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2005


December 2005

December 30 - Maximize RAM Usage with Ivory
December 29 - The Ins and Outs of Effects Loops
December 28 - How to Cut a Hole in a Kick Drum Resonant Head
December 27 - How to Make a Vocal Mic Feed Back — and How to Avoid It
December 26 - Toggling Drums and Bass on the BOSS DR-3
December 23 - Tracking a Full Band Using an 8-input System Part 4
December 22 - Fast Session Setup
December 21 - Isolating Miked Drums In A Small Room
December 20 - Tracking a Full Band Using an 8-input System
December 19 - Session backup in Pro Tools
December 16 - Back to Basics - Pro Tools Keyboard Shortcuts
December 15 - Time-aligning Miked and DI Bass Guitar Tracks in a DAW
December 14 - Utilizing the Smart Tool in the Edit Window of Pro Tools
December 13 - Quick Guide to Proper Gain Staging for Live Sound Mixing
December 12 - Blocking a Tremolo
December 09 - Edirol FireWire Drivers
December 08 - Beat Replacement with Pro Tools & Reason
December 07 - Bring Vocals to the Front of the Mix Using a DAW
December 06 - Digital Performer Pitch Automation
December 05 - Fun with Digital Performer Pitch Automation
December 02 - Using Rests In Logic Scores
December 01 - Loading AIFF files problem

November 2005

November 30 - Top 10 Ways to fry your PA speakers
November 29 - Currently Unavailable
November 28 - Currently Unavailable
November 25 - Monitors behind?
November 23 - Sidefill Monitors
November 22 - Caring for the Finish of your Gibson (or any) Guitar
November 21 - Transferring from PC to VS workstation and back
November 18 - Currently Unavailable
November 17 - Moving Regions Between Sessions in Pro Tools
November 16 - What can I use to soundproof the ceiling of my room?
November 15 - Waveform display shows no graphic in NI Battery 2
November 14 - How to prevent Logic from asking you for deleted files when you open up a song.
November 11 - Currently Unavailable
November 10 - No external sync button in Pro Tools
November 09 - Bolt-on Basics
November 08 - Resting In Logic
November 07 - Processing For Post
November 04 - Enhancing bass guitar and kick drum sounds in Pro Tools
November 03 - Organizing tracks in Logic Pro for easy viewing
November 02 - Creative Layering with BFD
November 01 - Guitar Gremlins: High Humidity

October 2005

October 31 - Guitar Gremlins: Low Humidity
October 28 - Currently Unavailable
October 27 - Currently Unavailable
October 26 - Currently Unavailable
October 25 - Get In Position
October 24 - Repairing Waveforms in Pro Tools
October 21 - ToneLab Tone
October 20 - Logic Mouse Tips
October 19 - Protecting Your PC Hardware — Static Precautions
October 18 - Use Reason Adapted to create drum loops for Pro Tools sessions
October 17 - Playing Live with a Click Track, Part Three
October 14 - Currently Unavailable
October 13 - Playing Live with a Click Track, Part One
October 12 - Logical Key Commands for Automation
October 11 - Preparing CDs for Mastering
October 10 - MOTU PCI Interfaces and Word Clock
October 07 - MOTU PCI Cards and Cable Length
October 06 - How to Create a Loop Preview Command in Sonar
October 05 - Using Tempo Maps to Create Feel in Sequenced Music
October 04 - Stop Whistling
October 03 - Finicky File Names

September 2005

September 30 - Using reverb and delay to fatten a mix in Reason
September 29 - Setting Trigger Finger MIDI Channel
September 28 - Piano Pickup Gone Dead?
September 27 - 828mkII I/O assignments
September 26 - MOTU Symphonic Library Locations
September 23 - Channeling Your Crown Amp
September 22 - 000 vs. OM
September 21 - Currently Unavailable
September 20 - Monitoring In Pro Tools
September 19 - Making Pro Tools Meters Phat
September 16 - Creating New Tracks In Pro Tools
September 15 - Naming Tracks In Pro Tools
September 14 - Adding and Removing Tracks from Groups in Pro Tools
September 13 - Copying Regions in Pro Tools
September 12 - Laptops and FireWire
September 09 - Auto-conforming Soundbites to Sequence Tempo in Digital Performer
September 08 - Tip for Effective Demos
September 07 - How to Quantize Soundbites in Digital Performer
September 06 - Stem Mixing in Logic
September 02 - Currently Unavailable
September 01 - Controlling Guitar Rig in Logic

