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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

May 11, 1999, 12:00 AM

Parallel port issues with dongles on PC’s

Parallel port alternatives on a PC: “I have a PC and have discovered that the Cubase and Waves dongles, when used together, interrupt the flow... Read more »
May 10, 1999, 12:00 AM

More hum and grounding issues

Today’s question comes to us all the way from one of our readers in Estonia. “I have a home studio with two audio consoles: HH 16-8-16 and a... Read more »
May 6, 1999, 12:00 AM

Index marks on CD’s

Index marks on CD’s: “What are the purpose of index marks on CD’s? I see these on commercial CD’s all the time even though they don’t seem to... Read more »
May 5, 1999, 12:00 AM

Pin 2 versus Pin 3

Ah, it’s the old pin 2, pin 3 debate. An inSync reader asks: “Some equipment’s audio XLR audio connections are pin 2 positive, some are pin 3.... Read more »
May 3, 1999, 12:00 AM

SCSI Noise Bleeding

An inSync reader inquires about SCSI noise bleeding into his instrument. “I’ve had this annoying problem ever since I joined my PC’s SCSI chain... Read more »
Apr 29, 1999, 12:00 AM

Keeping track of new Mac extensions

Today’s Tip is a clever idea from one of our resident “Web Guys,” Michael Oland. When installing new software on a Mac it is sometimes... Read more »
Apr 28, 1999, 12:00 AM

Vibrating/Humming Transformers

Hum is a vibration (though not a good one). A distant inSync reader battles a different kind of hum. “I have my American voltage MIDI studio... Read more »
Apr 27, 1999, 12:00 AM

More on hum removal

In further response to our recent tech tip on removing hum (inSync 4/14/99) we’ve had a few manufacturers offer additional product suggestions... Read more »
Apr 26, 1999, 12:00 AM

Balanced Outputs Connected to Unbalanced Inputs

What to do with that third XLR pin when connecting to unbalanced inputs? This inSync reader’s question is a common one we see. I use two DA-38’s... Read more »
Apr 23, 1999, 12:00 AM

Sampling your Mixdown

It’s Friday, and your inSync editor has been through a lot this week setting up new computer systems and wrestling with SCSI. Then, this idea... Read more »

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