December 2000December 28 - The Word on Voltages: A Little Shocking.
December 27 - Sounds for Synths - How to Find Them
December 26 - Do higher recording levels in digital systems really sound better?
December 22 - Tech Support 101
December 21 - Inserting a compressor on your final mix versus hard wiring it after the mixer
December 20 - Synching Pro Tools with a Sony 3348
December 19 - More in Mac Sleep mode and alternatives
December 18 - Why bass and vocals are panned to the center in most recordings
December 15 - Questions about what kind of preamps to buy?
December 14 - Distinctions between THX, DTS, Dolby Digital, and AC-3
December 13 - Transferring files between a SCSI based sampler and a FireWire Mac
December 12 - Mac Tips - Networking with Firewire and fan running in sleep mode
December 11 - The woes of over-equalization
December 08 - Tube burn-in and longevity
December 07 - Data Integrity in audio files
December 06 - More on Mac drive partitioning
December 05 - Basic speaker positioning tips
December 04 - Problems picking up radio stations
December 01 - To partition or not to partition, that is the question.
November 2000November 30 - More on computer boot times and disabling RAM tests
November 29 - More issues surrounding studio monitor setups and problems
November 28 - Using a foot switch as a continuous controller
November 27 - Music recognition: One reason why it's still cooler to be a human than a computer.
November 24 - What to do about slow start ups on your Mac, and monitor burn-in
November 22 - Tips on getting the most out of your sound check
November 21 - More on obtaining the system version of your Roland XV-5080
November 20 - Low end problems in your mix? It may not be the monitors.
November 17 - Moving video and audio files between distant facilities
November 16 - Trying to load samples into your Kurzweil without sample RAM
November 15 - Is it okay to use Ultra160 hardware in my DAW system?
November 14 - What causes data to become corrupt and how to deal with it
November 13 - Back up your data (especially before you check the ROM version of your XV-5080)
November 10 - Processing directly through plug-ins versus bouncing to disk
November 09 - What to do with that Dongle
November 08 - To buy an audio interface now, or wait for FireWire? That is the question.
November 07 - Using Balanced and Unbalanced Gear Together
November 06 - The Cutting Edge vs. the Bleeding Edge
November 03 - Implementing an ISDN network for long-distance recording sessions.
November 02 - Burning audio CDs with CD Text
November 01 - Recording Drums w/ a VS880EX
October 2000October 31 - IDE Master/Slave support on Beige G3s
October 30 - Synchronizing separate audio and MIDI computers to each other and ADATs
October 27 - Word Clock or Video Sync when locking Pro Tools to a digital Beta deck
October 26 - Headphone outputs used as line outputs for line level gear
October 25 - Getting data off of your Roland BR8 or VS zip drive
October 24 - A word to the wise on price versus value
October 23 - How to use digital mic preamps in a digital system - issues with limiters & clock sourcing
October 20 - USB related Tech Support updates
October 18 - Basics of how to put audio and video on a disc together
October 17 - Sample Rate Conversion - what's the big deal?
October 16 - Transferring tracks from a digital multitrack to a Digi001 - synchronization issues
October 13 - Some possible solutions for clicks and pops in your host based PC recording system
October 12 - Mac OS X - boom or bust?
October 11 - Putting larger or faster ATA drives into your computer
October 10 - Long periods of delay when installing Pro Tools software
October 09 - Connecting two Mackie D8B mixers together
October 06 - New "error free" CD burning; is it for you?
October 05 - Phantom power voltage, and why some mics may not work
October 04 - Doing audio on a Powerbook; will Firewire drives work?
October 03 - Alesis' 20-bit Light Pipe is now 24-bit
September 2000September 21 - Adding ATA drives to old blue G3 Macs
September 20 - How to copy protect your CD's
September 19 - Taking equipment across continents - how do deal with voltages in different countries
September 18 - Ground Loops and Distributed AC
September 15 - More CDR woes; buffer underun errors and fragmented drives.
September 14 - Updates and tidbits on several past tips
September 13 - Tuning your studio space
September 12 - Signal Integrity on Half-Normalled Connections
September 11 - Output levels with Roland's XV-5080
September 08 - Problems uploading MP3 files to websites
September 06 - Audio card quality when inside of a computer
September 05 - AIFF versus Sound Designer II files
September 01 - SCSI vs. ATA Follow-Up
August 2000August 31 - USB MIDI problems on new G4 Macs
August 30 - ISRC code issues
August 29 - Why are my two DAT machines giving me different analog levels with the same digital signal?
