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You’re right! I’m in the Middle East... Used to be all US 110v but now a nationwide conversion to UK 220v is in process. Hence some houses have a combination of both types of outlets. My studio has only 110v outlets, into one of which I have plugged a power strip to accommodate those pieces of...

Hi- I moved house about a year ago, sockets in new place all 110v, so as my equipment was a mix of 220v and dual voltage I bought a Bestek converter and a 220V plug Power strip and for a while everything worked fine. Then one day, I found that though my computer, monitor and Tascam Model 12 were...

Hi I just bought the Model 12 and am using it as an audio interface with Cakewalk by Bandlab. Prior to that I was using a Focusrite Scarlett, which was fine. I have only one issue, and that is that my CbB stereo mixes are playing (Via the Model 12) through my monitors as mono. I have channels 1...

I have an small problem. I just mixed down from Cakewalk (working fine) to .wav audio file 32 bit 44.1k on my Windows 10 computer. Last week it was playing .wav files no problem. Now, it cannot play any .wav files (including 16 bit, 24 bit) in any application (Audacity, Groove, WMP...) All I...

Hi I have been working on a new song after a 6 month break, but it seems to me that this software has been updated and in one respect at least made less user friendly. I used to be able to record a basic chord sequence on the midi keyboard, then simply browse the patterns in RealGuitar, choose...

Good morning I have been working on a new song after a 6 month break, but it seems to me that this software has been updated and in one respect at least made less user friendly. I used to be able to record a basic chord sequence on the midi keyboard, then simply browse the patterns in...

Good morning There’s a chance this could be a really daft question but it’s got to be asked. I am revamping the studio and I just bought a new monitor - hp elite 230t. The first thing I wanted to do was check that it works, so I just connected the power cord and tried to switch it on. I...

I never had this problem before, but with Platinum I'm finding that every time I insert a soft synth or plugin for midi such as Real Guitar or String Section etc. It just plays these two notes over and over and it's driving me nuts because I cannot find how to stop it. It's like a water torture...

Hi Busy last night transferring files to new computer when I spilled water over the old one, and it literally went up in a puff of smoke. Fortunately I had transferred all files from both drives, and although I hadn’t saved cwp’s in bundle format all the audio was still traceable and intact in...

Good morning I’m facing a problem for which I need an urgent solution, as I have a mastering session booked for next week and the engineer needs the final mixes today. Everything is fine in terms of the music and tracks themselves, but the problem I am facing is this: when I mix down the...

Hello I want to send a few mixes off to have them mastered (first time), and one thing I notice is that all the MEs say not to convert the sample rate or bit depth from those at which the songs were recorded, and that they prefer interleaved stereo files. When I go to export from SONAR, it...

Hi I'm currently working on a collaborative project with a friend of mine overseas, but somewhere in the last couple of weeks I seem to have developed a problem with my output signal in Sonar x1, principally involving panning but which inevitably affects the whole outcome. Here point by point...

Hello I am working on a project in Sonar x1 and all has gone well up to now, but I am new to the software and I find that when I convert a soft synth track to audio from midi (via the Bounce to track option), the playback is affected by a strong crackling sound coming from a track labeled...

Hello I used to do a fair bit of recording but have been out of the loop, so to speak, for a few years now. I used CWPA8 on an old Pentium 3 and a Soundblaster Live card which allowed me to use a lot of soundfonts. Recently, however, I finally got round to upgrading, but the problem is I am now...

Hi all Which of the two computers below would you choose? The bottom one on costs about $300 more, but the top one has a slower processor, no onboard audio, it seems, and Intel integrated HD graphics, which I wonder if it is as good as the ATI Radeon. Other features seem similar, although you...

Hi I have just noticed one of the computers I am thinking of buying has an integrated Intel HD Graphics 1x VGA, 1x DVI, 1x HDMI - is that as good as any other video card such as NVidia GeForce or would it be a cheaper option? Thanks. Cheers M.

I am not sure if this is a daft question or not, but since I don't know the answer I'll go ahead and ask it anyway: Is it better to go with a Zalman 600w power supply than an Antec 380w, and would I need any extra cooling such as Noctua fans? The motherboard is Intel w/H55 Chipset and the...

Hi Sorry for being persistent, but I am trying to upgrade my system after ten years and I am getting stuck. Can somebody just tell me an AI that will work with both Sonar 8.5 producer and Windows 7 32 bit, and which has midi i/o? I was looking at M-Audio Fast Track Ultra but I am not sure if...

Hi all Does anyone use a presonus firestudio interface with Sonar 8.5 without any incompatibility issues? I heard a rumour, that's all... M.

Hi all Is there much difference between the i5 661 dual core and the i7 920 quadcore processors as far as making music goes, or would either be entirely adequate? Ditto between 3Gb and 4Gb of RAM? Thanks. M.