Technical questions for the MPC2000xl and the MPC2000
ByXoVeR33 Wed Sep 03, 2003 3:05 am
I am sampling from my turntable today, and when I record the segment of sample from vinyl onto my mpc, it ends up having a grip of static, what should I do before hand to limit the static, or is it just that I have a cheap ass turntable and pre amp mixer, and I should look into buying a new one??

By Jayembee Wed Sep 03, 2003 3:56 am
clean your needles... make sure theyr good needles.... clean the record... eq it a little..... i think if you drop some filter it will cover it too..

ByXoVeR33 Wed Sep 03, 2003 5:06 am
Aight thats what I thought it was, I don't usully sample on this turntable I usually take the mpc over my boys house and I sample off his 1200's
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By Lampdog Wed Sep 03, 2003 4:52 pm
Process your samples on a computer using noise reduction and/or some type of click/crackle remover such as in Sonic Foundry's Sound Forge noise reduction plugin pack. It can reduce vast amounts of crackle with virtually no loss of quality..

ByXoVeR33 Wed Sep 03, 2003 10:40 pm
Its not crackle it is **** static sounds like some wires are crossed, I don't mind crackle, I mind this, their is no way this can be cleaned up. I got some new RCA plugs, and the annoying buzz is gone, but the static is still there, only way I can get rid of it is if I lower the rec gain to a point where you cannot even see the eav in the trimmer window.

By elmacaco Thu Sep 04, 2003 4:26 am
ground your tt properly.

ByXoVeR33 Thu Sep 04, 2003 6:30 am
I did that, and the buzz is gone, but now there is a different kind of static sound.
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By Lampdog Thu Sep 04, 2003 4:31 pm
I thought u were talking about static inside the wav itself. Check all your connections, maybe new/replacement cables are needed. Maybe some grounding problems. Maybe external noise ie.. electomagnetic noise near the running cables. Do you have many electric plugs, antennas, light fixtures close to your audio cables? Are your cables shielded? If not then and they are close to some electric appliances or souces you may be introducing noise into your cables.
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By Dr.Foo Thu Sep 04, 2003 7:05 pm
word. I had this problem too, I changed to better quality cables and it went away, dont skimp on cables, you can while you are learning, but when its time to get to it invest in the good cables.
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By mesh Thu Sep 04, 2003 8:53 pm
just reiterating what lamp said. just make sure that you do not have any audio cables crossing a ton a power cables. that is definitly a big culprit of static. and do like foo and get some high quality cables with a good amount of shielding.
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By Lampdog Thu Sep 04, 2003 9:51 pm
Werd