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  1. badassmak

    reinstalling 98 on an older machine...

    ...because it caught a virus :). The problem(s) I am having is that it won't read my boot floppy or cdrom. It knows that they exist but won't start from there. I am however, able to install xp from cdrom, I know that works. The problem is that its a copy of xp I am already using, so I can't...
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    Another f_ckup by yours trully

    So I was adding some new user profiles yesterday, as someone else here now has access to my machine. When I first started using XP PRO, I just started using it as system administrator (system default). So when I added a new user, it also requested that I add myself as system administrator...
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    O Crap

    I went and turned my machine on this afternoon...and...it gets to the screen where it says "Pheonix-awardBIOS v 6.00PG...etc.etc... Then it goes no further, but it says half way down...*Warning!!!CPU have overspeed!!!* I'm thinking this is very bad :( . I have never messed with BIOS, or...
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    Nut Adjustment!

    I finally have to break down and fix some guitars here. Nothing works:o . Anyhow, the only one I can afford to fix, has this problem with the nut. The high E string is alwayssssssssss buzzing. The last guy to fix it didn't do such a good job. What happened that time was the high E actually...
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    Dr 660

    I'm trying to get this to sound more "realistic" (seeing as how I can't paly real drums for shit :) ) What is my best bet? Do I record each part by itself and add effects...(ie...snare one track...kick another track...everything else another track...I have done this, it is a pain in the ass)...
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    so I'm wondering...

    ...whats the best way to transfer files between hd's. I have a new machine with a 40 gig hd, running windows xp PRO I have an old machine with a 20 gig hd, running windows 98se. I want to be able to use the older drive to run internet apps, as well as OS (XP PRO), and anything but the...
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    sharpening my skates...

    I was going to get my skates sharpened today, but the skate sharpener guy wasn't in. So I left my skates on the counter, said fuck it, and went and blew a grand on computer parts...now how do i put it together?:confused:
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    Will This Fly ? WTF???

    Building a new machine, in case you didnt know. Here is a list of whats gonna be inside. Im just looking for nice feedback, you know the kind that says, hell yeah, that sounds great. Of course if there is anything to be concerned about, that would be nice to know too. :) AMD athlon XP 1800+...
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    What brands of RAM to stay away from

    just curious, Im pretty sure I came across something on the net that said there was basically two brands of RAM too choose from, because the rest were crap, and troubleshooting troublesome RAM was a pain in the ass. Ill be damned if I can remmeeber where I read that tho, shoulda wrote it down...
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    computer blowout...

    A store in town is having some really wicked deals on computer 'packages' right now...ie 50% off. I would have preferred to build one, but I am too greedy and the stuff I would want in a machine would simply have proven too costly. Anyhow, the major thing I am looking at with regard to these...
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    ULH loudspeakers

    I was wandering around today and came across a whole wack of ULH loudspeakers for sale. 80$ a pop. Im just wondering if anyone has heard of these before, and are they gonna blow up in my face after a month?...
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    hey phantom power wont fry my shure 57 will it?

    just curious...Im guessing no...secondly is it better to use phantom power with it when available, or just turn up the level?...or does it matter ie am I just wasting power? Thanks...
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    retraining...

    after many years roofing, and many accidents, the most recent of which was a fractured ankle, it has been deemed I am unfit for return to that line of work. So what workers comp is gonna do is to retrain me. Im looking for specific schools in the music industry, as well as specific job titles...
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    drum forum?

    uhh what are drum triggers?
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    new used kit...needs cleaning

    Recently I picked up a pretty decent Ludwig kit, hardly played...now its been my turn to hardly play it, so its kinda dusty after 3 months. Whats the best stuff to use to clean it with? Water, Vinnegar, Windex, Spit, or is there something better ?:D...Thanks
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    mmmm chunks of dust...

    I recently picked up a used SM-58 used, fairly cheap. When I unscrewed the windscreen, chunks of dirt fell out hehe. (maybe thats why it was cheap)...Anyhow, I'm just wondering simply whats the best way to clean A) the windscreen, and possibly more important B) the diaphram thingy (or should I...
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    building a new DAW

    OK...so I almost lost my mind and nearly everything on my hard drive trying to install my new soundcard, a Delta 66, onto my crappy compaq. There is a lot of problems with conflicting onboard sound and video etc. I have decided its well past time to start building a DAW from scratch. (This...
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    nutty...

    Ive finally got this soundcard (delta 66) in my puter and ready to rock after the holidays... So i record from input 1 and 2 (and 3 and 4 even) Upon Playback everything starts nice...by the end of the tune everythings outta sync...wtf? I have all the buffers cranked...is this a problem with...
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    bass wah/flanger pedal...

    The 4 stringer in our residence is curious as to what's a good name to buy for a bass wah pedal...maybe even a flanger kinda thing.
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    new toy too tinker with...all these options...

    I have recently installed a new Delta 66 on my machine, alongside a SB16 (it only took like 5 days to install). Uh, I'm finding the vast amount of options overwhelming at this stage. What I would like to be able to do, and what I think is the right angle, is to use the SB for mere playback and...
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