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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, 2000, 12:00 AM

Using the Stylemaker feature of Band-in-a-box

A common belief of musicians considering the purchase of Band-in-a-Box is that once a composition has been entered into Band-in-a-Box it must be... Read more »
Aug 24, 2000, 12:00 AM

Disk versus Disc follow up

We now return to our disk versus disc question from the 8/10/2000 issue of inSync. In that issue the question of which is the correct spelling... Read more »
Aug 23, 2000, 12:00 AM

Pink Noise Versus White Noise

Pink noise versus white noise. “And in this corner…”“Is pink noise the appropriate filtered noise for all sound system setups? If white noise is... Read more »
Aug 22, 2000, 12:00 AM

SCSI versus IDE/DMA in DAW systems, Part 2

Today we will continue with our SCSI/ATA question from yesterday by focusing more on ATA issues, and how they apply to a modern DAW. If you... Read more »
Aug 21, 2000, 12:00 AM

SCSI versus IDE/DMA in DAW systems, Part 1

The answer to today’s question is deep enough that it could occupy an entire week’s worth of inSync. In the interest of our mutual sanity, we’re... Read more »
Aug 18, 2000, 12:00 AM

More CDR woes…

More CDR woes…“The CD-R’s I burn don’t start immediately in my car or home stereo like mass-manufactured discs do – sometimes they take up to a... Read more »
Aug 17, 2000, 12:00 AM

Sample rate and bit depth conversions for CD

Today’s question tests the old adage that says there are no dumb questions, only dumb answers.“If I make a 24 bit CD, will it work on all... Read more »
Aug 16, 2000, 12:00 AM

Safety with fiber optic connectors

“Many audio devices these days have optical connections on them. Most of the time they come with a cap, but I’m wondering if this is for safety... Read more »
Aug 15, 2000, 12:00 AM

Driving a balanced +4 dBu signal into an unbalanced +4 dBu device

“I have a mixer with unbalanced tape returns and a multitrack with balanced +4 outputs. The mixer will support -10 or +4 levels. The problem is... Read more »
Aug 14, 2000, 12:00 AM

How to get rid of those hidden files sucking up space on your Mac hard drive

Anyone who uses a Mac hard has crashed it a time or two. And most of us are used to finding the remains of documents in the Trash after a crash.... Read more »

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