Chatroulette lets you video chat with random strangers from within your browser window. If you don't have a webcam, and want to use Chatroulette, consider installing a virtual webcam program to…
The Microsoft SSIS "foreach" loop container iterates through each record or column and performs SQL processes on each value in the loop. Use this procedure to edit large amounts of data…
Normally when you press the power button, your HP computer goes through a procedure called the BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) and then loads the operating system. In some cases your computer may…
C++ is a popular, general purpose programming language use in the creation of a wide variety of software applications. A two-dimensional array is a special data type within C++ that collects data and…
Vocoder effects tune vocals to the notes of a musical instrument as well as meld the two elements into one. The effect animates the musical instrument, also known as the carrier, with the speech of…
Swish Max is an application that enables the user to make Flash (SWF) formatted video files. In addition, Swish Max will import and open animated GIFs. Once imported, the user is able to save the…
A looping GIF is an animated GIF image file that infinitely repeats, playing the image for as long as it is displayed on the screen. Looping GIF images are typically used on Web pages to add motion to…
When using large buttons on a piece of knitting, you may choose to make a button loop instead of a buttonhole. Knitted buttonholes require you to bind off stitches in one row and cast them on again in…
Apple's Logic Pro and Logic Express come with dozens of built-in instrument and effect plugins exclusive to the platform, including a comprehensive sampler instrument called the EXS24. Using the…
Hairpin lace is a type of crocheting done on a special loom. The technique of hairpin lace has a strip of crocheting down the center with two sides that consist of loops. A completed strip of hairpin…
Fruity Loops Studio is powerful audio mixing and creation software that gives you full control over any audio track. Vocal isolation with Fruity Loops is done through a process called phase…
Capacitors are electronic components that store electrical charges and block direct current in circuits. There are a variety of types of capacitors. Larger motor run and start capacitors typically…
Apache Camel is an open source integration framework for servers. If you have the Apache Camel framework on your server and you are getting a loop in one of your settings, the server will crash. You…
AT3 files are audio files that play music on Sony devices, like the PlayStation Portable and Sony MP3 players. The AT3 file is created with Sony's Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding 3, also called…
Ratio control systems are installed to maintain the relationship between two variables and to stop a third variable from arising. The correct method of control depends on an understanding of the…
FreeMarker is a template engine, meaning that it is a tool that creates text output. It is meant to be used with the Java programming language, especially with Model View Controller applications. The…
One fundamental concept in Computer Science is the "loop." Loops are block instructions a machines reads and executes over and again, until some termination condition is met. Said another way, the…
Fruity Loops -- now known as FL Studio -- is one of the most popular professional quality programs used to create and edit music tracks. A popular feature of the Fruity Loops software is the ability…
A groomer's loop or groomers noose is a tool used to restrain a dog during grooming. It is especially important to keep the dog from falling or jumping off the table while grooming. Groomers' loops…
Nylon loops are rings of stretchy nylon material that are approximately 7 inches long and 1/4 inch wide. They come in a variety of colors, and are sold either as bags of mixed colors or in single…
Loops are an essential part of programming. They are used to repeat a section of code until a condition is met. The "for" loop in the C++ language initializes a variable when called, sets the exit…
Drupal is an open source program that is used to build and run websites and apps. The modules of the Drupal program have tasks they need to preform. The Cron program lets these modules know when they…
VBA is a programming language developed by Microsoft. VBA syntax is simple and easy to learn. Although not as complex as other programming languages, VBA still contains many of the same constructs…
Create fluent mixes without conflicting frequencies by properly setting up Ableton Live's tracks and channel volumes. Ableton Live is a multi-track recording, DJ and sequencing studio application. It…
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One of Ableton Live's strengths is the digital audio workstation's ability to adjust the tempo of imported audio clips to match the global tempo settings. This "warping" feature allows you to quickly…
The whoosh is an essential sound in electronic music, especially in trance and electro-house tracks. Use a whoosh sound to add a tension-building breakdown to your music or to create a transition…
The Ableton pitch bend control allows you to smoothly change the pitch of the sound that a MIDI note generates. Creating a pitch bend envelope that gradually increases from zero to 8191 -- the upper…
Mastering an audio production ties the track together and provides the finishing touches necessary for radio or club play. Mastering is a painstaking and complicated process; many musicians prefer to…
Ableton Live is a versatile and powerful piece of digital audio software. However, if the program is unable to record from an audio input, it quickly becomes much less useful. To troubleshoot audio…
Ableton Live's Gate effect works as a noise gate for removing static and other artifacts from your recordings. You can add a noise gate to an audio track containing the undesirable noise, then…
In audio production, latency is the gap between when you press a key on a keyboard or make a sound into a microphone and when you hear it through the speakers or headphones. When using the Tascam…
A cycle or loop is an algorithm that causes a computer to repeat a set of instructions until a condition is met. Sometimes, a cycle is defined in such a way that there is no operating condition, or it…
When working with ropes for boats it is important to be capable of tying or braiding a variety of knots, hitches and loops. With a three-strand rope you can braid one end of the rope with the main…
Ableton Live's recording capabilities extend to adding vocals being sent from your audio interface to one of its audio tracks. Select the audio interface input as the source for recording within the…
Ableton Live's "Slice to MIDI Track" feature allows you to slice a vocal track to each of Launchpad's buttons for remixing and editing purposes. The "Slide to MIDI Track" feature lets you select to…
