What the hell is that sound?

Wut up yall, maybe somebody could help me on this. I got these turntables from my cuzin, some Gemini 2000's. He hasn't used it in about a year. They were all dusty. He also got this old a$$ numark mixer. But when I play some vinyl it has dis f*uckin sound. I have never used turntables or used any vinyl in my life. Is suppose to have that buzzing sound? Is it the mixer? Is it the turntables? The gear is too dusty? I wanna know cuz i wanna sample into my MPC and when I sample somethin on da MPC from da turntables, it got dat buzzing sound too. PLEASE HELPP!

somethings not grounded right.

turntables need to be grounded. they usually have a wire, or a place to attach a wire, which in turn attaches to the ground plug on the mixer.

if thats all set up and your still getting a hum, you gotta try jiggling stuff, maybe moving your setup, trying a different power source, moving lines that carry power away from lines that carry audio, and stuff like that.

Coo thanks bidi. imma try dat when i get home.

yeah i dont know if geminis have the ground wire built in. . . but it they dont there will be like a little knob that you can twist a wire into . . . and any old peice of crap wire will work . . . 99 per cent chance that will solve yer problem.

Yea i gotta look at dat $hit when i get home. I think it's built in. but i aint sure. I'll let u kno.

Definitely check the ground. I had the same problem. Its some type of wire issue.

Also, make sure your cables aren't intersecting each other. Sometimes a slight buzz can be generated from signals leaking through the rubber. This advice was given to me early on and I haven't been able to verify its validity. But its worth a shot when the buzz is really bugging you. You're samples are just completely screwed up and you can't move forward with the buzz.

DAMN THAT BUZZ!

yea it was da ground. thanks a lot yall. but another question. i kno turntables will always hav dat crackling sound cuz its vinyl. but is there anyway to lessen it? i got a shure 44-7 cartridge but didnt make dat much difference. will a better mixer help? let me kno yall. thanks.

only1beeno wrote:yea it was da ground. thanks a lot yall. but another question. i kno turntables will always hav dat crackling sound cuz its vinyl. but is there anyway to lessen it? i got a shure 44-7 cartridge but didnt make dat much difference. will a better mixer help? let me kno yall. thanks.

well, you can import your samples into a computer and use some kind of pop remover, but i just eq out some of the griminess (so my chops arent as noticeable) on my mixing board when mixing down

i like to keep the griminess there, just a little lower in the mix so only real producers will notice it.

man that grimey sound is liek the best soudn in the world to my ears hah but eyah i feel you on lessing it for makign chops smoother