By cam_bodia87
Tue Apr 03, 2007 3:38 am
Just wanna start off by saying good luck on your switch from FL to mpc. I did it not long ago and found, at first, that it was a hard switch. I found myself always going back to fl coz i knew it so well. But then I told myself "You gotta do this man" and so I put in a loooot of hours just trying to learn the basics. Mostly through trial and error, a bit of manual, and then I found this site and the midicase site and learned lotsa "tricks" and little tips that I didn't know.
As for your turntable dilemma, I play from an old technics that I found in the garbage (so you know my beats are dirty
) but seriously, either start off with a cheap turntable, or do your research and get a really nice one. I know theyre opposite routes, but you dont wanna spend money to get the "middle" end crap then wish u spent just a bit more to get quality. You know?
And yeah for the wholoe mixer thing, your just gonna need a preamp, but if you want something so you can apply some processing while you sample, get a DR. sample. An sp303 is not too pricey. I use the kp2 as a preamp, and it's kinda cool, but I would get a 303 now that I think about it.
Oh yah! I forgot what the whole point of that paragraph was: You need a preamp because the turntable will not amplify the sound enough on it's own, unless it has a built in preamp, in which case there should be a line out. This is key to remember coz otherwise you will be sampling really quietly haha.
I hope some of this helped. If not, then I just wanna say enjoy the transition from FL to the mpc. It's a lot more fun to use once you get it.
- Cam
As for your turntable dilemma, I play from an old technics that I found in the garbage (so you know my beats are dirty
) but seriously, either start off with a cheap turntable, or do your research and get a really nice one. I know theyre opposite routes, but you dont wanna spend money to get the "middle" end crap then wish u spent just a bit more to get quality. You know?
And yeah for the wholoe mixer thing, your just gonna need a preamp, but if you want something so you can apply some processing while you sample, get a DR. sample. An sp303 is not too pricey. I use the kp2 as a preamp, and it's kinda cool, but I would get a 303 now that I think about it.
Oh yah! I forgot what the whole point of that paragraph was: You need a preamp because the turntable will not amplify the sound enough on it's own, unless it has a built in preamp, in which case there should be a line out. This is key to remember coz otherwise you will be sampling really quietly haha.
I hope some of this helped. If not, then I just wanna say enjoy the transition from FL to the mpc. It's a lot more fun to use once you get it.
- Cam
