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Closed TopicSoundcard Drivers 8: What is the Microsoft Sound Mapper, and when should I choose it?   Martin Walker011937
Closed TopicHow can I tell whether my USB ports are 1.1 or 2.0?   Martin Walker02052
Closed TopicSoundcard Problems 13: What power do modern soundcards consume?   Martin Walker01550
Closed Topic   LINK 29: Devising Music PC Test Routines   Martin Walker01060
Closed Topic   LINK 28: PC Musician Jargon Buster   Martin Walker01025
Closed Topic   LINK 27: 2000 PC NOTES COLUMNS   Martin Walker0816
Closed Topic   LINK 26: Choosing A Portable PC For Music   Martin Walker01272
Closed Topic   LINK 25: Remote Control Options For Music PCs   Martin Walker0884
Closed Topic   Soundcard Problems 12: Are there any specific laptops that are known to give audio interference problems when plugged into the mains supply?   Martin Walker01513
Closed Topic   Soundcard Problems 11: How can I get rid of digital noises on my laptop audio interface that only happen when plugged into the mains supply?   Martin Walker02094
Closed Topic   LINK 24: Eliminating PC Audio Glitches   Martin Walker01693
Closed Topic   LINK 23: The Right PC For The Job - what combination of CPU, RAM, and hard drives for a given task?   Martin Walker01795
Closed Topic   LINK 22: 2001 PC NOTES COLUMNS   Martin Walker0780
Closed Topic   LINK 21: 2002 PC NOTES COLUMNS   Martin Walker0699
Closed Topic   LINK 20: 2003 PC NOTES COLUMNS   Martin Walker01187
Closed Topic   LINK 19: The Musician's Guide To PCI Slots And Interrupts   Martin Walker01238
Closed Topic   LINK 18: Speeding Up Windows - Improving Windows Performance For Music   Martin Walker01624
Closed Topic   Soundcard Problems 10: What implications are there when using an Audigy soundcard for making music?   Martin Walker03695
Closed Topic   Soundcard Problems 9: How is the Audigy 2 different from the original Audigy soundcard?   Martin Walker01661
Closed Topic   LINK 17: Partitioning PC Hard Drives For Multi-boot Systems   Martin Walker01378
Closed Topic   LINK 16: Windows XP One Year On   Martin Walker01691
Closed Topic   LINK 15: Burning Questions - Getting Better Performance From Your CD Drives   Martin Walker01054
Closed Topic   LINK 14: The Bionic PC - BIOS Tweaks For Music Performance   Martin Walker02020
Closed Topic   LINK 13: Clear Signals - Testing And Improving PC Soundcard Audio Performance   Martin Walker01398
Closed Topic   LINK 12: The Truth About Latency - Part 2   Martin Walker01674
Closed Topic   LINK 11: The Truth About Latency - Soft Synth Latency And Latency Jitter: Real-world Tests   Martin Walker01602
Closed Topic   LINK 10: Fault Finding - Detecting & Resolving PC Hardware Faults   Martin Walker01286
Closed Topic   LINK 9: Stabilising Your PC - Identifying And Solving Instability Problems   Martin Walker02029
Closed Topic   LINK 8: PC Soundcards - A Practical Guide   Martin Walker04420
Closed Topic   LINK 7: Making Music With Laptop PCs   Martin Walker03045
Closed Topic   LINK 6: Using Budget MIDI Hardware Controllers with a PC   Martin Walker01859
Closed Topic   LINK 5: Windows XP - Is it Suitable For Music?   Martin Walker03271
Closed Topic   LINK 4: Computers In the Studio   Martin Walker01798
Closed Topic   LINK 3: Creating Multiple-Booting PC Environments   Martin Walker01976
Closed Topic   LINK 2: Optimising Windows XP For Music   Martin Walker03436
Closed Topic   LINK 1: How to optimise PC Hard Drives for Audio   Martin Walker03026
Closed Topic   I've got lots of files with strange names in my audio partition. Can I safely delete them?   Martin Walker02743
Closed Topic   Soundcard Problems 8: If I can't lock my soundcards together, how can I minimise problems of timing drift?   Martin Walker01804
