Audio questions/Problems for the MPC 2000XL

I am new to the MPC and i'm having difficulty understanding a few things. To start off, i'll tell you my setup. I have a DJ mixer, Preamp, Turntable, and the MPC 2000XL. The master RCA output on my DJ mixer is connected to the Record In on the MPC (i'm using 1/4 RCA adapters). when i go to sample off my turntable, there is a very weak signal meaning that the audio signal doesn't even pass the threshold of -20. both the left and right channel have this problem, the audio signal only reaches halfway between the start and the -20 threshold mark. i have seen videos on Youtube where when people sample it passes the threshold with ease. Even when i turn the Record gain on the MPC on max and the master volume from my DJ mixer on max, the signal is still weak. I have a gemini XL-300 turntable if that helps the cause of the problem i'm having. My next question is how do i make sound playback to me out of the MPC? my DJ mixer is connected to my preamp so that sound can be produced from my speakers (which are not RCA but rather speaker wire format). There is no speaker wire compatibility on my DJ mixer (all RCA) so i have no way of making sound come through the mixer alone. Is it recommended that i buy separate RCA speaker monitors and connect it directly into the MPC in the stereo out? i don't want of have two sets of speakers because it's just too much. Help is appreciated thanks.

maybe a dumb question - you sure you have plugged the TT into the phono-ins on the DJ mixer rather than the line in?
Just to make sure, your sample chain is TT > DJ Mixer > MPC ?
You should try to exclude every step of the way. Can you hear the record at a decent level in the DJ mixer is your first question.

To solve your speaker deal its easy, just plug the MPC outs into the open channel in the DJ Mixer.

TT > DJ Mixer ch 1 > MPC > DJ mixer ch 2.

marrelarre wrote:maybe a dumb question - you sure you have plugged the TT into the phono-ins on the DJ mixer rather than the line in?
Just to make sure, your sample chain is TT > DJ Mixer > MPC ?
You should try to exclude every step of the way. Can you hear the record at a decent level in the DJ mixer is your first question.

To solve your speaker deal its easy, just plug the MPC outs into the open channel in the DJ Mixer.

TT > DJ Mixer ch 1 > MPC > DJ mixer ch 2.

Yes, my turntable is connected into the phono-ins, it's grounded tightly too. and that is my sample chain. and yes, i can hear the record at decent level in my mixer, too decent actually because i have to turn everything up on max just to get a signal that doesn't even reach midway between the start of the level meter and the -20 threshold mark. the record gain on the MPC is max and this still happens. Thanks for the relpy, getting sound should be easy enough i just need another set of RCA 1/4 cables.

You can hear it but its not loud enough?


My tip is: try to eliminate every step in the chain.

So the first question is: do you get a GOOD signal in the turntable? Good = the level that it is intended to be played at.

if not? then your problem isnt in the MPC.


new cables are indeed a smart move.