major problem recording samples please help.

whenever i try to record a sample in my mpc 1000 it will sound unrecognizebly distorted, the vocals will be extremly faint while the rest of the sample sounds fine or you wont be able to hear the sample at all. i've been trying to work something out with the warrenty for months. ive sent it in to akai, and they haven't found any problems with it and refuse to rembersse me claiming that they can't prove it's the hardware because i've been using adapters and a splitter to record samples from my computer. i've tried from several different sound sources and switched up the cables with no results. needless to say this has made working on the thing impossoble, if anyone can help me with this it's be much appreciated.

as far as i know the settings are all the stock ones that come with the akai os. I have the regular guitar sized cables leading to my speakers. to record my samples i have a splitter with two adapters to fit into the record in holes. on the other side of the splitter i got a utility chord that plugs into my computer where i take the samples from itunes or youtube. regardless of if i get it from youtube or itunes it will do the same indivisual problem for each song.

also i got the ram upgrade dont know if that has anything to do with it

my bad, i have the standard amplifier cables plugged into the stero out holes, they go to m-audio av-40 studiophile speakers, i'm only using one at the moment. next i have a splitter meant for headphones with adapters to fit the record in holes which is plugged into a utility chord that connects the splitter to my computer. let me know if there's anything else you would need to know

I'm about to give up trying to guess.

You are causing me to ask several questions about your setup.

Do you have an audio interface?

You are sampling from computer to mpc?

What exact jack in your computer are you using and it connects what to what in what gear? Look up pictures of cables on the internet and show us. "Utility" is not a type of cable, lol.

i'm only using one at the moment.
One what and why?
next i have a splitter meant for headphones with adapters to fit the record in holes which is plugged into a utility chord that connects the splitter to my computer.
stereo 1/8 splitter to what connector on the other end, is it one stereo 1/4 or dual mono 1/8 or what? YES, it makes a difference and you need to know.

my bad lol i meant auxilary chord not utility. im not im not using an interface, im sampling with the auxilary chord from the 1/8 headphone jack in my laptop, to a 1/8 splitter which has 1/4 adapters to fit the record in jacks on the mpc. im not really understanding what you're talking about with mono and stero but if it's about the setting while im recording while i was using two speakers i tried all of them besides digital with no results, mono left stero ect. let me know if i forgot anything.

Based on what you've described it could be quite a few things. Most likely a problem with an adaptor or cable either being faulty or something not summing to mono. I'm just getting started with my mpc, but I imagine it could also have to do with the mixer section. I would start by testing each cable and adaptor individually with something that you know works.

For example. Test the headphone jack on your computer with a pair of headphones that you know works. Test the headphone out on the MPC with the preloaded samples. Now you know those are not the problem, move onto the next piece in your audio chain.
Basic trouble shooting starts with isolating each part of your chain including whatever you are using to listen with.

Bypass all of your adaptors by going to the store and buying a cable that has a 1/4 plug on one end and and a stereo headphone jack on the other. Plug the 1/4 into the the right "in" on the back of the MPC. Test it out by recording and listening.

Do some research on the different kinds of audio plugs. It will help you in the long run. You should be able to look at your audio jack and tell whether it is mono or stereo, know the difference between TRS jacks and RCA. When Lampdog asked about your setup he needed to know SPECIFICALLY what kind of adaptors and what kind of cable for EVERYTHING that is between the MPC and the computer, as well as the MPC and your ears.

If ur computer is equipt with a USB port, you might want to use that, to load samples to ur MPC, instead of using the analog inputs. It should improve the sound quality a lot. A headphone out is not that good for recording from...