Channeling Your Crown Amp
Q: “Can I run one channel of my Crown amplifier at a different impedance than the other channel?” A: Yes. All dual-channel Crown amplifiers can... Read more »
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Sep 23, 2005, 12:00 AM
Sep 22, 2005, 12:00 AM
OOO vs. OM
Q: I’ve been looking for an acoustic guitar for fingerstyle playing (Martin in particular) and I’m a little confused about the different body... Read more »
Sep 20, 2005, 12:00 AM
Monitoring In Pro Tools
Pro Tools TDM users now have a separate Input Monitor button on each track, but Pro Tools LE now incorporates the Alt+K (PC: Ctrl+K) shortcut,... Read more »
Sep 19, 2005, 12:00 AM
Making Pro Tools Meters Phat
Command+Alt+Ctrl-click (PC: Ctrl+Start+Alt-click) on a meter in the Edit or Mix window to toggle between “fat” (extra-wide) and normal meters on... Read more »
Sep 16, 2005, 12:00 AM
Creating New Tracks In Pro Tools
When you create a new track using Shift+Command+N (PC: Shift+Ctrl+N), the New Track window will open. In that window, you can use Command (PC:... Read more »
Sep 15, 2005, 12:00 AM
Naming Tracks In Pro Tools
When you’re in the Pro Tools Name Tracks dialog, you can use Command+right arrow (Ctrl+right arrow) to select additional tracks to be named... Read more »
Sep 14, 2005, 12:00 AM
Adding and Removing Tracks from Groups in Pro Tools
Have you ever wanted add or remove a track from a group in Pro Tools, and ended up creating a new group and then deleting the old one in order... Read more »
Sep 13, 2005, 12:00 AM
Copying Regions in Pro Tools
In Pro Tools, it’s easy to duplicate a region so it repeats after itself, but here is a way of getting it to repeat a region before itself. To... Read more »
Sep 12, 2005, 12:00 AM
Laptops and FireWire
When working on a laptop equipped with a FireWire audio device or DSP unit (such as TC Electronic Powercore FireWire), it may also be better to... Read more »
Sep 9, 2005, 12:00 AM
Auto-conforming Soundbites to Sequence Tempo in Digital Performer
MOTU Digital Performer can automatically conform drum loops to the sequence tempo. It’s as easy as setting a preference: Go to Preferences Under... Read more »