August 28 - Using the Stylemaker feature of Band-in-a-box
August 24 - Disk versus Disc follow up
August 23 - Pink Noise Versus White Noise
August 22 - SCSI versus IDE/DMA in DAW systems, Part 2
August 21 - SCSI versus IDE/DMA in DAW systems, Part 1
August 18 - More CDR woes...
August 17 - Sample rate and bit depth conversions for CD
August 16 - Safety with fiber optic connectors
August 15 - Driving a balanced +4 dBu signal into an unbalanced +4 dBu device
August 14 - How to get rid of those hidden files sucking up space on your Mac hard drive
August 11 - How to utilize QuickTime Musical Instruments
August 10 - Disk or Disc? That is the question.
August 08 - What about the new Mac G4 dual processor machines?
August 07 - How and why to set the level controls on your power amps
August 04 - What does a BBE do and is it effective?
August 03 - DVD-RAM and archiving with Tascam's MX-2424
August 02 - More great tips on Subwoofer placement
August 01 - Regular CDR media versus "music" CDR media
July 2000July 20 - Appending CD's
July 19 - MIDI Thru; when to use a MIDI Thru Box
July 18 - Option compatibility between Kurzweil samplers
July 17 - Subwoofer placement and the characteristics of low frequencies
July 14 - CD Burner laser life and reliability of high burning speeds
July 13 - More detail on Polarity and wiring practices for PA and recording setups
July 12 - Analog slaves to Digital, or Digital syncs to Analog? That is the question.
July 11 - Pro Tools platform compatibility matrix
July 10 - Routing MIDI and playing back sequences live
July 07 - Solving low rumble in a PA - tips on PA equalization
July 06 - Dimming bright LCD displays
July 05 - Can you build a DAW that works in the real world?
July 03 - More info about how computers save your data
June 2000June 30 - Upgrade problems and issues
June 29 - More about monitors & feedback
June 28 - MIDI cable length versus reliability and latency
June 27 - Connecting your gear directly to a serial port in your "host" computer
June 26 - Care and feeding of tube amps - Purpose of the Standby switch
June 23 - Dealing with feedback problems; Graphic versus Parametric Equalizers
June 22 - Transferring tracks from one DAW to another
June 21 - Finding an affordable studio for your project
June 20 - More tips on data backup and archiving
June 19 - More on MX2424 hard drives
June 16 - How often should you back up your hard drive?
June 15 - Backing up large files to DVD
June 14 - K2000 getting hot
June 13 - MX2424/Mac compatibility
June 12 - Why do CDR discs hold 74 minutes of audio, but only 650 MB of data?
June 09 - USB and the PC
June 08 - Synchronizing Roland's VSR-880 recorders
June 07 - Trouble with playing back SMPTE data from compressed formats
June 06 - More reasons why a hard reset doesn't always fix a problem
June 05 - Networking DAW's together
June 02 - Much more on SCSI drives and their advantages
June 01 - More on Tape Baking
May 2000May 31 - What a hard reset doesn't reset
May 30 - GFI's and electrical wiring around stages
May 26 - Recovering music from broken DAT tapes
May 25 - Is there a difference between guitar cables and other types of cable?
May 24 - Why a separate SCSI drive for audio files?
May 23 - More on getting audio out of your CD ROM drive
May 22 - Why Bake tapes, and why not
May 19 - MIDI Signals in snakes or over long distances
May 18 - Upgrades; a double edged sword
May 17 - Drivers fighting for COM Ports in your PC
May 16 - Using Pro Tools Regions as markers for CD burning
May 15 - Getting EMU sounds into your Kurzweil
May 12 - Getting your CD player in your PC to play through your sound card
May 11 - Basic Mastering - making your songs all the same volume
May 10 - Getting parallel MIDI interfaces to work with PC Sound Cards
May 09 - Using the sequencer while your Kurzweil is in other modes
May 08 - Why do speakers have different impedances?
May 05 - How to convert piano parts to MIDI
May 04 - Dubbing digitally from MasterLink to another CDR
May 03 - More on S/PDIF cables and Jitter
May 02 - Tracks, channels, and parts in MIDI squencing
May 01 - Burning CD's direct from DAT or other audio source
April 2000April 28 - A unique way to share files between Macs and PC's
April 27 - Matching speaker impedances with amplifiers
April 26 - Digital clocks; do they matter?
