which way do u sample in? mixer or not!

Does anybody sample directly into there mpc or do u have a mixer??.I have a feelin my mixer lowers the quality! it's a behringer at that.Imma sample directly into the mpc and see if theres a diff.

Just saw this exact post on another forum.

A signal is like some pure raspberry juice. If you drop it into perfectly clear glass tubes it'll flow down and splash into your glass like it was in the original container. But if you run it through some cheap PVC pipe it's going to have some of that nasty toxic taste.

The more stuff you run it through, the more chance there is for stuff to pollute the signal. The Behringer mixer might be like PVC pipe, so going direct will be more like pouring the juice directly into the glass.

But if you're talking microphones, that's different, because the signal has to be amplified somewhere. Then it becomes a question of which amplifier is going to perform a cleaner job. The preamps in your mixer might sound better than if you went straight, even after the extra coloration and noise.

Jamon wrote:Just saw this exact post on another forum.

A signal is like some pure raspberry juice. If you drop it into perfectly clear glass tubes it'll flow down and splash into your glass like it was in the original container. But if you run it through some cheap PVC pipe it's going to have some of that nasty toxic taste.

The more stuff you run it through, the more chance there is for stuff to pollute the signal. The Behringer mixer might be like PVC pipe, so going direct will be more like pouring the juice directly into the glass.

But if you're talking microphones, that's different, because the signal has to be amplified somewhere. Then it becomes a question of which amplifier is going to perform a cleaner job. The preamps in your mixer might sound better than if you went straight, even after the extra coloration and noise.

i run my mic thru my eureka and then to the 003! I actually sampled some stuff directly and i can hear a difference! it sounds cleaner to me in stead of everything fighting each other.It sounds more open too

A good mixer would do a good job. Maybe yours is not that good. Maybe

I sample my own music (old stuff to new stuff or new stuff to new remixes), so mostly I do it from a mixer. Sometimes, I sample directly from a tape deck (I'm showing my age) and then color it up later.

If your running anything through Behringer product you are degrading the quality...honestly..


Now if you are running your audio through a nice pre or an analog filter then you will get amazing results. All my samples go through MFC-42. Instruments go through an API A2D. I personally love the sound.

optik415 wrote:Does anybody sample directly into there mpc or do u have a mixer??.I have a feelin my mixer lowers the quality! it's a behringer at that.Imma sample directly into the mpc and see if theres a diff.

I go through a mixer then a premp (for tweaking)


I also use Behringer mixer and my quality is fine


Turntable -- Phono Preamp --- Mixer--- Mic Preamp--- Mpc

yeah as its been said a good mixer will do the job, but a bad mixer can hurt it.

I personally run EVERYTHING in my studio thru my mixer. Its a mackie VLZ3 1642.

the fact that its a nice sounding mixer certainly can help things being sampled.
But even accidentally forgetting the EQ has been adjusted and not set back to flat before sampling can hurt, regardless of the mixer.

Behringers are known for being really bright and hissy. So in your case I would sample directly into the MPC.
on the other hand.. if you have something you wanna sample that is dark and could use some brightness to it, then the behringer becomes and asset.

its good to know the pros and cons of the gear you have so you can use everything to your advantage.

Triple-X wrote:yeah as its been said a good mixer will do the job, but a bad mixer can hurt it.

I personally run EVERYTHING in my studio thru my mixer. Its a mackie VLZ3 1642.

the fact that its a nice sounding mixer certainly can help things being sampled.
But even accidentally forgetting the EQ has been adjusted and not set back to flat before sampling can hurt, regardless of the mixer.

Behringers are known for being really bright and hissy. So in your case I would sample directly into the MPC.
on the other hand.. if you have something you wanna sample that is dark and could use some brightness to it, then the behringer becomes and asset.

its good to know the pros and cons of the gear you have so you can use everything to your advantage.

^^^ So true

I've been hearing that about Behringer for years and have never run into a back piece from them but on the other hand I've been in some studio's with some horrible sounding Behringer units. Company really is hit or miss