Closed Topic   Soundcard Problems 7: If I run several soundcards, will they remain locked in perfect sync?   Martin Walker02419
Closed Topic   Soundcard Problems 6: Is it possible to use several soundcards in one PC?   Martin Walker03298
Closed Topic   Recording hardware synths using a soundcard 2: Are there any other controls on the synth that might improve recording quality?   Martin Walker02144
Closed Topic   Recording hardware synths using a soundcard 1: Should I match levels by adjusting the synth output or the soundcard's input controls?   Martin Walker02591
Closed TopicSoundcard Drivers 7: Which type should I use with my music software?   Martin Walker04476
Closed Topic   Optimising Hard Disk Audio Performance 5: Is there an easier way to find out how many audio tracks my hard drive can manage?   Martin Walker04281
Closed Topic   Optimising Hard Disk Audio Performance 4: But how do I know what Disk Buffer Size to use, or whether the default one is most suitable?   Martin Walker03764
Closed Topic   Optimising Hard Disk Audio Performance 3: Are there any settings to tweak in my audio software that will give me any more simultaneous audio tracks?   Martin Walker03144
Closed Topic   Optimising Hard Disk Audio Performance 2: Are there any basic settings I should know about when first setting up my PC for audio work?   Martin Walker03801
Closed Topic   Optimising Hard Disk Audio Performance 1: What determines the maximum number of simultaneous audio tracks I can achieve with my software?   Martin Walker02971
Closed Topic   Hard Disk Format Options: What's the best way to format a hard drive for audio use?   Martin Walker06389
Closed Topic   Cubase SMPTE Display: How do I get the large SMPTE and Song Position Display shown in Martin Walker's SOS screenshots?   Martin Walker01950
Closed Topic   Missing Cubase MIDI 3: Both MIDI In and Out indicators light up, so why's there still no sound?   Martin Walker02064
Closed Topic   Missing Cubase MIDI 2: The MIDI In lights up, but not the MIDI Out, so why can't I still hear any sounds?   Martin Walker02571
Closed Topic   Missing Cubase MIDI 1: Why doesn't my MIDI keyboard make the MIDI In light up?   Martin Walker02071
Closed Topic   Soundcard Problems 5: Why doesn't my soundcard have a digital input for my CD-ROM drive?   Martin Walker03070
Closed Topic   Soundcard Problems 4: I'm determined to run my SB Live! project at 44.1kHz. What exactly will the audio difference be?   Martin Walker03340
Closed Topic   Soundcard Problems 3: Is the SB Live! soundcard a good choice for musicians?   Martin Walker05679
Closed Topic   Soundcard problems 2: Why do I get ghostly versions of previous audio tracks included every time I record a new one with my soundcard?   Martin Walker03335
Closed Topic   Soundcard Problems 1: Why is my soundcard audio input so noisy when recording?   Martin Walker03572
Closed Topic   MIDI Glitches 3: Why do I get audio interference when operating MIDI controllers?   Martin Walker02959
Closed Topic   MIDI Glitches 2: Are there any problems using serial port MIDI interfaces?   Martin Walker03508
Closed Topic   MIDI Glitches 1: Why do I get occasional stuck MIDI notes?   Martin Walker02741
Closed Topic   DMA 11: What’s the difference between ATA, E-IDE, and UDMA?   Martin Walker04399
Closed Topic   DMA 10: Can I install and use one of the latest UDMA66 or UDMA100 drives with a UDMA33 motherboard?   Martin Walker03511
Closed Topic   I want to save money. How easy is it to build my own PC?   Martin Walker06456
Closed Topic   Random Crashes 5: Why does my PC crash every time I try to use my new soundcard?   Martin Walker02550
Closed Topic   Random Crashes 4: Could random crashes be caused by my PC overheating?   Martin Walker02728
