Sampling dialogue from Movies & TV shows

I just did some research in the forums about how to do this..

I have an old TV/VCR combo that has RCA outputs and a headphone jack.

If plug in a dvd player or snes etc.. into the RCA's and then plug my mixer in through the headphone jack will that still work?

And will that make anything sound different as far as sound quality?

run the rca outputs from the tv into the line inputs of your dj mixer, the headphone output from the tv is not line level.

for the snes, i suggest getting the composite out (RCA red/yellow/white) attachment for the console and that connects to the SNES via the multi out port on the back... the same cable can be used from the n64 or game cube.

What about a DVD player though? That has to be plugged into the RCA output.

The reason I ask is because I have an RCA to heaphone cord that I plug into the back of my mixer and then plug into my iPod, so I can play it on my monitors. But the sound quality isn't that great.. I have to turn the Trim up louder for it to sound equal to my turntable.

Is it not good to do that?

What is line level?

Okay, where do we start. I will begin by telling you the differences between line level (line out), headphone out, and phono out... because without knowing those basics nothing I say will mean shit to you. Honestly, I am really fighting against telling you to do some f-ing reading on google and your gear manuals. In fact right now I wish BG saw this first.


Line level - that is the audio output comming from line outs... you can NOT plug outputs into outputs... outputs go only into inputs... so the audio output from your video game or DVD player does NOT go into your TV's audio output. Sure, the RCA cables will physically fit in the jacks but nothing will happen. your mixer will have a "LINE IN" that is either RCA or quarter inch. Your MPC has a line in also (RECORD IN)... you can run the left and right (red and white) RCA jacks from the dvd player directly into your MPC by getting these:




Headphone out - this is not line out, it is a slightly amplified signal where as line out is not. The reason the signal on headphone outputs are slightly amplified is because headphones require that little bit of power for them to work. You can physically connect the headphone output from your ipod or tv to a line input with adapter cables but if you can avoid it I suggest doing so because the signal current is higher then line level and has more of a tendency to distort.

Phono - this is the common signal from turntables and record players. Tables require more power then line level (line out) but physically you can connect a turntable to a line in... however it will sound hollow and shitty as well as it will be lower volume when done. That is because turntables require a phono input like on your DJ mixer. That in a sense "converts" the signal to line level.



remember, outputs get connected to inputs... the output from your dvd player wont accomplish anything when connected to the output of your tv or mixer...


never mind the television. get two of the things like in the picture I posted and attach them to the end of your RCA red and white jacks from the dvd player and plug it into your mpc. the yellow one as you normally would should get plugged into the yellow video input on the tv so you can see what you are clicking with the remote.



I try not to spoon feed anyone, but once in a while I make an exception.

Thanks man, sorry for all the questions. I don't have my machine yet.. I'm picking it up on sunday and I'm just trying to figure out stuff before I get it. I've been doing a bunch of research on the internet and this forum and have learned alot but I still don't know all the basics so I just ask, and I know my termanology is probably wrong.

Thanks for your patience

you're getting the 60 right? keep in mind it only has 1 record input

Yes I am, thanks for the heads up.

I like your "classic" beat video by the way Grenozh, I saw it on www.mpchunter.com

thanks, had no idea it was on there

If you want to sample music/sounds from the SNES (which is what I understand you want to do), then you could also download an emulator and the ROM files for the particular games you want to sample.

Then you can set Windows to record "Stereo Mix" instead of "Microphone", turn on the SNES emulator and open the ROM file, and record the sound with a audio editor like Audacity.

This is also the method I use when I sample from DVD's. I insert the DVD in my PC, play it in my DVD software and press record in Audacity (the world's best audio editor IMO).

This way you won't have to fiddle with cables and such.

PS: I hope I didn't misunderstand your question completely.

1st Edition wrote:If you want to sample music/sounds from the SNES (which is what I understand you want to do), then you could also download an emulator and the ROM files for the particular games you want to sample.
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While this is true, I dont recommend this because in my opinion having the music generated from the build in synth and sound chip from the SNES is more original and better sounding then a digital emulation of the hardware.

PattyMacAttakk wrote:I have an old TV/VCR combo that has RCA outputs and a headphone jack.

If plug in a dvd player or snes etc.. into the RCA's and then plug my mixer in through the headphone jack will that still work?

wait ... you want to plug a DVD player into the TV's RCA outputs ?!

I think you're confused