August 2005

August 31 - Samson's USB Mic in Apple Audio Applications
August 30 - Change Is Good
August 29 - Making Logic Pro Notation Swing
August 26 - Tip for Building Multi-voice Parts in SONAR
August 25 - Care and Feeding of Microphones, Part 2
August 24 - Care and Feeding of Microphones, Part 1
August 22 - Optimizing the Range of an Archtop Guitar
August 19 - Monitoring
August 18 - Fun with SONAR Mutes, Part Two
August 17 - Ducking in Mixes
August 16 - Fun with SONAR Mutes, Part 1
August 15 - Currently Unavailable
August 12 - Using disabled groups in pro tools for convenient track viewing.
August 11 - Currently Unavailable
August 10 - How to get a good clean recorded guitar sound in a DAW.
August 09 - Currently Unavailable
August 08 - Currently Unavailable
August 05 - Currently Unavailable
August 04 - Currently Unavailable
August 03 - Currently Unavailable
August 02 - Currently Unavailable
August 01 - Currently Unavailable

July 2005

July 29 - Currently Unavailable
July 28 - Roland V-Drums "Cross Stick" Sound vs. Technique
July 27 - Currently Unavailable
July 22 - Currently Unavailable
July 21 - Currently Unavailable
July 20 - Currently Unavailable
July 19 - Currently Unavailable
July 18 - Currently Unavailable
July 15 - Currently Unavailable
July 14 - Currently Unavailable
July 13 - Currently Unavailable
July 12 - Currently Unavailable
July 11 - Currently Unavailable
July 08 - Tapping Mixer Insert Points for Multi-channel Recording
July 07 - Sweetwater Tech Support "Insider" Tip
July 06 - Currently Unavailable
July 05 - Currently Unavailable
July 01 - Currently Unavailable

June 2005

June 30 - Currently Unavailable
June 29 - Q: What is the Difference Between a Sample and a Virtual Instrument?
June 28 - Installing USB MIDI Drivers in OS X
June 27 - Currently Unavailable
June 24 - Currently Unavailable
June 23 - Customizing Guitar Effects on the BR-1600CD
June 22 - Currently Unavailable
June 21 - Power Basics: Power Conditioners and Your Wall Outlets
June 20 - Currently Unavailable
June 17 - Tips for using the Score window in Logic Pro
June 16 - Extending the life of your ribbon mic in close-miking applications.
June 15 - Currently Unavailable
June 14 - Live Digital Mixers and Distortion
June 13 - Tips for using the Score window in Logic Pro
June 10 - Currently Unavailable
June 09 - Currently Unavailable
June 08 - The Wild Frontier
June 07 - Currently Unavailable
June 06 - Q: "I'm trying to clock my MOTU audio interface to an Apogee Big Ben, but the Big Ben's termination LED doesn't light. What do I need to do?"
June 03 - Currently Unavailable
June 02 - SONAR 4 and CPU Power Conservation
June 01 - Patch Chaining on Roland V-Drums

May 2005

May 31 - Why Not Use Electrostatic Speakers for Studio Monitors?
May 27 - Currently Unavailable
May 26 - Currently Unavailable
May 25 - Currently Unavailable
May 24 - Tips for using the Score window in Logic Pro
May 23 - Working in the Workspace
May 20 - Currently Unavailable
May 19 - Currently Unavailable
May 18 - What does the "Remove DC Offset" plug-in in my DAW software do?
May 17 - Why are all wireless mic signals compressed and then expanded?
May 16 - Currently Unavailable
May 13 - Currently Unavailable
May 12 - What do you need to take advantage of 64-bit computer processing on Windows?
May 11 - Tips for using the Score window in Logic Pro
May 10 - Currently Unavailable
May 09 - Currently Unavailable
May 06 - Currently Unavailable
May 05 - Resetting passwords in Mac OS X 10.3 and 10.4
May 04 - Logic Pro/Express 7: Why doesn't my Converted Apple Loop play at my song's tempo or key?
May 03 - Three Tips to Make Your Wireless Lav Gig Less Painful!
May 02 - How to Avoid "Keyboard-itis" in Arrangements

