half-normal operation.
May 24 - Transfers from 20 bit to 16 bit through a mixer. What happens to the extra bits?
May 23 - Live mixing - digital mixer or not?
May 22 - Data compression in Roland VS series recorders.
May 21 - Piano sound differences between home and pro keyboards.
May 18 - Hearing loss: a first hand account.
May 17 - Optimizing the performance of your VG-8.
May 16 - More on upside down waveforms.
May 14 - Analog versus digital levels; getting a hot enough signal to your MasterLink.
May 11 - How to utilize line inputs of a mixer for stage sources through a snake.
May 09 - RAM differences and Kurzweil samplers.
May 08 - Upside down waveforms in a DAW.
May 07 - Mac OS X: to use or not to use?
May 04 - What's the up with FireWire Gear?
May 02 - Benefits (or not) of high sampling rates.
May 01 - MIDI Guitars - What's the deal, anyway?
April 2001April 30 - How Many Volts?!
April 27 - Analog Tape: Track Delay on Overdubs?
April 26 - Update on G4 firmware upgrades.
April 25 - Interesting guitar recording technique.
April 24 - Is the Antares Mic Modeler really accurate?
April 23 - Roland TD-10, TDW-1, and V-cymbal issues.
April 20 - Gear in racks getting too hot.
April 18 - Legal issues with studio names.
April 17 - Turn down the monitors and listen.
April 16 - Why can't digital clip or distort the same way analog does?
April 13 - Grounded versus ungrounded gear and how that relates to ground loop problems.
April 12 - Mac firmware upgrades and problems with RAM.
April 11 - Is it necessary to clean a CD player?
April 10 - Clearing up the Roland "MIDI" guitar / synth / modeling confusion.
April 09 - Burning image files with Toast.
April 06 - G4 shut down problems with USB.
April 05 - 828/Firewire common questions.
April 03 - More on gain staging and mixing with gain controls.
April 02 - AdvanSys SCSI card incompatible with 733 MHz G4.
March 2001March 30 - Differences between front loaded and horn loaded speaker cabinets.
March 29 - Gain Structure applied in the real world.
March 28 - Synching that old drum machine to your recorder.
March 27 - Kurzweil OS/Base Rom incompatibilities.
March 26 - Adding Optical Drives to Macs.
March 23 - Encoding MPEG-2 Audio
March 22 - Phantom power usage on split microphone signals.
March 21 - Configuring multiple IDE/UDMA devices in Mac and PC.
March 20 - Loading Kurzweil sounds/problems with file extensions.
March 19 - Capturing QuickTime movies into your Mac w/o a PCI card.
March 16 - How to stop your Kurzweil from transmitting MIDI.
March 15 - Slow Mac
March 14 - What happens to 16-bit dithered samples when recorded into a 24-bit session?
March 13 - Splitting mic signals.
March 12 - Trials and tribulations of trouble-shooting intermittent problems.
March 09 - Live Mode, what is it?
March 07 - Drummers, click tracks, and monitor mixes.
March 06 - More questions about interfacing balanced and unbalanced gear.
March 05 - Guitar Amp Care - use of the Standby Switch.
March 02 - Bit Depth of effects cards in the Roland VS-2480.
March 01 - Use of different types of monitors in studios.
February 2001February 28 - Keeping lines balanced, or not.
February 26 - G4 Mac power up problems.
February 23 - More detail on computer monitor energy saving modes
February 22 - Follow up on the 'magic' of the studio
February 21 - Workarounds for multitracking when short on outboard gear
February 20 - Using mixer inserts to drive a DAW without latency
February 19 - More info on Caig cleaners and lubricants
February 16 - Making sense of all the plug-in formats
February 15 - The "magic" of the studio
February 13 - Low frequency hum/rumble from turntables
February 12 - Using mixer inserts as sends and returns for a DAW or recorder
February 09 - CD and DVD compatibility issues
February 08 - Converters, and what specifies quality differences
February 07 - Will a wireless get rid of hum in your bass or guitar?
February 06 - The dangers of coiling wires
February 05 - Studio Mics versus Live Mics
February 02 - Athlon/AMD and Aardvark DAW systems
February 01 - Recipes for dis'muck'tion!
January 2001January 31 - How to sync up your old drum machines
January 17 - USB 2.0
January 16 - Pitch problems when burning your CD
January 15 - Residues and Don'ts
January 12 - Packet Writing with DirectCD for Mac
January 11 - Recording audio files to a RAM disk
January 10 - Using your computer to manage and load files with your Kurzweil sampler
January 09 - 15 amp versus 20 amp circuits, plugs and breakers
January 08 - Monitor sleep or stand-by mode
January 05 - Direct outs versus buses for multitrack recording
January 04 - If there weren't already enough reasons to pan bass to the center, here is another one
January 03 - Polyphony problems with stereo drum samples
January 02 - Streaming Media for the new Millennium
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