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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.

Latest Tech Tips

Dec 5, 2000, 12:00 AM

Basic speaker positioning tips

“I’ve followed the threads about studio acoustics and speaker placement with much interest. I am getting ready to put together a basic... Read more »
Dec 4, 2000, 12:00 AM

Problems picking up radio stations

“In my studio certain instruments and amps will pick up an AM radio station which is about 1/2 mile away. We tried different mic cables hooked... Read more »
Dec 1, 2000, 12:00 AM

To partition or not to partition, that is the question.

“I’ve recently upgraded my computer hardware to include a 40 gig hard drive dedicated to recording audio. Before I get started, I was wondering,... Read more »
Nov 30, 2000, 12:00 AM

More on computer boot times and disabling RAM tests

Today we follow up on the second most responded to topic from last week’s inSync: the slow starting Mac (see inSync 11/24/00).The most obvious... Read more »
Nov 29, 2000, 12:00 AM

More issues surrounding studio monitor setups and problems

We had a ton of responses to last week’s tip on bass inaccuracies in studio monitoring set-ups (see inSync 11/20/00). One of the more... Read more »
Nov 28, 2000, 12:00 AM

Using a foot switch as a continuous controller

Here’s a neat little trick that will allow you to use a standard foot switch in a continuous controller pedal input. It will work as if you are... Read more »
Nov 27, 2000, 12:00 AM

Music recognition: One reason why it’s still cooler to be a human than a computer.

“I want to play a CD and be able to chart the music to it. Is there anything out there that can help me do this? Thanks, James”Before I get into... Read more »
Nov 24, 2000, 12:00 AM

What to do about slow start ups on your Mac, and monitor burn-in

Yes, we live in an impatient world.“My G3 Mac seems to be taking longer and longer to start up. I haven’t timed it, but I’m sure it’s taking... Read more »
Nov 22, 2000, 12:00 AM

Tips on getting the most out of your sound check

“My band plays a lot of one night dates in a variety of circumstances. We usually have time for a pretty thorough sound check, but often find... Read more »
Nov 21, 2000, 12:00 AM

More on obtaining the system version of your Roland XV-5080

In the 11/13 issue of inSync we warned you that checking the ROM version of your Roland XV-5080 will cause a hard reset to be performed. We have... Read more »

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