Realtek High Definition Audio is a very common chipset for onboard audio. It’s normally adequate for general, casual use, but there are some caveats when using Realtek devices for more critical listening tasks, such as content creation. Quite often, Realtek drivers are configured by default to enable additional digital signal … Continue reading
Officially, Dell Inspiron 3847 BIOS firmware updates are not possible to rollback once applied. That is to say, once a Dell is running on a higher version firmware, it can go to a newer firmware version, but it is not possible to downgrade to a previous version. For example: A … Continue reading
Using vintage Akai, Emu, Ensoniq, Kurzweil, Roland, and Yamaha sample CD-ROMs and other instrument files with Kontakt is fairly simple to do, and does not require purchasing any additional third-party conversion software. Kontakt 6 has removed support for these legacy sampler formats, but Kontakt 5 will happily convert and (if … Continue reading
Looking to install Node.js on a Windows 7 system, but running into trouble? Fret no longer! There are two key problems with trying to run Node.js on Windows 7, but they can both be solved. The immediate problem is that only older versions of Node.js allow installation on Windows 7. … Continue reading
As of version 4.7.10, the media file renaming utility FileBot has moved exclusively to a pay model and is locked to the Microsoft Store — redistributable, portable, and standalone installers are no longer supported on the Windows platform. This proves especially problematic for those not wishing to install or use … Continue reading
