By Joemiskimmins
Sun Feb 12, 2017 6:29 pm
Hello!
I've been slowly but surely learning all the tricks and abilities that the MPC 2500 SE w/ JJOS has to offer over the last two years. I use it to control a MicroKorg via midi to create backing tracks for guitar playing as well creating synthy garage tunes. This is the first time posting in the MPC-Forums, I wonder if someone out there can shed a bit of light on my situation!
Here's the problem:
I bought a HP laptop, a Focusrite Scarlet Solo (2nd Generation) audio interface, and a single 3/4 jack to DUAL 3/4 jack (In order to record from the output of the Audio Interface into the Record In on the back of the MPC). I may have at one point plugged the cable into the Record In on the Interface. I turned the laptop off after having no problem sampling from youtube videos, spotify or online downloaded WAV files. When I tried to turn the laptop back on the next day it was totally fried - it just would turn on! So I took the laptop back and got another of the same model. Raging, I re-downloaded all my samples and tried again. Possibly I may have done the same thing again because next session sampling from the laptop after I was finished, I switched off the second laptop and the next day the same thing happened! The guy at the shop said it was a battery problem.
SO, I now have a third laptop (a slightly more expensive one!) and I am afraid after spending all my minimum wage to record my MPC at all!
The question:
Is it dangerous to record with a single 3/4 jack to double jack into a laptop? If so what cable should I use if I want to sample from the laptop? can I use a 3/4 jack from the headphone output at the front to record directly into the audio interface without worry? Do you just use a 1/8 jack to Dual RCA and record on the digital in (and will there be any audio loss)?
This is a picture of a similar cable I am using: http://tiny.cc/t4h6iy
I've been sticking downloaded drum breaks etc onto a CD and loading them into a program but it is much quicker to record directly into the MPC. I would be really grateful if someone could share their knowledge as I am eager to fully use the time-stretching capabilities of the MPC!
Cheers man
Joe
I've been slowly but surely learning all the tricks and abilities that the MPC 2500 SE w/ JJOS has to offer over the last two years. I use it to control a MicroKorg via midi to create backing tracks for guitar playing as well creating synthy garage tunes. This is the first time posting in the MPC-Forums, I wonder if someone out there can shed a bit of light on my situation!
Here's the problem:
I bought a HP laptop, a Focusrite Scarlet Solo (2nd Generation) audio interface, and a single 3/4 jack to DUAL 3/4 jack (In order to record from the output of the Audio Interface into the Record In on the back of the MPC). I may have at one point plugged the cable into the Record In on the Interface. I turned the laptop off after having no problem sampling from youtube videos, spotify or online downloaded WAV files. When I tried to turn the laptop back on the next day it was totally fried - it just would turn on! So I took the laptop back and got another of the same model. Raging, I re-downloaded all my samples and tried again. Possibly I may have done the same thing again because next session sampling from the laptop after I was finished, I switched off the second laptop and the next day the same thing happened! The guy at the shop said it was a battery problem.
SO, I now have a third laptop (a slightly more expensive one!) and I am afraid after spending all my minimum wage to record my MPC at all!
The question:
Is it dangerous to record with a single 3/4 jack to double jack into a laptop? If so what cable should I use if I want to sample from the laptop? can I use a 3/4 jack from the headphone output at the front to record directly into the audio interface without worry? Do you just use a 1/8 jack to Dual RCA and record on the digital in (and will there be any audio loss)?
This is a picture of a similar cable I am using: http://tiny.cc/t4h6iy
I've been sticking downloaded drum breaks etc onto a CD and loading them into a program but it is much quicker to record directly into the MPC. I would be really grateful if someone could share their knowledge as I am eager to fully use the time-stretching capabilities of the MPC!
Cheers man
Joe