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2008


November 2008

November 24 - Viva La Resistance!
November 21 - Who's the BOSS?
November 20 - Creativity Across the Seas
November 19 - A Question of Cable Quality
November 18 - Safe Impedance with a Second Speaker Cabinet
November 17 - The Sample Doctor Makes a House Call
November 14 - Running Up Against a Windows XP Roadblock
November 13 - MP3 Encoding in BIAS Peak Pro 6
November 12 - A Roadblock to Great Tone
November 11 - The Right Gear for You, No Matter Where You Are!
November 10 - One Single Solution Required
November 07 - A Recalcitrant Reverb
November 06 - Problematic Pitches
November 05 - Gretsch or TV Jones?
November 04 - AppleJack: When Disaster Hits Your Mac
November 03 - The Birth of Real Guitar Amp Vibrato

October 2008

October 31 - Loose Pickguard Blues
October 30 - All Power Adapters Are Not Created Equal!
October 29 - "You Say You Want a Revolution?"
October 28 - FireWire and the New MacBooks and MacBook Pros
October 27 - Losing Bass in the Fender Hot Rod Deluxe Amp Drive Channel?
October 24 - How to Date Older Fender Hot Rod Deluxe Amps
October 23 - Is It Really "Out-of-Phase"?
October 22 - The Feedback Loop Trick for Minimoogs
October 21 - When Samples Go Missing in Kontakt 3
October 20 - Finding the Flextone's Hidden Features
October 17 - Using an Apogee Mobile Card with Apple's Newest MacBook Pros
October 16 - SCSI Connector Mystery
October 15 - Optimizing Systems in Finale 2009
October 14 - Authorizing Finale 2009
October 13 - What Fuzz?
October 10 - Over/Under
October 09 - Understanding the Hysteresis Control in GateEx
October 08 - Avoiding a Small Repli-Q Glitch
October 07 - Connecting FireWire Gear to Your Computer
October 06 - Recording a Vocal in Cycle Mode Into Cubase
October 03 - Getting Help When Using BIAS SoundSoap Pro
October 02 - Applying the Reverse Boomerang Effect to Audio in Peak Pro 6
October 01 - Dating Gibson Guitars Before 1947

September 2008

September 30 - Smaller PDF Files Using Mac OS X
September 29 - Core Audio Crash in Logic Pro 8
September 26 - Pots and Caps: The Search for Treble
September 25 - An Easy Way for Guitarists to Stay "Grounded" in Live Performances
September 24 - Editing QuickTime Movie Soundtracks in Peak Pro 6
September 23 - Recalling User Presets in BIAS Master Perfection Suite
September 22 - The Mystery of the F-Spacing Humbucker
September 19 - Utilizing the Playlist Function in BIAS Peak Pro
September 18 - Mellotron vs Chamberlin
September 17 - All Humbuckers Are Not Created Equal
September 16 - Using SoundSoap LE as a Peak Plug-In
September 15 - Preventing "Buckle Rash" on a Guitar or Bass
September 12 - Recovering Audio from Damaged Files Using Peak Pro 6
September 11 - Using a Wah Pedal as an Additional Tone Control
September 10 - Using the Guess Tempo Feature in BIAS Peak Pro 6
September 09 - Using the Panner Function in BIAS Peak Pro 6
September 08 - Sound Design Using Logic Pro's Enverb
September 05 - Let Logic Pro Do Your Programming Chores
September 04 - Expanding the Garage
September 03 - Mac OS X Screen Captures
September 02 - Fun with Fasels

August 2008

August 29 - A Few PA Pointers
August 28 - A Painless Way to Tone Nirvana for Guitarists
August 27 - Corrupt Fonts May Be Key to Crashes (OS X Tiger)
August 26 - Let Your Strat Breathe a Little
August 25 - Please Don't Toss Out Those Old Batteries!
August 22 - When Good FireWire Drives Go Bad
August 21 - Send in the Clones
August 20 - Of Broken Hearts and D Strings
August 19 - Clarifying the PRS "Pre-Factory" Designation
August 18 - Tremolo Tape
August 15 - A Plug-in Clarification
August 14 - Two Windows Vista Tips
August 13 - Screenshots in Windows Vista
August 12 - Editing Multi-measure Rests in MakeMusic Finale
August 11 - Improved Pitch in Garage Band Recorded Tracks
August 08 - Stay in Tune...with Garage Band?
August 07 - Knowing When to Use the OS X Force Quit Command
August 06 - From White to Black and Back Again
August 05 - Auditioning Tracks in Sonar 7
August 04 - Mono Compatibility in a Surround Sound World
August 01 - "The Cher Effect": Urban Legend or the Real Thing? Part Three

