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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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Apr 20, 2001, 12:00 AM

Gear in racks getting too hot.

“I have 10 pieces of processing gear, most of it digital, in a rack in my control room. The equipment is getting very hot to the point that it... Read more »
Apr 18, 2001, 12:00 AM

Legal issues with studio names.

Today’s question is more business than technical oriented, but we see enough questions like this that we’d like to respond.“What are the steps... Read more »
Apr 17, 2001, 12:00 AM

Turn down the monitors and listen.

When doing a mixdown from a recording where there are many parts that compete with one another, such as multiple guitar and keyboard parts in... Read more »
Apr 16, 2001, 12:00 AM

Why can’t digital clip or distort the same way analog does?

“Why does digital clipping occur? I would think that if the input level reaches the maximum level of the converter, thus creating a digital... Read more »
Apr 13, 2001, 12:00 AM

Grounded versus ungrounded gear and how that relates to ground loop problems.

“I have a question about grounding. Some equipment comes with a three prong grounded AC cord and some does not. I never seem to run into... Read more »
Apr 12, 2001, 12:00 AM

Mac firmware upgrades and problems with RAM.

Recently, Apple has released firmware updates for most of their current computers in production. Under normal circumstances, this is a good... Read more »
Apr 11, 2001, 12:00 AM

Is it necessary to clean a CD player?

Is there any need to clean the optics on CD players and recorders?Potentially, but it’s rarely a problem. If you are operating one in a... Read more »
Apr 10, 2001, 12:00 AM

Clearing up the Roland “MIDI” guitar / synth / modeling confusion.

We seem to encounter a good deal of ongoing confusion about Roland’s guitar synthesizers, in particular the hex pickup (GK2A), and how it... Read more »
Apr 9, 2001, 12:00 AM

Burning image files with Toast.

“I’m using Toast to burn sample CDs. Other users have told me to transfer disk images I’ve made directly to my CDs using the “Disc Image” (Ed –... Read more »
Apr 6, 2001, 12:00 AM

G4 shut down problems with USB.

Some Mac G4 users have reported a problem where attempting to shut down merely restarts their Mac – in other words, the computer won’t shut... Read more »

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