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What is Pro Tools 11 “Co-install”?

Q: I’m about to update to Avid Pro Tools 11, and it says it does “co-install”? What does this mean? A: When you install Avid’s Pro Tools 11 and Pro Tools 11 HD, Pro Tools 10 or Pro Tools 10 HD are also installed. Likewise, the iLok authorization for Pro Tools 11 or Pro To

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What is Pro Tools Aggregate I/O For?

Q: Pro Tools on my Mac has an audio engine option for Aggregate I/O; what is this? A: On the Mac using Core Audio, in the Pro Tools Audio Engine, when you choose the built-in input as the sound source, you don’t have access to any outputs. Likewise, when selecting the bui

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What is X-Y Coincident Pair Microphone Placement?

Q: What is X-Y coincident pair microphone placement? A: This is a very popular way to record acoustic guitars, among other acoustic instruments. It’s a classic Nashville recording technique, although it’s popular all over. To set this up, you’ll need two (preferably identical

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What’s the Difference between Electret and Capacitor Mics?

An electret, or back-electret microphone, is one type of capacitor/condenser microphone. All capacitor microphones work by having an electrical charge applied. As the sound waves strike the diaphragm and make it move relative to the backplate, the electrical value of the capacitor

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What’s the Difference Between an Active Ribbon Mic and a Regular Ribbo...

Q: Lately I’ve seen several ribbon mics that are “active.” What does this mean, and what’s the advantage? A: Active ribbon mics have been gaining in popularity over the past few years. An active ribbon includes onboard electronics that “condition” the mic’s signal before it i

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What’s the Difference Between an Attenuator and a Load Box?

Q: I’m trying to figure out the difference between an attenuator and a load box with guitar amps. Can you help? A: An attenuator can be thought of as a volume control that you can insert between your amp’s speaker output and the speaker itself. It soaks up some of the powe

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What’s the Difference Between Resistive and Reactive Loads?

It’s not safe to operate a tube guitar amplifier with no speaker connected. The amplifier needs to see a “load” — normally from a speaker — that gives the power it puts out somewhere to go. Without a load, a tube amplifier will likely be damaged. If you want to use your am

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Why do some MIDI synths have CV/Gate jacks?

Q: Why do some MIDI synthesizers and effects have CV/Gate jacks? A: Back before MIDI, the only way for one device to control another was through the use of control voltage inputs and outputs, and gate (trigger) jacks. These connections could control everything from the pit

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Why Doesn’t an LA-2A Have All the Compression Controls?

Q: I always wondered, why doesn’t a Universal Audio LA-2A have attack, ratio, and release controls? How do you know where they are set? A: Those parameters are preset in a LA-2A, making it a very simple compressor to operate — all you have to dial in are the amount of gain re

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Why is My Tube Microphone Preamp Crackling?

Q: I purchased a used tube microphone preamp, and as I turn up the gain control, I am hearing crackling noises. Could it be a bad tube? A: It is possible that a vacuum tube in the unit is going bad. While preamp tubes tend to last much longer than power tubes, they can still

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