hooking turntable up to mp

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hooking turntable up to mp

By mr methodical Thu Aug 20, 2009 3:50 am
sup yall wanted to hook my turntable up to my mp but i dont have like a dj mixer to preamp it. is there any way to earth it without a mixer ?? sorrry if its dumbass question i mean il buy a mixer if i have to but if theres a way round it datd be dope ! and also has anyone got a link to the manual for the 2k mcd ???
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Re: hooking turntable up to mp

By Dj Pound Thu Aug 20, 2009 4:45 am
The only option that I can think of for you're situation is purchasing a line level turntable such as the ones that pioneer and JVC make. These kinds of turntables do not require pre amps. You can hook them directly into you're MPC or whatever and instantly hear sound.
If you need a fix right now, and you want to get started fast without dropping a ton of money on a mixer and a better turntable, you can drop into you're local best buy! Best buy has decent pioneer Line level turntables for about $100 dollars.
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Re: hooking turntable up to mp

By Lampdog Thu Aug 20, 2009 5:00 am
mr methodical wrote:sup yall wanted to hook my turntable up to my mp but i dont have like a dj mixer to preamp it. is there any way to earth it without a mixer ?? sorrry if its dumbass question i mean il buy a mixer if i have to but if theres a way round it datd be dope ! and also has anyone got a link to the manual for the 2k mcd ???


Is your turntable connected to a home stereo?

If so, use the home stereo headphones output (stereo 1/4 or 1/8 out) to mpc sample in (dual mono male rca) until you get a pre-amp/mixer going.

1/8 inch stereo to Dual mono 1/4 inch
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1/8" Stereo Jack to 1/4" Stereo Plug Headphone Adapter
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Re: hooking turntable up to mp

By os`kar Sun Aug 23, 2009 7:54 am
well I got my preamp from a kit - I mounted it myself, soldered it and it works fine. took me about 1 hour from unpacking to using it. cost - less than $10 ... and Im happy with it :)

ive seen preamps here in poladn for like $40 so it is not that much as well if you dont want to or dont know how to solder
peace.
os`kar
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Re: hooking turntable up to mp

By peterpiper Sun Aug 23, 2009 1:13 pm
Lampdog wrote:
mr methodical wrote:sup yall wanted to hook my turntable up to my mp but i dont have like a dj mixer to preamp it. is there any way to earth it without a mixer ?? sorrry if its dumbass question i mean il buy a mixer if i have to but if theres a way round it datd be dope ! and also has anyone got a link to the manual for the 2k mcd ???


Is your turntable connected to a home stereo?

If so, use the home stereo headphones output (stereo 1/4 or 1/8 out) to mpc sample in (dual mono male rca) until you get a pre-amp/mixer going.

1/8 inch stereo to Dual mono 1/4 inch
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1/8" Stereo Jack to 1/4" Stereo Plug Headphone Adapter
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I would rather use the tape or aux out (tape out is also called tape rec) of a home stereo than the headphone out. In that case the cable would be 2x RCA male to 1/4" TRS male (BTW Lampdog you mistake RCA for TRS :) )

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Re: hooking turntable up to mp

By Fung45 Sun Aug 23, 2009 4:36 pm
mr methodical wrote:is there any way to earth it without a mixer ??

There's lots of ways to 'earth'(ground) electronic equipment, you could even attach the ground wire to the metal case of your MPC for example. The main thing you need is a phono input. Turntables put out photo signals which require a conversion to make them into line signals. Putting a photo signal into a line input is wrong and your sounds won't sound right.

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By mr methodical Tue Aug 25, 2009 11:30 pm
thanks yall for all the tips ! but god shined down on me an my freind hooked me up his ol vestax 06 for cheap so at least i can lay down some cuts on my stuff to an sum limited eq. and is the 2k manual the same as the 2k mcd manual? il trawl these forums for a link.

thanks !

Re: hooking turntable up to mp

By Sabotage Wed Aug 26, 2009 2:07 am
mr methodical wrote:thanks yall for all the tips ! but god shined down on me an my freind hooked me up his ol vestax 06 for cheap so at least i can lay down some cuts on my stuff to an sum limited eq. and is the 2k manual the same as the 2k mcd manual? il trawl these forums for a link.

thanks !


Yes it's the same machine except for the card reader.

The manual can be found at: www.akaipro.com
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Re: hooking turntable up to mp

By jigga Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:16 pm
Yo! want to hook up my Turntable STANTON STR8-60

But that ish had Just a Yellow Pitch Output!! And a Remote Start/Stop In or out!!!

What can i do
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Re: hooking turntable up to mp

By JUKE 179r Sun Aug 30, 2009 9:19 am
jigga wrote:Yo! want to hook up my Turntable STANTON STR8-60

But that ish had Just a Yellow Pitch Output!! And a Remote Start/Stop In or out!!!

What can i do


Do you mean a STR8-80 turntable?

If you do, the yellow output is just for digital out only. There are no RCA outs on the STR8-80.
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Re: hooking turntable up to mp

By jigga Wed Sep 02, 2009 7:32 pm
Can Somone Decrypt :lol:

How to use the output, to connect to my MP ?


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Re: hooking turntable up to mp

By rhettputnam Thu Sep 03, 2009 1:27 am
Just go to a used record store or something and buy a used stereo mixer, I got a Radioshack 3-channel mixer that has a pre-amp in it and it even has a 14-band equalizer for like ten bucks.
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