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2002


December 2002

December 30 - Using the Pod with a guitar amp
December 27 - Extending TOSLink cables
December 26 - The proper ASIO driver for the Edirol UA-20
December 24 - Check those cables and connections before you panic!
December 23 - Blinking LED's on Mackie monitors (Clipping)
December 20 - SCSI drives on the MX-2424
December 19 - Distorted Sample Tank instruments
December 18 - Macs not powering down with MOTU interfaces attached
December 17 - Tips for attaching acoustic foam
December 16 - Installing M-Audio's DUO on Windows XP
December 13 - Pro Tools session compatibility between Mac and PC.
December 12 - Installing the Presonus Firestation on a Windows machine
December 11 - Transferring files to a USB equipped mini disc player
December 10 - Previewing programs in the Triton
December 09 - MBox on Windows questions
December 06 - Digitech's Warp effect
December 05 - Compression markers in Final Cut Pro.
December 04 - Booting a Mac into OS X or OS 9
December 02 - Dealing with timecode offsets in Nuendo or CubaseSX

November 2002

November 29 - 2408mk3 common questions
November 27 - Updating the DM-24
November 26 - Programming effects for expansion board sounds in Yamaha keyboards
November 25 - S90 ROM sound problems
November 22 - Connecting multi-effect processors to older tube amps
November 21 - Getting a stubborn MasterLink to eject a disc
November 20 - Making OMS patch lists work in FreeMIDI
November 19 - Disk optimization when you can't boot from Norton
November 18 - To dither and/or noise shape before data compression, or not
November 15 - DC offset problems with sound cards
November 14 - Setting up HUI emulation in Tascam's DM-24
November 13 - Direct Pro Q10 Latency
November 12 - Small Diaphragm, Medium Diaphragm, and Large Diaphragm
November 11 - Playing songs from an iPod connected to a Mac.
November 08 - DAE -9060 errors
November 07 - More on mic muting with foot switches
November 06 - 2408 configuration setups
November 05 - Polyphony issues with Novation D-Station
November 04 - Monitoring record enabled tracks on EZBus
November 01 - The need (or not) to register your creative work

October 2002

October 31 - Feedback problems with drum riser
October 30 - Burning multiple discs at once with Toast
October 29 - Metronome click with Logic, Cubase, DP, and Nuendo
October 28 - Using Aardvark's USB3 ASIO drivers
October 25 - Synchronizing a sequencer with your VS series recorder
October 24 - Getting patch names into Finale
October 22 - On/off switch for dynamic microphones
October 21 - Logic on OS X
October 18 - Setting up your Mackie Control with Digital Performer.
October 17 - Using a variac to change the sound of your old tube amp.
October 16 - Local control on your Novation keyboard.
October 15 - Common Digi002 Questions
October 14 - Motif Tips
October 04 - Digital Performer memory allocation issues.
October 03 - How to ascertain what the chipset is in your PC.
October 02 - Firewire cards for MOTU interfaces.
October 01 - Getting drum monitors loud enough for drummers.

September 2002

September 30 - Phantom Power and high impedance inputs.
September 27 - Restoring factory presets to your Emu modules.
September 26 - Important Firmware update for Pioneer DVD mechanisms.
September 25 - Comparing TDM to TDM II.
September 24 - Initiating record from a Motor Mix.
September 23 - Nudging parts in Pro Tools on a PowerBook.
September 20 - Digital Performer Troubleshooting Tips.
September 19 - Adding additional I/O to your Aardvark DAW.
September 17 - The difference between Direct Connect and HTDM.
September 16 - USB cable run lengths.
September 13 - Working with Toast and Jam.
September 12 - Accessing VST instruments in Logic running on Pro Tools.
September 10 - Usability of Apple's iDVD.
September 09 - Getting a click track out of your Mbox, part 2.
September 06 - Winding strings on your Floyd Rose style tremolo.
September 05 - Setting the squelch control on your wireless system.
September 04 - Different types of Sample CD's.
September 03 - Getting a click out of your Mbox.