Assign your MIDI controller to control the pitch of a virtual instrument within Ableton Live, a loop-based software music sequencer for Mac OS and Windows made by Ableton. Ableton Live's sequencing…
Ableton is a software company founded in 1999 in Berlin that focuses on music production software. One of its programs, Ableton Live, is used by both veteran musicians and budding artists. It was…
You can use the automation feature within Ableton Live for creating fermatas. A fermata is a sustained note during a pause of a musical measure. Ableton Live's automation feature allows you to input…
Ableton Live is software that allows users to create their own music. If you have a compatible MIDI controller or keyboard you can use this as an input in Ableton Live. This is very useful for…
Export professional-grade audio from projects made with Ableton Live 7's recording and sequencing software once your tracks are completed. You can either export the master output of your track, or…
The demo version of FL Studio 6, or "FruityLoops," allows you to render audio from your current project to MP3, OGG or WAV files. FL Studio provides users with a virtual studio environment, which…
Ableton Live is an audio recording and MIDI sequencing application that performs a number of different tasks. Audio can be recorded and processed with a number of built-in effects, or turned into…
Ableton Live is an audio recording and editing application for the PC and Macintosh. It can be used to edit MIDI data or record live instruments. The delay that sometimes occurs when recording vocals…
When producing music on your computer, you are likely to use mutliple applications for different purposes. For example, if you use Reason to produce your sounds, you may prefer Ableton Live 7 as your…
ReWire is a software plugin developed by Propellerhead, designed for use with its Reason application. Reason is a collection of MIDI instruments with an included MIDI sequencer. As Reason cannot…
FruityLoops, now referred to as FLStudio, initially appeared in 1997 as a basic drum sequencer. Since then, it has expanded into a fully featured production tool. FLStudio released its sixth version…
A reboot loop on a Windows-based computer is caused by having corrupted or damaged start-up disk files. The start-up disk on your Windows computer is used to boot the operating system. If you are…
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is a major problem in computer repair. Your body gathers static electricity from your clothes rubbing against each other or other objects. This charge can destroy…
An infinite loop is a software programming construct that executes forever. If not written properly, it can only be halted by doing a system reset. However, one or more exit conditions can allow an…
Infinite Responder is an autoresponder or autoscript program that can be downloaded for free. The software is typically hosted on a personal domain or website and used for responding to clients or…
An anit-static grounding wrist strap is used whenever you perform work on electronics, such as the internal workings of a computer. The strap grounds you and prevents any static shock that could…
Unlocking the demo version of FL Studio, previously known as FruityLoops, can allow you to remove all of the limitations that hinder you from creating saved projects. This is done by downloading the…
"Warblade" is a "shoot 'em up" video game for Windows and Mac. "Warblade" is a remake of a classic Amiga game called "Deluxe Galaga," pitting you against aliens invading Earth. The game is shareware,…
A feedback loop is an additional service Verizon provides you to monitor customers who reject your emails. This service is limited to companies sending bulk emails. Feedback loops help reduce spam and…
When you create an animation using Adobe Flash software, the animation is set by default to play on an infinite loop, meaning each time the animation reaches its end, it restarts itself over and over…
FL Studio, formerly known as "Fruity Loops," is a music production application aimed at musicians of all types. Whether you are an aspiring music producer or a veteran in the field, FL Studio allows…
Fruity Loops is a music authoring program that allows users to create musical arrangements though a simplified interface. Fruit Loops can record audio for the purpose of adding real instruments to a…
A WAV is a sound file typically used for short sound effects or small pieces of music. It is generally a larger file compared to a more compressed format like MP3, and is thus more suited to shorter…
Music production is an ever-growing sector of the entertainment industry that has become even more prominent with advances in digital audio recording, production and engineering. Producers around the…
SimSynth is a software synthesizer for use with computer audio applications. The software plug-in comes in two standard plug-in types: the VSTi and FL Studio plug-ins. SimSynth is very easy to use in…
Loops are the gist of computer programming because they allow programmers to automate tasks. For example, if you want the computer to write the numbers 1 through 1000, you set a counter to 1, program…
Loops are programming devices that specify that a section of a program is to be performed one or more times. Typically they are divided into two categories, "for loops" and "while loops". A "for loop"…
First of all, an infinite loop cannot be read. An infinite loop is a computer program bug that results in the program running without end. The program must be stopped by either operator intervention…
In a computer, drivers are software programs that tell the operating system how to control the hardware attached to, or installed in, the computer. If there is a problem with a video card driver in…
When in the course of programming an application, the program is going to run across several errors. This is inevitable, as programming is a tedious and repetitive activity, and it is impossible to…
Dry loop DSL has its own dedicated wire for service. Wiring is very straightforward and easy. You will be wiring the DSL to a phone jack in the room where your DSL modem is. It is the same procedure…
It's always interesting to watch neighborhoods as they move up or down the economic ladder. Austin, Texas has many neighborhoods that are being gentrified, not the least of which is North Loop. The…
Macros are used to perform repetitive actions over and over automatically. A loop is an effortless and powerful macro. A cell or range of cells reference on a worksheet tells Excel where to look for…
Create a while loop any time your C program needs to iterate over values or variables. With a few simple precautions, while loops can be easy and powerful.
If you are creating a Director movie to be displayed in a kiosk or on a Web page, for example, you might want the movie to start over or replay automatically each time it finishes. You can do this by…