Much more on SCSI drives and their advantages
In response to our recent Tech Tip on SCSI drives (see inSync 5/24/00) and why they are often recommended for audio/video recording one of our... Read more »
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Jun 2, 2000, 12:00 AM
Jun 1, 2000, 12:00 AM
More on Tape Baking
More culinary information. Who cares why the dough rises so long as it makes a great cake? In response to our recent tip on tape baking (inSync... Read more »
May 31, 2000, 12:00 AM
What a hard reset doesn’t reset
From time to time we get calls from Kurzweil (and other equipment) users who report very strange, almost impossible, behavior from their... Read more »
May 30, 2000, 12:00 AM
GFI’s and electrical wiring around stages
How far do we go in the interest of safety?“In reading your WFTD archives I came across the Ground Fault Interrupt entry. I was just wondering... Read more »
May 26, 2000, 12:00 AM
Recovering music from broken DAT tapes
Sometimes the real Tech Tip resides right in the question, as is the case here.“We made the big mistake of using old DDS (computer) backup tapes... Read more »
May 25, 2000, 12:00 AM
Is there a difference between guitar cables and other types of cable?
Back to basics.“I am submitting this question in an attempt to win the prize for the “Most Basic Question Ever.” You do have a prize for this,... Read more »
May 24, 2000, 12:00 AM
Why a separate SCSI drive for audio files?
Sometimes the most innocent sounding questions can potentially open a big can of worms. I predict this is one of those.“Why do many audio apps... Read more »
May 23, 2000, 12:00 AM
More on getting audio out of your CD ROM drive
We had a large number of people respond to last week’s question and tip on PC sound cards (see inSync 5/12/00) and how to use audio CD’s with... Read more »
May 22, 2000, 12:00 AM
Why Bake tapes, and why not
How your culinary skills can come in handy in the studio.“I’ve heard of a technique called “Tape Baking” used to recover old open reel tapes.... Read more »
May 19, 2000, 12:00 AM
MIDI Signals in snakes or over long distances
It’s all just wires.“I want to send a MIDI signal from keyboard on-stage through our main snake to a harmonizer at the house console. I’ve been... Read more »