Closed Topic   Random Crashes 3: Can I make my PC go faster by changing settings in the BIOS?   Martin Walker03235
Closed Topic   Random Crashes 2: Could random crashes be due to an old ISA expansion card?   Martin Walker02147
Closed Topic   Random Crashes 1: How can I find out what is causing random crashes on my PC?   Martin Walker03312
Closed Topic   Uninstalling 2: Do I need to take any special precautions when uninstalling protected software?   Martin Walker02173
Closed Topic   Uninstalling 1: Are Uninstall options totally safe to run?   Martin Walker02553
Closed Topic   Soundcard Drivers 6: What do I do if the soundcard is working, but the audio applications aren’t?   Martin Walker02342
Closed Topic   Soundcard Drivers 5: How can I tell whether my Windows soundcard drivers are working properly?   Martin Walker02302
Closed Topic   Why does my soundcard refuse to work with most Windows audio software?   Martin Walker02273
Closed Topic   Can running tiny utility programs as background tasks really affect PC performance?   Martin Walker04178
Closed Topic   Parallel Ports 3: How do I change the Parallel Port Mode?   Martin Walker02141
Closed Topic   Parallel Ports 2: Which is the best Parallel Port Mode to choose for a MIDI Interface?   Martin Walker02491
Closed Topic   Parallel Ports 1: Why is my parallel port MIDI Interface not found when running its setup software?   Martin Walker01856
Closed Topic   Soundcard Drivers 4: What about ASIO drivers?   Martin Walker03753
Closed Topic   Soundcard Drivers 3: What if I want to re-install an older MME soundcard driver?   Martin Walker01928
Closed Topic   Soundcard Drivers 2: How do I find out what MME driver version my soundcard is using?   Martin Walker02077
Closed Topic   Soundcard Drivers 1: What’s the best way to update MME soundcard drivers?   Martin Walker02610
Closed Topic   Why does my soundcard have a DSP chip but no on-board effects?   Martin Walker02478
Closed Topic   Which Soundcard 7: So which one should I buy?   Martin Walker05072
Closed Topic   Which Soundcard 6: Does having on-board DSP make a difference?   Martin Walker03233
Closed Topic   Which Soundcard 5: What about digital I/O?   Martin Walker03339
Closed Topic   Which Soundcard 4: How many inputs and outputs will I need?   Martin Walker03367
Closed Topic   Which Soundcard 3: How many bits will I need?   Martin Walker02806
Closed Topic   Which Soundcard 2: How can I gauge recording quality?   Martin Walker03229
Closed Topic   Which Soundcard 1: Where do I start?   Martin Walker03451
Closed Topic   Do I need a soundcard with digital inputs and outputs to sample from CD’s?   Martin Walker01984
Closed Topic   Why do some soundcards have a digital output, but no digital input?   Martin Walker02192
Closed Topic   What are the pros and cons of real-time software plug-ins?   Martin Walker04451
Closed Topic   Does an expensive soundcard simply provide more audio channels?   Martin Walker02300
Closed Topic   Why does my soundcard have buzzes and whines in the background?   Martin Walker02398
Closed Topic   DMA 9: Can I expect double the number of audio tracks from a UDMA66 drive compared with a UDMA33 one?   Martin Walker02031
Closed Topic   DMA 8: Are there any known problems when using motherboards equipped with UDMA66 controllers?   Martin Walker01771
Closed Topic   DMA 7: What about UDMA66 and UDMA100 drives?   Martin Walker02320
Closed Topic   DMA 6: Why does my friend get his BM DMA working fine, but my identical hard drive keep crashing?   Martin Walker02094
Closed Topic   DMA 5: Is there anything else I should know about Bus Master DMA?   Martin Walker01886
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