Whats The Right Cable

For recording into the mono of the 60. I would need a mono 1/4(or 1/8 w/ adapter) going into the 60 to Dual RCA coming from my preamp correct? Do they make these cables? What do you all use, cause I went to Radio Shack and they had this but it was like 3 inches long rendering it useless, I would be better off making my own cable.

you can use balanced or unbalanced in the 60, I use one of these

Yeah, me too ! works fine

I got an adapter from radio shack for rca to 1/4" then I just use an instrument cable to connect from the adapter to the mpc. It looks like this...

El, is that Y for two separate mono sources or one stereo source? I'm gonna go to the shack today with these in mind, thanks fellas!

I thought that when you use a stereo to mono cable you risk noise cancellation and phasing problems though.....i think it's best to use right or left channel independently.

I'm currently using a MONO Y CABLE - Mono > to 2 mono (or stereo signals) which is basically the same thing but I don't plug both channels L/R simultaneously....I donno....maybe I should experiment a bit more as well.


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okay so I just copped the Y-Cable El showed. What I will do is record my sample first on one channel and then again on the other and use the 3.10 stereo trick. Question though, does this trick take up more sampling time? Or when you synce them does it synce the samples as one?

yes it will definitely consume more sample time. It is not really as simple as sampling one side of the stereo spectrum at a time. But it is possible if you want to achieve a stereo image for your sounds.

I find that sampling all records off of turntables requires me to select right or left channels.......in fact i find it to open up the multiple facets of creativity that will allow you to rearrange music in a new and improved way rather than using a static stereo signal. You can mix and match left and right channels....from various sections of a song from a record. Try what works best for you. Enjoy.

It's not a cable, it's an adaptor,

I wouldn't waste your time sampling in stereo, just sample mono.

i've never had cancelation problems, I aughta take one out and see if I hear a difference, but it doesn;t bother me.

I agree, because sometimes on certain samples the engineer will have a solo instrument go def but only on the left, and the ambient vibes are on the right so u could mix and match ect. My concern is say If I am recording only on the left, will the mono adapter transfer it to just the left or will it come out as a whole, not just left on my stereo mix out, but on both? Do you know what I am trying to convey here?

I'm telling you EL - try sampling just the right channel of a drum break....or just the left.....there is a huge difference in my opinion.....drums hit much harder and you can really grab the snare or the kick from out of the mix....depending on which channel you sample L/R.

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Well I got it so I can pan from my mixer now, so I'll give it a shot and see, it really depends on the record, but I've been summing them for years and I don't have complaints, but I'll mess with it in the interests of science and hotter samples