wrong turntable?

im a newbie...

so far ive been sampling to my 1k using a vestax portable turntable. when i told my friend he looked at me like i was stupid. would getting say a stock 1200 make much of a difference in the sound quality of my samples?

along with a technics mixer?

it would make a big difference, you can't compare the two,the 1200 is a professional turntable, the portable is a toy,
get the mixer and the 1200 this will make a big difference in your sampling, you can eq your samples from the mixer befor you sample.

i dont know anything about those new portables but i assume that they were made to take with you while you're digging.

you dont need a 1200 per se but you should try to get a quartz/direct drive turntable with a heavy platter like a 1200. & a good cartridge/needle is probaby even more important than the turntable.

i dont know man, i just cant see recommending 1200's to someone who isnt a dj. unless you can find a good deal for a used one or you plain have money to throw away then whats the point? just like anything else, you get what you pay for but why spend a grand so you can sample records using "the best" equipment?

The technics is very good (doh!), but you definately don't need one if you're not going to dj. Just get a decent, basic turntable. It's the cartridge and the needle that make it sound good, so invest in them.

If it plays records, and sounds good its A.OK with me

I really havent ran into any turntables that sounded like shit

I was up on this board a couple months back holla'n technic, technic but I just recently moved my studio and revamped it to accomodate one program (Ableton)

In the process I had to seperate the twins - I have one turntable right next to me with a stack right in front of that about a foot off the ground - well I really want to get the boys back together, but I'm really into sampling so I was like why don't I get another technic, but that sounds like overkill - there are people starving in sweatshops in China and I have 3 Technic 1200's - OK!!!??? don't think so...

I just want a decent turntable to sample without spending wads of cash, so I can get the technics back together and keep this groove I'm in (no pun intended) with a decent TT

Idea's?

my gemini audio outs went out, shits gonna cost like 100 bucks to fix, so im rockin my onkyo turntable with the og cartridge. it actually gives a grimier sound, adds atmosphere.

The problem with the portable turntable is the cartridge is lanky, and the built in amps or preamps or whatever are weaker than a real turntable connected to a good preamp/mixer.

if the vestax works. u shouldnt trip unless nothing aint working right. if its working right, then thats tight! (ahaha corny i know! ) but hey if it works. it works. i remember reading somewhere, madlib used a portable to sample stuff for the madvillan album when he was working on it at brazil.

djadonis206 wrote:In the process I had to seperate the twins - I have one turntable right next to me with a stack right in front of that about a foot off the ground - well I really want to get the boys back together, but I'm really into sampling so I was like why don't I get another technic, but that sounds like overkill - there are people starving in sweatshops in China and I have 3 Technic 1200's - OK!!!??? don't think so...

I just want a decent turntable to sample without spending wads of cash, so I can get the technics back together and keep this groove I'm in (no pun intended) with a decent TT

Idea's?

Ok, I admit it, I have 3 1210s! I do DJ regularly though, and I did get one pretty cheap.
I'd say that any hi-fi turntable is fine for sampling as long as you get a good cartridge. If I had to but a TT for sampling only I wouldn't spend over £100.

That's what I'm saying - It is tempting to get another Technic though - either at a pawn shop or from some tweaker who needs money - fast - for cheap...but I've been looking at Stantons (?)

I'm kind of over buying more production equipment as I recently purchased Ableton and that really put things into perspective (it's really all I need) so my attention is finally being focus on what got me started in the first place - DJing

My dream set-up would be to get my Technics back together and put a Allen and Heath Xone 32 in the middle of them (I can get one through work for around $500) - get a decent amp and one of those JBL monitors for monitoring - throw a CD burner in the mix and viola!!!

I just recently started buying new records again - dedicating myself to buying at least 2 a week and strictly buying Techno...before I would buy whatever fit the gig I had coming up (I only really get booked to play funky techno / house) but I really want to become a purist - You don't play as many gigs, but you get more respect! Plus I LOVE TECHNO!

Anywayzzzzzz -

Cheech wrote:The technics is very good (doh!), but you definately don't need one if you're not going to dj. Just get a decent, basic turntable. It's the cartridge and the needle that make it sound good, so invest in them.

True dat mang!

dj adonis if i was you id get a cheaper turntable to sample from and then put the two 1200's back together and start djing again. cop either a good stanton model or if you can the numark ttx. you could even use a crapppy gemini wiht a dope needles for samples. Use the 1200's to dj.....using a 1200 just to sample is a waste of a godly turntable

If are not going to be scratching, get a $50 Technics SLBD-1 turntable with a $45 P-mount Stanton needle and cratridge.
You won't spend too much duckets and you'll get a turntable with a pitch.