Keyboard Care Part 1 of 5
Today’s TTOTD is the first of a five part series that will run through Friday of this week. Mark Goff, one of our service technicians, has... Read more »
Tech Tips
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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May 18, 1998, 12:00 AM
May 15, 1998, 12:00 AM
Connecting Effects That Are Not True Stereo
This is a simple one, but we get this question a lot. “I just bought my first multi effects processor which has a left and right input. I am not... Read more »
May 14, 1998, 12:00 AM
New Security X-RAY Systems
Two recent articles, one in the May/June issue of Photo Techniques and one from the editorial in May’s Shutterbug, describe new “Film-killer... Read more »
May 13, 1998, 12:00 AM
Bias Controls On Tape Decks – And What Do They Do?
We’ve had a few inSync readers inquire about the bias settings on cassette decks and what they really do. This can be a very deep subject so for... Read more »
May 12, 1998, 12:00 AM
MasterList CD and Split SDII Files
Many of our customers still are confused with the process of bringing Pro Tools split stereo files (a.k.a. mono Sound Designer II files) into... Read more »
May 11, 1998, 12:00 AM
More Year 2000 Information
In response to our inSync blurb about Windows year 2000 problems (see inSync 4/29/98), inSync reader Kerry B, who happens to work for Microsoft,... Read more »
May 8, 1998, 12:00 AM
Rack Mounted DI’s And Noise Problems
From tech wiz Mark (McGyver) Phillips. Do not mount rack mount DI’s and splitters directly above or below a power amp. They are all susceptible... Read more »
May 7, 1998, 12:00 AM
Guitar To MIDI Tracking
Why is tracking sometimes inconsistent when using a MIDI guitar controller, as compared to a MIDI keyboard?I‘ve heard many players sound... Read more »
May 6, 1998, 12:00 AM
Locking Tremolos And Keeping Guitars In Tune
Why does a locking tremolo system keep a guitar in tune better?The places a guitar string is most susceptible to stretching and slipping is... Read more »
May 5, 1998, 12:00 AM
DAT Tape Speeds
This may be more trivia than anything, but someone asked, and the answer is somewhat interesting. Tape speed in DAT machines is 8.15 mm/sec for... Read more »