April 2005

April 29 - What makes 64-bit processors better?
April 28 - How to improve the performance of your Fender Stratocaster's tremolo system
April 27 - Using Compression on Stereo Mixes
April 26 - Tips for using the Score window in Logic Pro
April 25 - Teach Your K2600/2661 Some Groovy Tricks
April 22 - The Word on Speech Reinforcement
April 21 - How to Make Your Orchestrations Sound More Balanced
April 20 - Use 16 Compressors at a time on the Boss BR-1600CD
April 19 - Shortcut for Assigning Inputs to Tracks on the VS-2400CD and VS-2480CD
April 18 - Dynamic Automation on the VS-2480CD or VS-2400CD
April 15 - Balanced Cables Do the Twist
April 14 - Currently Unavailable
April 13 - Using Group Switching in Native Instrument's Kontakt sampler plug-in to imitate the way acoustic instruments are played.
April 12 - Currently Unavailable
April 11 - Create Multiple Tracks Easily in Logic Pro 7
April 08 - Currently Unavailable
April 07 - Getting the Perfect Take in Pro Tools
April 06 - Improve imaging at the mix position
April 05 - Currently Unavailable
April 04 - Shure SLX and ULX Wireless Systems Compared

March 2005

March 31 - The Links in Your Mastering Chain
March 30 - The Top Five Questions about Electronic Drum Mesh Heads
March 29 - Currently Unavailable
March 28 - How to use Oxygen 8 to control Guitar Rig
March 25 - Currently Unavailable
March 24 - RAM and your computer.
March 23 - Vocal removers revealed.
March 22 - Safety on the Job: Rigging is Serious Business!
March 21 - Universal Audio's UAD-1 and the Apple G5.
March 18 - Currently Unavailable
March 17 - Phantom Power and Your Mixer
March 16 - Cabling Basics: AC and A/V Don't Mix
March 15 - Currently Unavailable
March 14 - Acoustic Treatment for Surround Mixing
March 11 - Clearing the Air About Sound Waves
March 10 - Matching The Phase Of Mic & DI
March 09 - Pre-Fader, or Post-Fader?
March 08 - Currently Unavailable
March 07 - Currently Unavailable
March 04 - Currently Unavailable
March 03 - The Direct Route from Your Keyboard to the PA
March 02 - Using the UAD-1 in Pro Tools HD and Automatic Delay Compensation
March 01 - MIDI Merging

February 2005

February 28 - What Goes Into a Church Sound System?
February 25 - What's the Deal with Low-Capacitance Cables?
February 24 - Avoid "Snap-to-Gridlock"!
February 23 - Currently Unavailable
February 22 - Currently Unavailable
February 21 - Currently Unavailable
February 18 - Basic differences between video and film - as we see it.
February 17 - Today's Tech Tip is brought to you by the number 3.
February 16 - Series: How to get the best recorded acoustic guitar sound. Part 3: Using More Than One Mic
February 15 - All Roland Drum Inputs Are Not Alike.
February 14 - Pick Up Some Facts About Pickups
February 11 - Tips for Recording backing vocals/choir
February 10 - Live Sound Systems and the Noise Floor
February 09 - Currently Unavailable
February 08 - "Mysterious" Program Changes in Standard MIDI Files
February 07 - How to get the best recorded acoustic guitar sound. Part 2: Selecting the mic.
February 04 - Currently Unavailable
February 03 - Live Sound Systems and the Noise Floor
February 02 - Currently Unavailable
February 01 - Speaker cables, guitar cables and impedances.

January 2005

January 31 - To change out guitar amp tubes or not.
January 21 - Currently Unavailable
January 20 - Spice Up Your Pop with Simple Chord Substitution
January 19 - Chord Charts Made Easy
January 18 - Currently Unavailable
January 17 - Currently Unavailable
January 14 - Impedance, guitar amps and more!
January 13 - Impedance and Marshall heads!
January 12 - Class A vs. Class AB guitar amps.
January 11 - System recommendations for Avid Xpress Pro & Mojo
January 10 - Planning a PC Upgrade? What to Choose?
January 07 - Logic Pro 7 Tip: Handling Freeze Files
January 06 - Better Latency Than Never: Latency Tips and Hints:
January 05 - Currently Unavailable
January 04 - Don't Mouse Around: Mac OS X "Hidden" Key Commands
January 03 - Use Any ReWire Program in Your Pro Tools Session

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