Scratch Disks in BIAS Peak 5
Because an audio file can quickly become very large, particularly if you’re recording or mastering at 24-bit/192kHz, Peak can be set to use an... Read more »
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Sep 26, 2006, 12:00 AM
Sep 25, 2006, 12:00 AM
On the Track of the Missing Interface (Mac OS X)
If your particular USB or FireWire device doesn’t seem to be accessible from within your software (it’s usually found in the application’s... Read more »
Sep 22, 2006, 12:00 AM
How to Determine a Loop’s Tempo
When you’re working with loops in your favorite software DAW, you’ll probably need to know the tempo in BPM (beats per minute). Most commercial... Read more »
Sep 21, 2006, 12:00 AM
Is It Soup, Yet? The Dock Knows …
No matter how fast your Mac is, there will be times when you give it a task that’s going to take a while longer than you’ll want to sit and... Read more »
Sep 20, 2006, 12:00 AM
Using an Autolocator Stand for a Rack Module
Autolocator stands were initially created to give studio engineers an easy way to mount their tape transport controller (Rec, Play, Rewind,... Read more »
Sep 19, 2006, 12:00 AM
Exporting a Mix in Apple Logic Pro
Once you’ve created your perfect mix of audio tracks, virtual instruments, and MIDI tracks in Logic Pro, you can export the mix – or even... Read more »
Sep 18, 2006, 12:00 AM
How to get MOTU DP 5 and Logic Pro to recognize plug-ins
Q: I’ve just loaded the full version of MOTU’s Digital Performer 5 into my Mac, which already had Native Instruments Komplete 3 installed. When... Read more »
Sep 15, 2006, 12:00 AM
Where Does the Wah-Wah Go?
Guitar players never seem to tire of trying out new toys. But when you have more than one stompbox between your guitar and amp, you might wonder... Read more »
Sep 14, 2006, 12:00 AM
Creating MP3s with iTunes
Once you have your song recorded, you’ll probably want to convert it to MP3 format. Uncompressed audio files are generally too large to share... Read more »
Sep 13, 2006, 12:00 AM
Upgrading Your Mac with a New hard Drive
Over the last year, hard drive prices have dropped significantly. While an 80 gigabyte drive may have seemed like a big deal when your Mac was... Read more »