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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
The Value Of UPS Protection In Your Studio
Kyle P. Snyder
03/10/10 08:45 AM,
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While the skies now shine bright over my home state of Indiana, less than a month ago it was particularly harrowing to use Pro Audio equipment in the Midwest. Why? Well, we were constantly plagued with blizzards and freezing rain, which had a fairly devastating effect on the local power grid. Though I never completely lost power this winter, it did often waver intermittently for hours. Thankfully, when I setup my studio, I invested in several Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)…
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Friday, February 26, 2010
A “Walk Down That Lonesome Road” Of DAE Errors
Kyle P. Snyder
02/26/10 04:55 PM,
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Sometimes, despite the best of intentions, things just go wrong. I know because that’s exactly what happened to me today. I sat down at a workstation that worked perfectly the day before (OK, not perfectly, but you get the point), opened up Pro Tools with my MBox 2 Pro attached, and that’s when the trouble began. To rewind a bit, there’s a light on the front panel of the MB2 Pro. Mine is green because I use the power supply,…
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Sunday, February 07, 2010
Firewire Device Hierarchy: Does It Really Matter?
Kyle P. Snyder
02/07/10 08:40 PM,
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Sunday, January 24, 2010
Identifying “Go To” Sources For Important & Necessary Microphone Data
Kyle P. Snyder
01/24/10 02:49 PM,
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It’s no secret an engineer’s knowledge of his tools is a source of great power. Any time I’m preparing for a recording session or live sound gig, the first thing I set upon once I determine the makeup of the ensemble and the equipment at my disposal is to determine how best to utilize the available microphones. One of the best tools any engineer has in this task are manufacturer specifications. However, many microphone manufacturer websites are laden with Flash…
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Monday, January 11, 2010
Don’t Come Unglued; Bake A Tape!
Kyle P. Snyder
01/11/10 10:35 AM,
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In late 2008 I was called out by a friend to repair a Studer tape deck; an A827, which I had never used before. While I was very fortunate that the studio owned both the original alignment tape and tentelometer, the original (rather aged and unused) tape shed like crazy because of its storage conditions, and our inability to bake the tape before use. Baking has gotten myself and many a colleague out of a sticky (ha ha) situation. However,…
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Monday, December 28, 2009
The Technologist: Spotlight Versus Pro Tools - The Devil Is In The Details
Kyle P. Snyder
12/28/09 05:23 PM,
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As any Pro Tools user can tell you, the devil is in the details. Making sure that your system is properly optimized makes all the difference, as I found in my month-long battle with Spotlight. It all began when I started having random kernel panics, which seemed to be attributable to a Spotlight conflict. So, I set out to correct the issue. As specified by Digidesign on the DUC: “If Spotlight Indexing is running in the background, this can cause…
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