Athlon/AMD and Aardvark DAW systems
Over the past couple of months we’ve fielded a lot of questions about compatibility of various computer cards with Athlon/AMD systems. A... Read more »
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Feb 2, 2001, 12:00 AM
Feb 1, 2001, 12:00 AM
Recipes for dis’muck’tion!
After our Tech Tip from a few days back, “Rid yourself of the muck in your mixer,” (see inSync 1/15/2001) we’ve had numerous responses from... Read more »
Jan 31, 2001, 12:00 AM
How to sync up your old drum machines
“What do the pros use to provide synchronization to old TR808s, 909s, TB303, and other ancient drum machines?”If you encounter a drum machine... Read more »
Jan 17, 2001, 12:00 AM
USB 2.0
What to know about USB 2.0.There’s a new spec on the immediate horizon for USB, called USB 2.0, and there are some things to know about it right... Read more »
Jan 16, 2001, 12:00 AM
Pitch problems when burning your CD
Though we’ve covered many CD burning topics here in the past, our Technical Support staff reports they regularly field questions about CD’s... Read more »
Jan 15, 2001, 12:00 AM
Residues and Don’ts
Rid yourself of the muck in your mixer.This question isn’t exactly technical in nature, but even the simple things are worth covering if they... Read more »
Jan 12, 2001, 12:00 AM
Packet Writing with DirectCD for Mac
DirectCD for Macintosh – A Packet Writing Primer (abridged from Roxio’s website)If you have a CD-RW drive, or use CD-Rs for backing up... Read more »
Jan 11, 2001, 12:00 AM
Recording audio files to a RAM disk
“I’ve seen a few posts on various lists about skirting the latency problems in computer hard disk recording by recording to a RAM disk. Could... Read more »
Jan 10, 2001, 12:00 AM
Using your computer to manage and load files with your Kurzweil sampler
Our Tech Support Department continues to get inquiries about the feasibility of using computers to manage and load sounds for Kurzweil K2xxx... Read more »
Jan 9, 2001, 12:00 AM
15 amp versus 20 amp circuits, plugs and breakers
“I purchased a whole system that included an ETA power conditioner rated 20 amperes. The plug will not plug into a standard wall outlet because... Read more »