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1. Go to www.propellerheads.se and click on Downloads. 2. Under Miscellaneous Updates, click on the ReWire and REX Shared Library links, then download the appropriate installers for your system. 3. Use Windows’ Search function to locate all files named “REX Shared Library.dll” and “Rewire.dll. ” 4. Delete all instances of these DLLs. 5. Re-install the ReWire and REX Shared Library DLLs from the installation files you just downloaded from the Propellerhead site. 6. Re-start your computer, and all should be well. PROBLEM: A USB audio interface (or other device) that was previously recognized no longer appears. SOLUTION: Some USB devices are “wedded” to the port they were connected to when their drivers were installed. Either try various ports until you find the one where the USB device is recognized, or re-install the driver and, for future reference, make note of the port being used. PROBLEM: Installing a new Windows driver for an audio interface worsens performance instead of improving it. SOLUTION: This can happen for a number of reasons, but sometimes it can result from older drivers not being fully uninstalled. In addition to using any available add/remove uninstall routine for the older drivers, also check for hidden driver elements using the following procedure (there’s more on this at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315539; thanks to Mike Martin at TC Electronics for alerting us to this). 1. Go Start > Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt. 2. At a command prompt, type “set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1” (without quotes). 3. Hit Enter. 4. Next, type “start devmgmt.msc” (without quotes). 5. Hit Enter. Device Manager opens up. 6. Under View, select Show Hidden Devices. 7. If you’re dealing with an interface issue, expand Sound, Video, and Game Controllers. 8. Right-click on all entries relating to the old drivers and select Uninstall. 9. After uninstalling all appropriate entries, close Device Manager. 10. At the command prompt, type “Exit” (without quotes). 11. Re-boot and install the new drivers. 818-847-0222 PROBLEM: Your FireWire audio interface works perfectly with most machines, but with some machines, you experience problems — loss of sync, dropouts, and other erratic behavior. SOLUTION: Check the manufacturer’s website for recommendations regarding FireWire chip sets. For example, many manufacturers recommend against using FireWire interfaces with NEC chips, but do recommend TI (Texas Instrument) and Lucent chips. (For manufacturer information with Windows machines, right-click on My Computer and go Properties > Hardware > Device Manager; open Device Manager and look under IEEE 1394 Bus host controller.) Also, most manufacturers recommend against using combination USB/FireWire cards; use a dedicated FireWire card. Finally, when using bus-powered interfaces, it’s generally not a good idea to daisy-chain other devices (e.g., hard drives) on the same FireWire port. PROBLEM: When using a FireWire interface with Macintosh PowerPC computers, there’s a strange, high-pitched, intermittent whine, and sometimes noise and garbage occurs when opening and closing windows. SOLUTION: This has bedeviled Mac owners with any of several FireWire interfaces, especially as the problem can have multiple causes and is not necessarily consistent. However, there is an option that solves most of these problems. Go to http:// developer.apple.com/tools/download and download Computer Hardware Understanding Development (CHUD) Tools version 4.4.4 (DMG). Double-click on the .DMG software, then double-click on CHUD.pkg. Install the CHUD tools, as this adds a Processor option to the System Preferences menu under “Hardware. ” Double-click on the Processor icon, uncheck “Allow Nap” as shown in Figure 5 (optional: cross your fingers), and odds are good the whine will disappear. (Thanks to Paul White for recommending this tip.) PROBLEM: Adobe Audition hangs when scanning for DirectX plug-ins and will not open. SOLUTION: A poorly-written or incompati- “The MA-200 instantly became an integral part of my drum sounds. From the moment I first put a pair up, they have continued to impress me with a wide open and balanced sound. I've tracked great sounding vocals, drums, guitars and bass through these mics, and my clients are consistently blown away by the results.” Ryan Hewitt (Engineer/Mixer: Red Hot Chili Peppers, blink-182, Alkaline Trio) www.eqmag.com SEPTEMBER 2007 EQ 45 http://www.mojaveaudio.com http://www.propellerheads.se http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315539 http://developer.apple.com/tools/download http://developer.apple.com/tools/download http://www.eqmag.com

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Contents Talk Box Sounding Board Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly Ben and Vesper Kaiser Chiefs Toolbox Ozma Porcupine Tree Rush The Software Power User Guide Guitar Trax Bass Management Key Issues Drumheads Vocal Cords Mix Bus Cheat Sheet Chameleon Labs TS1 and TS2 Primera Bravo Se Disc Publisher Roland MC-808 Magix Samplitude Professional 9.1 Massey Tape-Head Big Fish Audio Revolucion Reggaeton Sonivox World Beats Sony Pocket Diva Adobe Audition 2.0 Cakewalk Sonar 6 Room with a VU: J Street Recorders, Sacramento, CA

EQ Magazine - September 2007

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