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inSync Tech Tips cover over 4,800 music and audio topics spanning 15 years of technological development. Look here to find answers to your tech questions, cool tips and tools for making music, and more.

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Aug 28, 2002, 12:00 AM

MBox USB errors.

“I’m running an Mbox with Pro Tools LE on a 867 MHz G4 and getting an error that says “Computer usage holding off USB” and then offers some... Read more »
Aug 27, 2002, 12:00 AM

TT versus 1/4 inch patch bays.

“I’m confused, what’s the difference between the patch bays that have 1/4″ inputs that I see everywhere, and the kind that I’ve seen that have... Read more »
Aug 26, 2002, 12:00 AM

Getting MP3 CD’s to play songs in the desired order.

“I have a CD player that will play MP3 CD’s, however, when I burn a CD the songs play in a different order on my player. What am I doing wrong?”... Read more »
Aug 23, 2002, 12:00 AM

More on speaker/amp wiring schemes.

As a follow up to yesterday’s Tech Tip on amplifier/speaker wiring arrangements we have one more permutation that may be of benefit to some. In... Read more »
Aug 20, 2002, 12:00 AM

Preventing Retrospect from backing up certain files.

“Is it possible to lock folders on a Mac so that Retrospect will not update them?” It is possible to lock folders on a Mac. Just click on a... Read more »
Aug 19, 2002, 12:00 AM

Viewing movie files in Nuendo.

“How do I watch video while in Nuendo?” To play back a video file in Nuendo, you first have to create a Video Track: From the Project menu,... Read more »
Aug 16, 2002, 12:00 AM

How many songs to submit to A & R people.

“How many songs should I send to an A&R guy or publishers, and in what format?” Okay, this is hardly a “Tech Tip,” but it is a very valid... Read more »
Aug 15, 2002, 12:00 AM

Comparing compressing at 12:1 versus three passes as 4:1.

“When I master my projects why does it sound better to compress three times at a 4:1 ratio than one time at 12:1?” Well, first, this is a matter... Read more »
Aug 14, 2002, 12:00 AM

Keeping your applications handy in OS X.

Last week we dealt with the following question relating to keeping applications handy on the Mac: “I’m kind of new to the Macintosh, how do I... Read more »
Aug 13, 2002, 12:00 AM

Differences between low and high level formatting.

“What are some of the primary differences between low level format and high level format?” These days formatting your hard drive is generally a... Read more »

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