July 2008

July 31 - "The Cher Effect": Urban Legend or the Real Thing? Part Two
July 30 - "The Cher Effect": Urban Legend or the Real Thing? Part One
July 29 - Adding Rhythmic Motion to a Logic ES2 Patch
July 28 - Copying Track EQ Settings in Cakewalk SONAR 7
July 25 - Deep Editing in Reason 4
July 24 - Fender Tremolo Designs Part Five
July 23 - Fender Tremolo Designs Part Four
July 22 - Fender Tremolo Designs Part Three
July 21 - Fender Tremolo Designs Part Two
July 18 - Fender Tremolo Designs Part One
July 17 - Martin's Two 15" Body Guitars Explained
July 16 - Burning File and Folder Aliases to CD
July 15 - Playing Tricks with Time, Not Money!
July 15 - Playing Tricks with Time, Not Money!
July 14 - Playing "FireWire Fear Factor"
July 11 - Accessing the "Basic Combination All" Patch in the VSL Libraries
July 10 - Making Your Own GarageBand Loops
July 09 - Jack Up Your Metal Guitar Sound with a Sub-octave Generator
July 08 - Why All Tremolos Are Not Created Equal
July 07 - Keeping Consistent Volume Levels on the Yamaha Motif
July 03 - Tempo Changes in Real Time on the Yamaha Motif
July 02 - Recording in Pattern Mode on the Yamaha Motif
July 01 - Down and Dirty

June 2008

June 30 - Tube Mics: Which Way is Up?
June 27 - Mac OS X Mass Migration
June 26 - Aligning Tempo to an Audio Track in Digital Performer
June 25 - Choosing Your Software Synth
June 24 - Taking Your Acoustic "Live on Stage"!
June 23 - When Only a Grimy, Grungy Sound Will Do!
June 20 - Booting the Akai MPC2000 from a SCSI Drive
June 19 - KikAxxe First, Ask Questions Later
June 18 - The Proper Order in Studio Processing
June 17 - One-click Fix for Viewing Long File Names in Column View Mode (Mac OS X)
June 16 - Using Event Edit on a Korg Triton to Fit a Sample
June 13 - Some Like It Rough
June 12 - Become a Quick Change Artist
June 11 - Tuning Wurlitzer Electric Pianos
June 10 - Drum Track EQ Basics
June 09 - Track Lanes and Groove Patches in Reason 4
June 06 - The Quickest Path to Mastering Your Hardware and Software
June 05 - Arpeggiators on the Beat
June 04 - Joining Noncontiguous Audio Regions in Garage Band
June 03 - Adding Richness to a Rhythm Guitar Track
June 02 - It's Just a Question of Amplitude

May 2008

May 30 - BOSS DS-1 Distortion Pedal Mods
May 29 - Reverb Blues
May 28 - VSL Library and Kontakt 3
May 27 - The Fabled PAF Pickup Revealed
May 23 - New Sounds Courtesy of the E-Bow Plus
May 22 - Stripping Off a Guitar's Neck Finish
May 21 - Repairing Digital (and Analog) Clipping Using iZotope RX
May 20 - Quick Tonal Changes in Guitar Rig 3
May 19 - "Humanizing" Percussion Tracks in Battery 3
May 16 - Sending Huge Attachments
May 15 - Changing a Drum Kit's Tone or Sonic Characteristics in Battery 3
May 14 - Extra Fine Control When Editing Pro-53 Patches
May 13 - Editing Hidden Zones in NI KONTAKT 3
May 12 - An Analog-style Multimode Filter in NI's FM8
May 09 - Using Boss' Micro BR as an Effects Processor
May 08 - Burning Dual-layer DVDs in Toast 9
May 07 - Optimizing Settings for Longer iPhone Battery Life
May 06 - Maple Neck Colors on Fender Guitars
May 05 - Thicken Up Emulated Tones!
May 02 - Confirming Your Noise Reduction Settings in SoundSoap Pro
May 01 - Mic Placement When Recording a Guitar Amp

