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1997


December 1997

December 30 - Using the Windows 95 Defragment Utility
December 29 - More On Pronouncing Multitimbral...
December 26 - The Rack Space Ruler...
December 23 - Windows Cubase VST and Audiomedia III
December 22 - Pushing Your PC Hardware Past Recommended Settings...
December 19 - How To Use The English Language Part II
December 18 - SCSI Through A Serial Port?
December 17 - Controversy Over DAT Copy Degradation
December 16 - Reported Problems With Outdated ADAT-XT Software Versions
December 15 - A Bit Something Different From Daniel Fisher
December 12 - How Close Should I Position My "Near Field" Monitors?
December 11 - Useful Tips With Bob Clearmountain...
December 10 - Synching A Digital Multitrack From Your Computer
December 09 - Update On Digidesign Pro Tools|24 and Apple G3 Compatibility
December 08 - Apple's G3 and MOTU Audio System's
December 05 - Resolutions and Sample Rates With Sek'd Audio Cards

November 1997

November 28 - Advantages Of The New Apple PowerPC G3 Chip
November 26 - Interfacing a Mic Preamp Into A Tascam DA-38
November 25 - Software Updates For ADAT-XT/BRC Owners
November 24 - E-mu's ESI-4000 and Alternate Tunings
November 21 - G3 Compatibility with Mark of the Unicorn
November 20 - Audio Software and Apple's G3 Macs
November 19 - Conflicts Bewteen BIAS's Peak and Kensington's Turbomouse 5.0
November 18 - More Issues Concerning Digital Audio Card Support
November 17 - More On Taming High Frequencies In PA Equipment...
November 14 - Controlling High End EQ...
November 13 - Hard Resetting Your K2000 (When It Won't Behave...)
November 12 - A Warning About Shipping and Receiving Gear...
November 11 - Recording "That" Bass Drum Sound...
November 10 - More On Event Cards and Logic Audio
November 07 - More On Multi-Session Audio CDs
November 06 - More On Event's Digital Audio Cards
November 05 - More On Using The Mac's Internal Metronome...
November 04 - How To Use The Blue Max To Grunge Up Drum Loops
November 03 - Two Amps / One Set Of Speakers: Fact Or Fiction?

October 1997

October 31 - Always Look For The Obvious When Troubleshooting
October 30 - Questions (and Answers) On Event's New Digital Audio Cards
October 29 - "Will the K2500RS Read Akai and Kawai Formats?"
October 28 - Reliable Metronome's - Sound Manager or MIDI
October 27 - Compatibilities with Digidesign Pro Tools III and PT|24
October 24 - Quick Deleting of K2000/K2500 Banks
October 23 - Bug Report: Kurzweil K2500 2.52 O/S
October 22 - How To Find Out If You're Compatible With Event's Audio Cards
October 21 - More Help With Zip Files On A Macintosh (K2500 O/S Upgrade)
October 20 - Apple PowerMac 7300 and Hard Drive Sleeping
October 17 - Windows 95 Com Port Compatibility With Opcode 64x
October 16 - More On Transferring KRZ Files From A Macintosh
October 15 - Incompatibilities With Audiomedia III and Windows Cubase
October 14 - Finding Unused Sample #'s on K2000's
October 13 - More On Compatibilities With Pro Tools 24
October 10 - Potential Problems With Samplitude
October 09 - Will The Digidesign ADAT Interface Work With Pro Tools 24?
October 08 - Running An Iomega Jaz Drive With Glyph Drivers...
October 07 - Kurzweil K2500 v2.5.2 Update Compatibilities
October 06 - MultiSession Audio CD's??
October 03 - Compatibilities Between Pro Tools Project and Waves MultiRack
October 02 - Updated Info With Cubase VST 3.5.2

