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  Audio Kontrol and Guitars
One of the cool things about purchasing a Native Instruments Audio Kontrol 1 interface is that you get your choice of a free downloadable plug-in as part of the deal. And now that deal is even sweeter because you can choose from Massive, FM8, Absynth 5, or Guitar Rig Pro as your plug-in!

  UPdates & UPgrades
As promised last week, Audio Ease has released version 2.0.3 of Speakerphone for Windows. This version includes all the same fixes as the recent Mac update, plus several Windows-specific fixes.


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End Pin
A wood or synthetic pin or knob that slides through a hole in an acoustic guitar's body and mounts into the end block. In most cases, the end pin also serves as the strap button for attaching the strap to the tail end of the guitar. With many acoustic-electric guitars, the end pin is hollow, and contains the output jack for routing the signal out of the instrument's pickup and preamp.
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More Rattle and Buzz
In last Friday's Tech Tip we discussed how a loose truss rod can sometimes result in an audible (and annoying) buzz in an acoustic guitar. That tip was specifically about rattling in the neck of the guitar but, as inSync reader Joshua Skaja points out, there are certainly other potential sources of rattling in an acoustic guitar:

"In the Tech Tip of the Day, you forgot to mention one of the most common sources of acoustic guitar rattles: pickup wires vibrating against the top, back, or sides. The cheap and easy fix is to use bits of foam tucked in between the leads and wood, usually near cable clips."

Thanks Joshua! There are other potential rattlers in acoustic guitars, as well, such as loose braces, bridge pieces, end pins, battery or preamp mounts, and more.
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