April 2008

April 30 - Forcing a Document to Open in an Application (OS X)
April 29 - Synthogy Ivory Velocity Response (Part 2 of 2): Customizing a Velocity Map
April 28 - Synthogy Ivory Velocity Response Adjustments for Best Performance (Part 1 of 2)
April 25 - PRS Rotary Pickup Positions Defined
April 24 - Accessing the Effects on NI's Pro-53
April 23 - Remapping the MIDI Control Numbers on the Pro-53
April 22 - Changing the Number of Voices in Pro-53's Unison Mode
April 21 - Controlling Bleeding
April 18 - Measuring Your Electric Guitar's Neck Relief
April 17 - It Still Pays to Zap Your PRAM!
April 16 - Cautions When Using the Octaver Feature in Guitar Rig 3
April 15 - Removing Tight Knobs on an Electric Guitar
April 14 - Incomplete KOMPLETE Installation
April 11 - Reprofiling/Leveling Frets
April 10 - Absynth 4: More Than Just Another Pretty User Interface
April 09 - Using Purge in NI's BATTERY 3 to Conserve RAM
April 08 - Reading Sample Formats in NI's BATTERY 3
April 07 - Opening Reason NN-XT Files in KONTAKT 3
April 04 - Serial Number Blues (A Slight Return)
April 03 - Searching for Sounds with FM8's Browser
April 02 - Painlessly Transfer Data to Your New Mac (OS X)

March 2008

March 31 - A Little Undercover Work
March 28 - Using Built-In Mac Audio with NI Guitar Rig
March 27 - Korg OASYS: Wider is Better!
March 26 - More Tracks from Your Korg M3 Sequencer
March 25 - First Aid for Dry Fingerboards
March 24 - Tech Tip of the Day
March 21 - "What's It Worth To You?"
March 20 - What's in the Fender "Mystery Bag"?
March 19 - Learning a Foreign Language or Song at a Slower Pace (Mac OS X)
March 18 - Recovering Synthogy Ivory "Lost Programs" (Mac)
March 17 - Recovering Lost Vienna Symphonic Library Instruments (Mac OS X) Part #2
March 14 - Recovering Lost Vienna Symphonic Library Instruments (Mac OS X), Part I
March 13 - Trashing Pro Tools Prefs
March 12 - Living in Guitar Rig's Stereo World
March 11 - A Technological Retrospective
March 10 - Confirming the Noise Reduction Using BIAS SoundSoap Pro
March 07 - Logic Express Gets a New Instrument Editor
March 06 - What Will Sound Check Really Do For You?
March 05 - A Word of Warning About Power Adapters

February 2008

February 29 - Conserving Processor Power in Garage Band '08
February 28 - Using the Vienna Symphonic Library's Vienna Ensemble
February 27 - Accessing 35GB of Orchestral Gold Complete Using Structure Free
February 26 - Building Drum Tracks in GarageBand Efficiently
February 25 - The Importance of Earth Connections
February 22 - Volume Differences
February 21 - Understanding SoundSoap Pro's Attack Tilt Control
February 20 - A Few Wah Tricks and Tips
February 19 - Blocking a Strat's Tremolo
February 18 - Scrub Away Noise in the Right Order with SoundSoap Pro
February 15 - What To Do When You Run Out of Authorizations for your EastWest/Guantum Leap Virtual Instrument
February 14 - Digging Deeper into Your OS X File Information
February 13 - Needless Delays
February 12 - Helping an EastWest/Quantum Leap Application Find its Library
February 11 - Burning Multiple Times to the Same CD on a Mac
February 08 - Conspicuous (Battery) Consumption
February 07 - You Might Need a Conditioner (and Not for "Frizzy Ends")
February 06 - Don't Fret Over a Refret
February 05 - Learning the "Building Blocks" of NI's REAKTOR 5
February 04 - Using the QuickLoad Feature in NI KONTAKT
February 01 - The Formant Oscillator in Native Instruments Reaktor

January 2008

January 31 - When "Too Shiny" Just Won't Do
January 30 - To Pot or Not To Pot (Pickups, that is)
January 29 - Q: I just upgraded to a new Mac G5 Quad Core. My plan was to keep my original 23-inch Cinema HD Display which is still working beautifully. But when the new Mac arrived, I discovered the connectors were not compatible. What's the deal?
January 28 - What Does "CD Quality" Really Mean?
January 25 - Native Instruments REAKTOR Macros
January 24 - Enhancing your guitar tone with a compressor
January 23 - The Importance of Backing Up Your Data
January 22 - "Jog Scrubbing" in BIAS Peak
January 21 - Caution: Step Away from the Speakers
January 18 - Maximizing Polyphony
January 17 - Where to Save Your Sample Libraries
January 16 - Force Quitting an Application
January 15 - Trouble Using Your Electronic Tuner? Try This!
January 14 - "An Ounce of Prevention..."
January 11 - String Gauge Science
January 10 - Flying with Your Guitar
January 09 - A Quick Fix for Minor Tarnishing on a Guitar
January 08 - Pickup Problem
January 07 - Eliminating Hum and Rumble Using BIAS SoundSoap Pro
January 04 - Tarnished Reputation
January 03 - Using BIAS GateEx to Improve Dialog Recordings
January 02 - Using Kontakt 3's Sample Purge Function

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