all samples sound like crap.

Technical questions for the MPC2000xl and the MPC2000
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Re: all samples sound like crap.

By Lampdog Mon Jul 13, 2009 3:38 am
Lord Toranaga wrote:can you post an audio file?


Yep.





Can you post the same sample being run through the mpc and without being run through the mpc?

Maybe that will give us a better picture of what that crap sound is, lol.

There are SOOOOOO many things that could make a sample sound like crap that it's hard to virtually
pinpoint what it is.
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Re: all samples sound like ****.

By Dj Pound Thu Jul 16, 2009 1:38 am
Hmmm...On your numark mixer, do you have a Line connection switch? Usually you can switch between Phono and Line to select the appropiate level for whatever device your trying to monitor. For a turntable you would usually select "Line" and not phono...atleast thats how it is on mine :lol:
Other than that everything should be working fine, as your connections are just like how I have mine.
A turntable hooked to a preamp Dj mixer going directly into the inputs of my MPC.

You say your records sound like shit as is!?! Could it be that you have a defective needle?
Have you tryed cleaning the needle? as dust and lint can gather on your needle and f*ck the sound up drastically.

Re: all samples sound like ****.

By philly phreshness Thu Jul 16, 2009 1:04 pm
hey,
no,what i meant is that my recorded samples sound bad, not the records itself . the needle is new and it starts sounding bad once i start recording. the records itself sound good, but yeah i could try to switch from phono to line, thx for the advice
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Re: all samples sound like ****.

By Dj Pound Fri Jul 17, 2009 5:19 pm
louis futon wrote:
Dj Pound wrote: For a turntable you would usually select "Line" and not phono...atleast thats how it is on mine :lol:



huh? ???


Its because Im using one of those newer Pioneer turntables that doesnt need a pre-amp to output a line level signal.
:lol:...So I normally leave the signal gain switch on my Mixer on "line", If I set it to "phono" the sound is really loud and distorted.

Re: all samples sound like ****.

By philly phreshness Fri Jul 17, 2009 7:00 pm
post an audio file? i guess i first need to get the right cables to connect that stuff with my pc, i havent done that stuff so far, but i already tried some advices and the samples already sound better, not perfect yet, but better so i guess im on the right way,haha
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Re: all samples sound like ****.

By jonestown massacre Fri Jul 17, 2009 7:11 pm
philly phreshness wrote:the gain is on max.


Thats a problem. You shouldnt have to crank the rec gain, no matter what the source material is.
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Re: all samples sound like ****.

By hundredproofmusic Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:03 pm
Definitely sounds like not enough gain AND a bad turntable. Those Gemini ones are pretty crappy, even just for playback. I remember having one a good 10 - 12 years ago. Even upgrading to a crappy Numark model made a big improvement in sound.

Re: all samples sound like ****.

By Grimlock Mon Jul 27, 2009 5:04 am
Try sampling from a cd player or some other source to see if it's only happening with ur turntable.

Does ur turntable sound shitty when played through your sound system or just when you are sampling?... if it sounds crap either way then it's ur turntable if it's only crap through the mpc then either ur mpc's broken or u may have a setting wrong.

Record gain shouldn't need to be on full.
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Re: all samples sound like ****.

By Fatt Laced Wed Jul 29, 2009 8:54 am
jonestown massacre wrote:
philly phreshness wrote:the gain is on max.


Thats a problem. You shouldnt have to crank the rec gain, no matter what the source material is.


WTF, i never need to have my gain more than half way on mpc.

i have the mixer master maxed and the input gains about halfway on a ttm56(kinda quiet mixer imo).

hundredproofmusic wrote:Those Gemini ones are pretty crappy, even just for playback. I remember having one a good 10 - 12 years ago. Even upgrading to a crappy Numark model made a big improvement in sound.


the first decks i learnt on were gemini sa600. horrible things. stop/start makes a loud clunk through the system and the torque eh.. well, i improved enormously after getting 1200's. gemini is down there with beringer & the rest.

Re: all samples sound like ****.

By Sweaty Hectic Fri Jul 31, 2009 10:14 am
I don't own an MPC..

However, perhaps you should try googling the following:

* gain structure

* unity gain

Pretty simple and also fundamental to anyone who uses electronic audio equipment. I really doubt the MPC gain is designed to be running at max, so I would suggest you've stuffed up your gain structure at some point in the audio chain.

Once you understand gain structure and unity gain, you should read your product manuals and figure out what your optimal settings are (getting into the unity gain stuff here).

my 2c - again, I don't own an MPC.

cheers, Josh
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