Get MESA, should work on XP without issue.

Make a dual boot PC, one being Win XP, the other your current OS.

Install a SCSI card and get a SCSI cable.

Download MESA v2.2: http://www.akaipro.com/contentmgr/showdetails.php/id/1757

Connect sampler to PC via SCSI

You can now transfer data and ...

Get MESA, should work on XP without issue.

Make a dual boot PC, one being Win XP, the other your current OS.

Install a SCSI card and get a SCSI cable.

Download MESA v2.2: http://www.akaipro.com/contentmgr/showdetails.php/id/1757

Connect sampler to PC via SCSI

You can now transfer data and ...

whatever about his "production skills," he's a twit, whinging about "flying in from Europe" and having not slept for 24 hours?? he also seems oblivious to the fact that the guy was offering a beer, not "throwing a beer" at him. How many metal/hardcore/thrash gigs has this guy been to? none ...

Now, if you decide to mass market them and inflate the current supply in order to profit from it then I could understand the stigma associated to it-- and even then I don't think anyone but Mala, Coki or Loefah could really have any valid criticisms . (And I use the word loosely as they Marketed ...

Alesis M1 Active MkII, you can pick them up pretty cheap now. I worked with these for years and was always surprised how well the mixes sounded on more expensive set-ups including Genelec 1038B's. A very neutral monitor. Placement can be used to optimise the bass response, but the reality is no ...

Sorry, have never used FL, and sorry there is no quick fix for learning how to balance a mix, it's not something any plug-in is going to do for you. As to monitoring the signal in mono, the issues relating to this are dealt with in the SOS item, other than this it's down to your signal routing ...

what he read is as below, says nothing about mastering in mono, but it does suggest, among other things, that stereo mixes will not be heard as such in a lot of clubs, therefore maybe it's an idea to optimise your mix to take advantage of this fact rather than trying to create intricate stereo ...

actually, in the context of balancing a mix, mono is extremely useful, not least to check for phase cancellation. It's a rule of thumb that if a mix does not work in mono it most likely will suffer problems in stereo. Checking the balance of a mix in mono is still standard practice for commercial ...