September 1997

September 24 - Apple Performa 6400 Compatibilities With Digidesign and MOTU
September 23 - Pro Tools Compatibility With the New 300mHz Power PC Chips
September 22 - Facts About The Akai MPC2000 1.5 O/S
September 19 - Send In Your Acoustic Guitar Miking Suggestions
September 18 - Hidden Digitech Preset Effects In Your K2000/K2500
September 17 - Current Internal Hard Drive Situation in Kurzweil K2000's
September 16 - Compatibility Issues With Opcode's Studio 64X
September 15 - More On ASR-10 / Jaz Drive Compatablities
September 12 - "What Is Normaling?"
September 11 - SCSI What?? What Are The Differences?
September 10 - File Loading Errors on K2000/K2500 (And Fixes)
September 09 - Routing Cables To Decrease Hum In Your Studio
September 08 - Speaker Interferences and Computer Screens
September 05 - "What's The Best Way To EQ Stage Monitors?"
September 04 - Incompatiblies with Iomega Drives and Ensoniq ASR-10
September 03 - Advice For Hard Disk-based Recording Systems
September 02 - Which To Use? Home Stereo Or Studio Monitors...

August 1997

August 29 - More About Jaz Drive Drivers
August 28 - Iomega Or Glyph? Drivers For Your Jaz...
August 27 - Apple Updates For OS7.6.1
August 26 - More Reports With Mac OS8 And Copy Protection
August 25 - More Piano Miking Tips
August 19 - Even More On PACE Copy-Protection and Mac OS8
August 18 - More On Mac OS8 and Music Software
August 15 - "What Is The Best Way To Mixdown Hard Disk To DAT?"
August 14 - "Should I Update My Audio/Music Macs To OS8?"
August 13 - Tips For Consoles With Onboard Automation and Dynamics
August 12 - More On Pro Tools SCSI Bussing
August 11 - "Backing Up Or Archiving On A Roland VS-880?"
August 08 - Gaining Improvements With Macintosh Cache Settings
August 07 - Macintosh Dual SCSI Busses - Which One To Use?
August 06 - Defragmenting On A Windows NT Computer
August 05 - "What Is The Best Way To Mic A Piano?"
August 04 - More On Resetting CMOS and Battery Concerns
August 01 - More On Resetting PC CMOS

July 1997

July 31 - More On Running Guitar Effects
July 30 - MIDI Cable Etiquette
July 29 - Akai Sampler Owners and the 512 Mb Hard Drive Limit
July 28 - More On Audio Hum and Induced Noise
July 25 - "What Is The Best Order To Run Effects"
July 24 - Connecting Synths To Balanced Line Inputs
July 23 - Reverb Bugs In Cakewalk Pro Audio 6.0
July 22 - "Can Computer Data Cables Induce Noise On Audio Gear?"
July 21 - Roland VS880 v2 and Outputing Beat Clocks
July 18 - Resetting Your PC Computer's BIOS
July 17 - Installing Audiomedia III and Windows 95
July 16 - Norton Utilities and Pro Tools Systems
July 11 - "What Is A Ground Loop, and How Do You Get Rid Of It?"
July 10 - Will The Roland XP-80 Sync To MIDI Time Code (MTC)?
July 09 - Windows 95 and Quick Restarting
July 08 - Opcode - OMS MIDI Time Piece Driver
July 07 - Saving Your Tweeters - Using Fuses
July 03 - Burning Audio CD's From Pro Tools Hard Disks
July 02 - Evening Out Levels
July 01 - More On Removing CD Scratches

June 1997

June 30 - What Is Tinning?
June 27 - Tinning Your Wire Leads
June 26 - How To Avoid Working While Using Your Macintosh (Fun Tips!)
June 25 - Assuming RCA Jacks Are -10... More On Operating Levels
June 24 - Selective Compression Thresholds?
June 23 - More On Matching Speakers, Amps, and Wattage
June 20 - Why Is +4 dB Considered To Be The Professional Standard?
June 19 - How To Recover A Scratched CD
June 18 - AES and S/PDIF... Together At Last?
June 17 - What Is An ELCO Connector?
June 16 - Wireless Mics and Distorted Sound
June 13 - More On SCSI Polling and ELCO Connectors
June 12 - More SCSI Questions...
June 11 - Oversampling... Better Quality?
June 10 - Improvement In Localization and More Dusting Tips
June 09 - Can I Bulk Erase DAT Tapes?
June 06 - More On Dusting In The Studio
June 05 - Static Electricity
June 04 - Matching Speakers With Amps As Far As Wattage?
June 03 - More Tips On Controlling The Noise Floor
June 02 - ADAT and ELCO Connectors - Can I Gain More Headroom?