August 2002

August 30 - New Macs, and DAW compatibility.
August 29 - Getting sound files from the Mac into your keyboard workstation.
August 28 - MBox USB errors.
August 27 - TT versus 1/4 inch patch bays.
August 26 - Getting MP3 CD's to play songs in the desired order.
August 23 - More on speaker/amp wiring schemes.
August 22 - Amp/Speaker wiring configurations - to mono bridge or not.
August 20 - Preventing Retrospect from backing up certain files.
August 19 - Viewing movie files in Nuendo.
August 16 - How many songs to submit to A & R people.
August 15 - Comparing compressing at 12:1 versus three passes as 4:1.
August 14 - Keeping your applications handy in OS X.
August 13 - Differences between low and high level formatting.
August 12 - How to determine critical distance.
August 09 - EZBus issues with the Mac.
August 08 - Today's question comes from one of our readers in Korea.
August 06 - Keeping your applications at your fingertips on the Mac.
August 05 - Mbox latency issues.
August 01 - Using the SAC2K with more than one application.

July 2002

July 31 - Taking care of old recording tapes.
July 30 - Clipping when mixing tracks.
July 29 - Authorizing iLok
July 18 - Maximum length of BRC cables.
July 17 - Getting Radikal's Sak2.2 working with Digital Performer through USB.
July 16 - 22 versus 24 fret guitars.
July 15 - Launching Classic Control Panels while in OS X.
July 12 - Better sounding plug-ins at higher sample rates?
July 11 - Subtracting SMPTE Time Code values.
July 10 - Crest Factor and CD Mastering (part 2).
July 09 - Crest Factor and CD Mastering (part 1).
July 08 - Benefits of Line Array's
July 05 - General MIDI Basics.
July 03 - Creative ideas for using amp modeling technology.
July 02 - How to find musicians?
July 01 - Dealing with that guitar that's too loud, but can't be heard...

June 2002

June 27 - Acoustically treating your basement.
June 26 - Follow up on line frequency and the B3.
June 25 - Clarification on how to get audio from your PC's CD drive out of your sound card.
June 24 - Connecting the Sony R-100 to the Tascam MX-2424 at 96 kHz.
June 21 - Protecting those fragile SM-57's from overzealous drummers.
June 20 - Alternate Mixes.
June 19 - How to configure the windows when building an iso-booth.
June 17 - Logic 5 key and authorization issues.
June 14 - Line frequency and power regulation.
June 13 - Getting more effects going in Ableton's Live software.
June 12 - More on progressive hammer action.
June 11 - A cool piano miking technique.
June 10 - Getting CD audio to play back through your PC sound card.
June 07 - Video DA as a word clock DA?
June 06 - Assigning trigger buttons to arpeggio presets in E-MU gear.
June 05 - More on headphone extension cables.
June 04 - Radikal's Sack2.2 and USB communication.
June 03 - Hard Drive Tips.

May 2002

May 31 - Wireless Systems
May 30 - Configuring the D8B to ADAT/BRC
May 29 - Configuring Coda with FreeMIDI
May 28 - Creating a User Style on the PSR540
May 24 - Syncing your Roland VS-2480HD with Cakewalk or Sonar
May 23 - Configuring your system for optimum performance
May 22 - Pro Tools on Windows
May 21 - Locking two Mackie SDR2496 recorders together
May 20 - Editing Tips on a Roland MC-303
May 17 - Headphone extension cables.
May 16 - How to receive royalties for your work.
May 14 - A look inside OS X.
May 13 - Sonar's Wave Profiler.
May 10 - More info on getting your guitar signal to a distant amp.
May 09 - Modulation control on Akai Z4 and Z8 samplers.
May 08 - UPS Mania
May 07 - Moving sequences from your keyboard to your computer.
May 06 - Authorizing plug-ins on Logic 5.0 upgrades.
May 03 - Syncing digital gear with your Digi001.
May 02 - SP808 Step Modulator tips.
May 01 - Getting DP to recognize a Digi 001.