April 25 - Do you really need real S/PDIF cables?
April 24 - CDR reliability for archiving data
April 21 - Special +4/-10 Edition. More than you want to know about how dB's work - Part 6
April 20 - Special +4/-10 Edition. More than you want to know about how dB's work - Part 5
April 19 - Special +4/-10 Edition. More than you want to know about how dB's work - Part 4
April 18 - Special +4/-10 Edition. More than you want to know about how dB's work - Part 3
April 17 - Special +4/-10 Edition. More than you want to know about how dB's work - Part 2
April 14 - Special +4/-10 Edition. More than you want to know about how dB's work - Part 1
April 13 - Word clock sync. Can a slaved machine transfer audio both in and out?
April 12 - Software upgrade issues for K2000
April 11 - Why your DAT's output pegs your meters on your console
April 10 - USB to Serial port solutions for MIDI
April 07 - OMS or Free MIDI with Pro Tools
April 06 - Slaving an ADAT to a hardware sequencer
April 05 - Causes of sample data corruption in samplers
April 04 - Why do we use zero as a reference for audio levels?
April 03 - Initializing your software on a Digi 001 system
March 2000March 31 - Sonic ramifications of moving sample data between platforms
March 30 - Synchronizing a hardware sequencer with an ADAT
March 29 - Important issues for small CD duplication runs
March 28 - More info on racks (tips for building your own)
March 27 - Getting OMS to recognize a USB Mark of the Unicorn interface
March 24 - More detail on the venerable 2-pop
March 23 - Rack Rail particulars and standards
March 22 - Host Based DAW issues: Quality versus Quantity
March 21 - More on Normalizing
March 20 - Long unbalanced lines are a no-no
March 17 - Sometimes one ear is better than two
March 16 - CD duplication: not as easy as it looks
March 15 - How to keep your musical count offs from getting recorded
March 14 - Hard drive sizes and power requirements with the Kurzweil K2000
March 13 - FM Broadcast frequency response limitations
March 10 - Basic Troubleshooting
March 09 - AMD verus Intel, what does it mean?
March 08 - Moving samples from one machine to another
March 07 - More on removing the smoke smell from gear
March 06 - Burning audio CD's with Toast
March 03 - Mastering, and the trials and tribulations of getting your music to sound good on the radio
March 02 - More on humidity and static electricity
March 01 - Getting the smoke smell out of your gear
February 2000February 29 - Several pertinent Digi tips
February 28 - Setting up modules with multiple zones for use with a generic controller
February 25 - More on tuning rooms with EQ and acoustics issues
February 23 - Stereo Enhancement: how does it work, and is more better?
February 22 - Static in the Studio
February 21 - Data integrity on CDR and other optical media
February 18 - Tuning monitors to a room using equalization
February 17 - Creating track ID's when transferring audio to a CD recorder
February 16 - Low volume problems on burned CD's
February 15 - Care and feeding of tape decks
February 14 - Pro Tools LE and synchronization
February 03 - Special functions and shipping concerns for ADATs
February 02 - Are e-commerce sites secure?
January 2000January 31 - CD burning issues
January 28 - Live miking and mixing with multiple microphones
January 27 - Fundamentals of Noise Reduction
January 26 - Kurzweil Output Architecture
January 25 - Mixing virtual tracks into a MOTU 2408
January 24 - Running wires through sound proof walls
January 21 - Miking an upright piano
January 20 - More on hard drive head crashes
January 19 - Reversing pins 2 & 3 in an XLR cable, what does it do to Phantom power?
January 18 - Pin 2 versus Pin 3 at mic inputs
January 17 - Where have the analog mixers gone?
January 14 - How does increasing amp power affect SPL?
January 13 - The one exception on TRS wiring
January 12 - Get line level signals into a mixer without line inputs
January 11 - Magnetic Fields from unshielded monitors and your cassette deck
January 10 - Keeping rooms isolated that have wire runs between them
January 07 - More on cable wiring - balanced to unbalanced
January 06 - More on wiring unbalanced and balanced connections
January 05 - Wiring XLR to TRS connectors and reversing polarity for pin 3 hot
January 04 - More info on cable polarity and how to wire for various circumstances
January 03 - Getting that R & B booming bass drum sound
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