May 1997

May 30 - Measuring The Noise Floor On Equipment
May 29 - There's Dust Around The Studio... Help!
May 28 - Macintosh SCSI Tips (Removable Media)
May 27 - More On Shipping Products Without Original Boxes
May 23 - CD-ROM Burning and Keeping Files Together
May 22 - Can I Route Red Book CD Audio To Digidesign Hardware?
May 21 - Using Balanced Wires
May 20 - Frequency Response and Frequency Range
May 19 - Saving Loading Times With Your K2000
May 16 - Disable Extensions (Except CD-ROM)
May 15 - Monitor Speaker Placement
May 14 - Maximum Cable Lengths with MOTU's MTP
May 13 - Finding Invisible Files On K2000
May 12 - Macintosh Lock-Up Problems and Passport Designs
May 09 - Erratic MIDI Problems and New Cables
May 08 - Burning Successful CD-R Discs
May 07 - Want To Improve The Life Span Of Your Speakers?
May 06 - Spilled Liquid Inside Your Gear
May 05 - Placing Computer Monitors and Nearfield Monitors
May 02 - Installing Ram Into Ensoniq ASR Samplers
May 01 - Installing SIMM Chips

April 1997

April 30 - Time To Clean The Faders On Your Mixer?
April 29 - Panasonic SV-3800 and Digital Transfers
April 28 - Wireless Mic's and Battery Contacts
April 25 - AC Wallwarts
April 24 - Wet Versus Dry Tape Cleaners...
April 23 - Installing Ram For Nubus and PCI SampleCell II Cards
April 22 - Timbre or Timber??
April 21 - How To Send In Gear For Service
April 18 - Self-Testing Strip On New Batteries
April 17 - K2000 - Just For Fun!
April 16 - Careful With The Monitoring Levels!
April 15 - Balanced or Unbalanced Gear and Cable Runs?
April 14 - Remote Keyboard Controllers With Your K2000
April 11 - Fixing Crinkled Audio Tape
April 10 - Digital Audio Input Levels
April 09 - Creating A "Loud MIDI Channel"
April 08 - Transporting Your Keyboard
April 07 - Not All MIDI Cables Are Created Equal!
April 04 - Last Minute Program Selection On K2000
April 03 - Acoustic Treatment and Placement
April 02 - Budget Headphone Amplification System
April 01 - Screen Resolutions and Digital Audio Recording

March 1997

March 31 - 60 Cycle Noise Hum and Extra AC Cables
March 28 - Blown Circuit Breakers
March 27 - Creating A K2000 Outboard Effects Channel
March 26 - Connecting A SCSI Sampler To A Power Mac
March 25 - Microphones and Monitors
March 24 - Apple's Extension Manager
March 21 - Taking Your Tape-Based System To The Dentist...
March 20 - Recording MIDI and Audio Tracks
March 19 - Routine Maintenance On Your Studio
March 18 - Defragmenting Kurzweil Formatted Media
March 17 - Sticking Keys On Your Keyboard
March 14 - Physical Studio Setup Concerns
March 13 - Creating Quieter Effects On A K2000/K2000R
March 12 - Disconnecting SCSI Cables
March 11 - Turbo Hard Reset For K2000/K2vx/K2500
March 10 - Internal Battery Life For Keyboards
March 07 - AC Line Regulators
March 06 - Removing Ending Pops In WAV Files
March 05 - Static Electricity In Your Studio
March 04 - Defragmenting Your Hard Disk
March 03 - Fixing Audio Click and Pops In Windows 95

February 1997

February 28 - Prolong The Life Of Your Soldering Iron
February 27 - Backing Up Files
February 26 - Freewheel Synching Audio and Midi
February 25 - Keep Your Studio Environment Clean!
February 24 - 2-prong AC Ground Lift Adapters
February 21 - Installing Software - Turn Off Extensions
February 20 - More RAM Allocation
February 19 - Balanced XLR Connectors - Hot Pins
February 18 - Digital Audio Transfers

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