Static is ruining my life

The biggest problem that I've been having is all of my damn samples are so static. to the point where it ruins the beat because it is so present. I always turn the high on my dj mixer almost all the way down. Ive been told that its just the vinyl, but my samples sound the same even when I use a cd player. I really have no idea but it would be a big help because seems like most people say this can be taken care of in computer programs, I work with a basic setup mpc,turntable.and dj mixer, but if the only way to get rid of this static is in a computer program then I guess I'll have to get a comp because the static is really holdin down my beats.

Is your turntable grounded well?

how do you do that?

There should be an extra wire near the RCAs, Most DJ mixers have a place for you to connect that as well.
Try so good cables, that might be an issue too.

Which mpc do you have?

I'm not sure how others are but on the 4000 in the sample edit page you can adjust the volume level by rescaling. So AT one point I was getting this hum in my sample so I had a level too high on my filter, so I dropped the volume input and then rescaled the sample in the edit page.

Is your mixer running into the mpc(probably?) or just the turntable. I have Vestax 05 III, but I don't run through it for sampling.

The less hoops you are jumping through the cleaner your sample MAY be.

Sorry to ramble, hope I helped.

cuzzo......

Your problem is at the source of the sound....the turntable

If you don't have a clean signal coming from the tt, you'll never get one

If the TT is grounded it might be your mixer. Cheap mixers give noise when they are asked to do to much or are too old...

Bottom line.....you gotta locate the noise source, don't think some computer magic or the old "we'll fix it in the mix" adage will apply

ive got a mpc 2000xl and a technics and a good stanton mixer.

"And I can rock a rhyme until Static..."

-Vocal sample from "Statik" by Jeru, produced by Premier....one of the most creative uses of a sample of static that I've ever heard.


Use it to your advantage, brother. I sample static and throw it over my beats on purpose, to make them sound more like a record. I I have one track in my songs that is nothing but a 6 second loop of static from the record, looping indefinitely. Put that in the mix on purpose and it sounds like vinyl.

Great info... What happened to Jeru is he still around? loved the Wrath of the Math album but not seen him since. Anyway I dont think this is helping Pawn out.. Pawn, some basic checks to make: out ya Technics you should have ya phono leads(l & R), the power lead and a thin wiry lead ith a clasp on the end.. Thats ya ground lead v important that is grounded, you should have ground/earth connection on ya mixer, usually a screw thread type connector.. Check thats connected real tight.. Also check ya phono input to mixer is in phono & not line/cd..
Hope this helps

Im sure its good sometimes, but nothing that I sample sounds clean at all

software can clean up a static sounding sample easily. There are some waves plug-ins....noise reduction, X-hum, X-Click...these can clean up any sample. If you get static with your CD player too....that's another problem.

what would that problem be cause I need to get it fixed?

My Man R u getting a loud humming noise? then look no further.

No matter what u uses Technics Numark what ever!

you have to

1. Ground them to the mixer. its called GND.
2. The Phono Cables cannot be the cheap ones!! Use professional ones or think ones at least. I had this problem using cheap Tandy ones (Radio Shack) and I got this aweful loud hum on all my samples. i was pissed!!! put me off sampling had to go to my mayes to use his TTX01's really nice there are. Anyway i was advised on this forums to change the leads so I change em to some Gold plated think Audio Phono Cables and the hum went and my samples sounded GREAT since.

also to add, u might be using the wrong power supply on the mixer.

good looks guys