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I have a new system consisting of a Hewlett Packard 411 Computer running Win 10 and a HP 2540 3 in 1 Printer. To print a single document I call up the document, click print,complete the print setup page , click print again and the printer produces the document all OK. When I attempt a multi page pri...

Many thanks to you all for your valuable help. The forum wins again!
Regards Howard

Hi to all. I am trying to load a freeby PC Synthesiser by Green Oak.com.called Chrystal I assume because it's free it is only offered in zip file format or a VST,whatever a VST is. I have been able to convert the zip file into an unzipped file but that's where my knowledge about plugins etc ends. Wh...

Thanks, Jack, I'll give your suggestion a go.

Jack, I have disabled all audio from the BIOS and the buzz still persists. I did notice that when power is applied and the speakers are active, the sound starts low, quickly climbs to a high level and then settles down to the constant note which is about middle "C" by the way. I'm coming a...

Thanks to all for your input, it's a great help. OK , Jack, I tried your suggestion and as you predicted the system picked up the Realtek audio again when the system was rebooted. Sadly still the same buzz. Here's what I have observed or fiddled with so far. The buzz starts immediately the power is ...

For convenience I have been playing my lapsteel through my HP Compaq using an effects prog called GNUitar. The pickup is a single coil run direct to the computer line in. This has been just fine until yesterday when I switched on the system and found no sound from the speakers except a high pitch bu...

This forum is soooooooooo good!!
Im with Larry on this one, such a useful program to have on hand.
Many thanks to Don and for Stephens alternative.
Thanks Guys
Howard

Hi to all. I am just about finished my home built lap steel (22 1/2) and I am going to tune to open A major A,C#,E,A,C#,E. A fret board map would useful to have but I'm unsure how to go about it. I'm not too knowledgable when it comes to the tech side of music.I have learnt thet the following fret p...

Thanks to you both for the information it has solved the problem!!!! With the help of a meter and your info I was able to establish that the Red and Blue were coil ends and the braided lead was not connected to either of the "signal" wires but was found to be soldered to the brass base pla...

Good Morning All I'm building another lap steel and have got to the wiring of the single pickup. It is new but its origin is unknown and I want to wire direct to a jack socket output ( No vol control). My problem is that it has three wires , One Red, One Blue and a Braided wire which seems to be the...

Grateful thanks to you both, it's all useful stuff. The iRig does seem to.be a definite contender and it isn't too expensive so I may give it a try,
Thanks
Barrie England

There are some useful music effects and application apps available for iPad. I've been using some ,like AUFX Space, in the basic set up which is with the iPad open mic and head set on the output side which prevents serious feedback. What I would like to do is use some sort of interface to connect my...

Many thanks Steve, I think I will give open E a try, I can always restring back to C6 if I dont like it!
Cheers
Howard

I have played a lap steel for some years now but my Parkinsons has started to "bite" and my right hand is difficult to control some times making pickin' a problem. My thumb is OK and I can "pinch" with my thumb and second finger. I have always used C6th tuning,but can anyone sugg...

I'm trying to capture online guitar hints and tips videos (You Tube etc) and burn them onto a DVD to play back on my domestic DVD player (PAL because I'm in the UK)to assist learning. So far Ive captured the online videos to WMV format OK and have then been using a program called CDburnXP which conv...

Hi John
I appreciate your input, I have to admit that I do use iTunes a fair bit but have never really investigated all the facilities available. I will have a look at the EQ which could be quite a useful option.
Thanks again for your interest.
Howard.

Joey
That's brilliant, I had forgotten all about the computer sound control. Thanks for the reminder, that will do the job nicely.
Thanks again,
Regards
Howard.

I have some backing CD's which consist of the melody on one track and the backing on the other so you can hear the whole thing or just play the backing by switching channels off etc. I would like to load them onto iTunes but I'm not sure that I can independantly switch Left and Right off and on to c...

Many thanks to you both for your suggestions and for taking the trouble to help. I guess that I need to find out a bit more about an upgrade my system to filter out the garbage emails as this is now becoming really annoying. Thanks again, Regards Howard.

For a number of years in the UK I have use Outlook Express for sending or receiving emails without a single problem. During the last few months a good friend, who now emails me quite a lot, has regularly had his emails returned but they get through OK next day. He uses AOL to send his emails to me. ...

Dave/Wiz
My grateful thanks to you both, I reckon with this information I will be able to sort it out. Thanks again, Howard.

Dave Very grateful for your advice and information links, looks like a midnight oil job. To be fair to Norton, the autoprotect log does show the following activities took place at the time of the "download": Trojan.Zlob. Detected and Deleted. Trojan.ZlobN. Detected and Deleted. AntiVirGear...

After browsing the web I realised that I had collected an uninvited small programme, an icon on my desk top and in the task bar(at the bottom of the screen). It is a link to "Antivirgear.Com" in Latvia!! trying to frighten me into buying their spyware products. I have successfully deleted ...

Will, thanks for the tip.Howard.