Soundblasters ARE NOT MIDI INTERFACES.

[Andrew Schrock]

On Fri, 30 May 1997, Soundwave [Chad Gould] wrote:

> Sorry for the non-DIY posts... but I've had terrible luck trying to
> learn DIYing... basically soldering is messing me up every time, seems
> like I can't solder ICs well without running them solder into pins and
> stuff... luckily I've been practicing on $5 kits and not $400 ASM-1s,
> but still... I don't know whether it's the simple equipment (cheap
> solder iron), the lack of a way to desolder well, or what...

Get a good soldering iron and use 63/37 solder, it doesn't 'run' as much
as 60/40 and solidifies faster. This is better for most DIY projects IMHO,
I bought a pound of it a few months ago and couldn't be happier. Some
solder wick or 'solder sucker' are a good cheap alternative to fancy
desoldering equipment. 

take care,
Andrew