Recent content by jfrog

I'm creating an insert for a CD that I've recording - a foldover insert for a jewel case. I'm printing the insert at home. The paper I tried was a nice matte paper, 32# weight, but I think it would look better on glossy paper, like the CD's you buy. What weight of paper is good? Most of the...

I have a question about S/PDIF cables.... I've been transferring music from my Fostex VF-08 to my computer via the S/PDIF ports. (I have a M-Audio Fast Track Pro interface) Recording using Reaper. It's working fine, except occasionally some noise gets transferred...and I'm wondering if...

My Ernie Ball VP-Jr volume pedal is starting to get scratchy. On the EB website it recommends just replacing the pot. The pedal is less than 4 years old....is there any options? Isn't there some pot cleaner spray or something? Operation-wise, the EB pedal is the best one I've owned, but it's...

Hey all, I just purchased an M-Audio Fast Track Pro USB last week. It seems to work OK, but I'm having a problem....sometimes when I'm recording, using Reaper, Reaper will just freeze up....It won't even let you close it or use the task manager (Windows XP) to close it. The only way to fix...

Can anyone recommend good music notation software? (preferably cheap) I occasionally want to actually document music I've written. Thanks in advance.

I installed an Echo Mia MIDI card a while ago and have never got the S/PDIF input to work. The analog and S/PDIF outputs & MIDI work, but when I try to record off of the S/PDIF inputs, all I get is hiss! I started by using Reaper and switched to Audigy with the same results. Actually, the...

I just installed an Echo Mia MIDI card. The output & MIDI work, but when I try to record off of the S/PDIF inputs, all I get is hiss! I started by using Reaper and switched to Audigy with the same results. The cable I'm using is a video cable, which I've used for s/pdif before (I think it's...

I need a sound card with a MIDI interface...I have a program to back up my f/x proccesser that uses MIDI to communicate. I realize that I can get a cheaper sound card than the Echo Mia MIDI, but it also has some other capabilities that I could use...I could use the S/PDIF inputs to record from...

Do those CD Lens / laser cleaners really work? You know, those disks that are supposed to clean the laser? Extra credit question: If they in fact do work, do they work on recording lasers? Extra extra credit question: Is the recording laser a separate laser than the playback one? Here's...

My wife bought me a brand new Gibson.... :) ...office chair :confused: Office Depot® Brand Gibson Leather Task Chair, Black

Disclaimer: I was inspired to start this thread because of the thread where someone didn't like the sound of their Tele. Like it matters to me. About a month ago I was heading to my local guitar store to buy a brand spankin' new Deluxe Nashville Tele, provided that they had it in the finish I...

Do finger-strengthening exercises, such as the gripmaster, or whatever it's called, help with finger dexterity and playing in general?

I've looked at the Yamaha PSR's - like the -293 - down at my local guitar center. For $200 they seem like they have a really good pallete of sounds, and most of them seem quite realistic. I see that Musicians Friend has the -273 for about $157. Anybody use these? How are they for recording...

VF users - how do you back up your data? I've got a VF08, w/o CDR, and back up to an external CDR via the S/PDIF outputs. That saves all the tracks, but it also sounds like it saves some other data at the start of the backup...there's the fax-like squeals of digital data. But.... It's...

I just bought a cheap bass used- an Ibanez GSR 200. It has some fret buzz, so my guess is the best way to remedy this is to adjust the truss rod. A couple of questions: 1. To reduce the fret buzz, do I want to tighten or loosen the truss rod? 2. Do you adjust the truss rod with the...