MPC-60II newbie questions

1: Can you use a MPC-3000 Rotary encoder in a MPC-60
(looking at VST parts they only sell 3000 encoders)--thats a biggie if you can't get encoders

2:Has anyone encountered the metronome issue no output via stereo outs of metronome out jack

3: What level is the best to sample at --a really hot signal that slightly trips the overload warning (compared to my MC-909 my drum sampler of choice the MPC-60II sounds slightly more punchy and alive --not a lot in it though
The MC-909 has really nice sounding convertors --more musical than other modern samplers ive tried

thanks in advance David

d2ba wrote:3: What level is the best to sample at --a really hot signal that slightly trips the overload warning

Whatever level sounds good.

You can keep it clean under the overload warning, if you want, or like many do, drive it into overload, for the sound it gives.

thanks Simon
I noticed with the MPC-60 even if you occasionally hit the warning threshold you wont hear the distortion
how is this possible with digital --try doing that with a DAW and it sounds terrible

I think it might be because it is overdriving the opamps that are providing the gain control in the input circuitry before the AD convertors, so more of an analogue overdrive/distortion than a clipped AD digital distortion.