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2009


December 2009

December 31 - FireWire 800 and Interfaces
December 30 - LA-2A versus LA-3A
December 29 - Navigating using Proxy Icons in OS X
December 28 - Terrifying Amplifier Output
December 24 - Orange Impedance
December 23 - Tech Support Tips
December 22 - Learn the Keys!
December 21 - Pole Piece Slot Alignment
December 18 - Sticky Neck
December 17 - Keeping Track
December 16 - Scale Length
December 15 - Removing Plastic
December 14 - Water Woes
December 11 - Give It Time
December 10 - Wound or Unwound?
December 09 - Cool Tool Alert
December 08 - Comparing Two Vocal Mics
December 07 - More PDF Combinations
December 04 - Combining PDFs for Free
December 03 - Video Card Upgrade
December 01 - Faster Work

November 2009

November 30 - Speaker Versus Guitar Cables
November 27 - Match Made in Heaven!
November 25 - Ready for Windows 7?
November 24 - Saving to Desktop
November 23 - Monitor Volume
November 20 - Thumb Drive Recording?
November 19 - Backup Strategies
November 18 - Building a Song from MIDI Drum Loops
November 17 - AAS/Snow Leopard
November 16 - Mac and MSC1
November 13 - Dongle Management
November 12 - High or Low
November 11 - Structure Instances
November 10 - Down and Dirty
November 09 - When to replace tubes?
November 06 - Limit Yourself
November 05 - What Impulse Rate?
November 04 - Overdrive versus Distortion
November 03 - More Headroom
November 02 - Phatty Control Voltage Output Mod

October 2009

October 30 - Double the AES Goodness?
October 29 - Moog Delay Spillover Mod
October 28 - Past Lives
October 27 - Launchpad Modes
October 26 - Color-coded Mesas
October 23 - APC40 and Launchpad
October 22 - Live and Launchpad
October 21 - IZotope Authorization
October 20 - PT 8.0.2?
October 16 - Eleven Rack and PT
October 15 - Recovering Lost Data
October 14 - 3-D Guitar
October 13 - Mesa Tubes
October 12 - MIDI Out and Thru
October 09 - How High To Set Pickups
October 08 - DD7 Stereo
October 07 - Volume and Extension Cabinets
October 06 - Impedance and Extension Cabinets
October 05 - Q: What does the "True-Z" input on the new Digidesign Eleven Rack do?
October 02 - New PRS Pickups
October 01 - Virus Compatibility

September 2009

September 30 - PT 8.0.3pr Compatibility
September 29 - Eleven Rack and 003?
September 28 - Protect Yourself From Power Failure
September 25 - Guitarists, Bassists: Are you sure you're hearing your tone?
September 24 - Storage Media Capacity
September 23 - Play and Snow Leopard
September 22 - Instant Preview on Mac OS X
September 21 - Clean Pickups
September 18 - Serial versus Parallel Humbuckers
September 17 - Cool Tool Alert
September 16 - Dual Monitors on Mac Pro
September 15 - When to Install?
September 14 - Hard Drive Swap
September 11 - Proper Lighting
September 10 - Join A Rock Band
September 09 - P-90 Versus "Fender" Single-coil
September 08 - Too Much Treble
September 04 - New Absynth
September 03 - Tubes and Tubes
September 02 - Record MIDI
September 01 - Full Hard Drive Blues

August 2009

August 31 - Snow Leopard
August 28 - Logic Studio 9 Install
August 27 - Patience Is A Virtue
August 26 - Reason To Record?
August 25 - Knob Catastrophe
August 24 - Set a Deadline
August 21 - Mix Preparation
August 20 - Producer's Panel Advice
August 19 - Daily Duties
August 18 - How Obvious is That?
August 17 - Wah Order?
August 14 - Multiple APCs
August 13 - It's Obvious...
August 12 - Guitar Star?
August 11 - Ethernet Crossover Cables
August 10 - Cool Tool, Revisited
August 07 - Cool Tool Alert
August 06 - Points Or Curves?
August 05 - Stainless Frets
August 04 - Night Train Switches
August 03 - Multiple EQs In Series

July 2009

July 31 - Cut Rather Than Boost?
July 30 - The Alternate Mix Habit
July 29 - Humbucker Spacing
July 28 - Humbucker Wiring
July 27 - Fast Miking
July 24 - Immediate Guitar Tone Improvement
July 23 - Parallel Mix Compression
July 22 - Let's Be Careful Out There!
July 21 - Heavy Headstock
July 20 - AES vs. S/PDIF
July 17 - Multiple Compressors in Series
July 16 - Work Fast
July 15 - 1176 vs. 2-1176
July 14 - What to Buy First?
July 13 - Save Often Under A Unique Name
July 10 - Turn It Down!
July 09 - Triple 'Verbs
July 08 - K and PC Compatibility?
July 07 - Mono Reverbs
July 06 - Always Cover Your Options
July 02 - Caught Without Ear Plugs?
July 01 - Oil and Fretboards