April 2002

April 30 - Switching from ASIO to Direct I/O in Logic.
April 29 - Correcting mixer to power amp levels (or how to interface your -10 gear to your +4 gear).
April 26 - Keeping your tremolo system in tune through breaking a string.
April 25 - Loading a EXB-PCM into a Triton.
April 24 - Setting up an XV5050 for sequencer control.
April 23 - Running your guitar signal long distances.
April 22 - More on surge suppression.
April 18 - Looping in Reason.
April 17 - More on drum tuning.
April 16 - More good info on UPS Systems.
April 15 - Getting Battery to work with ProTools.
April 11 - Getting your HD24 talking to your computer for file transfers.
April 10 - What's the difference between studio and live mixers?
April 09 - Why do people think moving fader automation sounds better?
April 08 - Why has the Mac been so popular for audio and MIDI work?
April 05 - Connecting mics to your video camera.
April 04 - How to choose headphones.
April 03 - Drum tuning.

March 2002

March 29 - Outboard effects versus plug-ins.
March 28 - What is mLan good for?
March 27 - iMac for music?
March 26 - Firewire versus USB.
March 25 - Shuffle Mode, Spot Mode, Grid Mode, Slip Mode.
March 21 - Copying functions in the Korg Karma.
March 20 - What's so good about optical compressors?
March 19 - Word clock, digital audio, and Stepped Power issues.
March 18 - Pro Tools|HD plug-in issues.
March 15 - Getting Native Instruments programs properly installed into your Digital Performer system.
March 14 - Importing samples into your K2500 or K2600.
March 13 - Minimizing latency in your Digi001 system.
March 12 - Globally switching your 01V/02R aux sends pre or post fader.
March 11 - Sonar/MOTU tips.
March 08 - Randomizing presets in Emu instruments.
March 07 - Decouple your speakers from the surface where they sit.
March 06 - More feedback on high sampling rate recordings.
March 05 - Making audio CD's with CDRW media.
March 04 - Getting Logic to work with your Delta sound card.
March 01 - Getting MMC to work with the HDR24/96 and DMXR100.

February 2002

February 28 - Permissible exposure to noise levels.
February 27 - Advantages of power sequencing your gear.
February 26 - Setting up your PC-88 so the sliders control volume across multiple zones.
February 25 - Terminating digital audio and/or clock signals.
February 22 - Power distribution issues.
February 21 - Waves plug-ins on dual processors Macs with Digital Performer.
February 20 - Sample Tank file storage and retrieval issues.
February 19 - How to sync your LFO to external clock.
February 18 - Speaker impedances, and how they relate to your amp.
February 15 - Getting CD's to work in your Mac when it's mounted on its side.
February 14 - What really determines the polarity or phase of audio signals.
February 13 - Setting up controllers on Emu's B3 module.
February 12 - Humidity and your acoustic guitar.
February 11 - Plastic versus glass optical cables
February 08 - Mixing to AC3 format
February 07 - More on Crossover Cable uses
February 06 - Avoiding extra disc images on your drive when using Apple's Disc Burner software.
February 05 - Assigning global continuous controllers in a K2600.
February 04 - Burning data DVD discs on Quicksilver Macs.

January 2002

January 18 - Reinitializing your AVP-1 out of the box.
January 17 - Setting up a multitimbral performance on a Yamaha S-80.
January 15 - Getting your Mackie HDR2496 or MDR2496 networked to your Mac.
January 14 - Mixing internally in your VS-2480.
January 11 - Networking MTP MIDI Interfaces in Windows.
January 10 - Importing Reason output directly into Digital Performer.
January 08 - Getting digital out working on your MOTU 828 with Logic Audio.
January 07 - Getting Bank Change commands to work on the new Proteus modules.
January 04 - Benefits and methods of soffit mounting studio monitors.
January 03 - Using a third party sample editor in Logic.
January 02 - Mapping bad blocks on IDE drives. 1/2/02 (Issue #1242, WFTD #1080)

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