June 2009

June 30 - Fast PT Window Switching
June 26 - Using Returns and Inserts
June 25 - Multiple Limiters
June 24 - Happy New Amp Day!
June 23 - In the Loop
June 22 - When Mismatched Speakers Make a Perfect Pair
June 19 - Use the Room
June 18 - String Tension
June 17 - StealthPedal Drivers
June 16 - Setting Tremolo Angle
June 15 - No Crack Guitar Drilling
June 12 - Hanging Foam
June 11 - Non-exact Doubles
June 10 - Body Sizes
June 09 - Save It All
June 08 - Cool Tool Alert
June 05 - Guitar Weight
June 04 - Creating a PDF of a Sibelius Score
June 03 - Staying Alive While Modding Amplifiers
June 02 - MIDI Connections
June 01 - APC and Ableton

May 2009

May 29 - Logical Plug-in Scanning
May 28 - Multiple EZdrummers?
May 27 - New Computer Hard Drive Swap
May 26 - Easy Adjustments and Mic Placement
May 22 - Strat/Tele Neck Swap
May 21 - Cleaner Sounds Heavier
May 20 - The Obvious Stuff
May 19 - Tuner Sizes
May 18 - P-90 Spacing
May 15 - EuCon and 10.5.7
May 14 - Put it in Perspective
May 13 - Always Record Everything!
May 12 - Wrong Bit Depth
May 11 - The F8 Spaces Trick
May 08 - Manual Compression
May 07 - Potentiometer Values
May 06 - More MacBook Memory
May 05 - '50s/'60s Wiring?
May 04 - Verb Shaping Trick
May 01 - Two Compressor Tricks

April 2009

April 30 - Finale to Sibelius
April 29 - Bleeding Treble
April 28 - Cleaner Mixes
April 27 - Coincident Mics on Guitar Amps
April 24 - Lug Connection
April 23 - Soldering The Ground
April 22 - Lose The Leash
April 21 - Acoustic Guitar Versus Band
April 20 - Contrast and Context
April 17 - Portion Control
April 16 - More Than One 13-pin Device?
April 15 - Roland Power
April 14 - Better Acoustic Treatment Performance
April 13 - Do It Now!
April 10 - Ozone Begone
April 09 - Day to Day Changes
April 08 - String Ping
April 07 - Disk Speed
April 06 - How Much RAM for Your Mac?
April 03 - USB Mic Tutorial
April 02 - Computer Boost
April 01 - MIDI Guitar Pitch Bend Range Settings

March 2009

March 31 - G5 RAM Installation
March 27 - Amp Aiming
March 26 - PT Playback Cursor
March 25 - Mic Measurements
March 24 - Plug-in Dilemma
March 23 - Coil Splitting Versus Coil Tapping
March 20 - Nut Slot Depth
March 19 - Long Guitar Cables
March 18 - Openly Buzzing Strings
March 17 - Combining MIDI Signals
March 16 - Guitar Control Knob Removal
March 13 - Measuring Neck Relief
March 12 - RAM Performance in Nehalem Macs
March 11 - Kickin' Ribbons
March 10 - FireWire and Macs
March 09 - Guitarists: Midrange is Your Friend
March 06 - Data Storage
March 05 - BR600 Transfer to Computer
March 04 - Levels When Tracking Audio
March 03 - MP3 and PT
March 02 - Buffers and Latency

February 2009

February 27 - Proper A/B Test Etiquette
February 26 - PT LE Versions
February 25 - Standby Etiquette
February 24 - Rebiasing after changing preamp tubes
February 23 - Speaker Impedance
February 20 - Audio Hard Drive Maintenance
February 19 - Hot Rod Speakers
February 18 - Aftermarket MIDI
February 17 - Preventing Power Supply Roulette
February 16 - Documenting Sessions
February 13 - Exercise Regularly
February 12 - Embedding ISRC Codes
February 11 - Tube Substitution
February 10 - Amp Volume Management
February 09 - Volta Interfaces
February 06 - RAID 0 or JBOD?
February 05 - Avoiding Palm Muting Injuries
February 04 - Nano PT?
February 03 - Torn Between Two Libraries
February 02 - RAID 0 or 1?

January 2009

January 30 - True Amp Tone
January 29 - AC Control
January 28 - Should I Journal?
January 27 - Les Paul Tailpiece Height
January 26 - Tuning Stability
January 23 - It's That Time of Year
January 22 - What Version?
January 21 - Speedier Sessions in Pro Tools
January 20 - LP Factory Specs
January 19 - Pro Tools Updater
January 16 - I've Lost My Plug-ins!
January 15 - Pro Tools Utility
January 14 - Quick Pro Tools Plug-in Access in OS X
January 13 - Preamp Out/Power Amp In
January 12 - Controlling Harsh Guitar
January 09 - Controlling Guitar Stage Volume
January 08 - Dongle-free PT
January 07 - Preventing Checking
January 06 - Real-time Markers in SONAR
January 05 - Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (If You Don't Know Why)
January 02 - Using T-RackS with Logic Pro 8

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