What kinda records.....

MistaMike4u wrote:Oh yeah, and another thing..... I have a Stanton STR 8-30 turntable plugged into a Rolls Phono Pre-Amp, and that plugged straight into my MPC.... and when i got to the sample screen on my MPC it's this loud buzz, then when i turn the turntable on, it gets even louder, what causes this? and how can i minimize it?

you cant have the thing playing back while your recording. It generates feedback because its hearing it self like if you took a mic and put it next to your speaker and makes a squeel. You should put the turntable on one channel on your mixing like channel 9 if you got the 8-Outs. Then Use a Pre-Send to send the sound to the MPC and have the MPC going into the return. When you sample just lower the return all the way so just the channel with the deck on it is on by it self. Sample then goto trim THEN turn the mpcs volume back up.
I wouldnt hook it up like this
deck-->pre-amp--->MPC

Hook it up like this
deck--->pre-amp--->mixer--->mpc
mpc--->Mixers return

About records sample from like funk and soul and 60s-70s rock
Most records in this era 1960-1979 were pretty funky and had mad breaks. Find stuff with spaceships and words like cosmic, psycadellic, or funky, groovin and look for afros. look at that other post.

My fault MistaMike4u! But u dont have to get smart I got my sh!t hook up right u the one need help playa sh!t Im good! Im tryin to help u! So be easy playa

Records are awesome - I make techno and techno records are usually other techno records chopped relooped and effected to the max again - I sample old techno tracks as well as new techno records - it's crazy, two loops make a new loop and somebodies going to sample that loop and recycle that one - it doesn't stop - doubt it ever will -

[quote="binger0"]you cant have the thing playing back while your recording. It generates feedback because its hearing it self like if you took a mic and put it next to your speaker and makes a squeel. You should put the turntable on one channel on your mixing like channel 9 if you got the 8-Outs. Then Use a Pre-Send to send the sound to the MPC and have the MPC going into the return. When you sample just lower the return all the way so just the channel with the deck on it is on by it self. Sample then goto trim THEN turn the mpcs volume back up.
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You could always plug the TT and pre amp straight into the MPC and use headphones instead of monitors. I do that because I can't place my TT far enough away from the monitors in my studio. Otherwise I get a boomy kind of feedback.

eightsixteen wrote:Oh, then you're really doing it wrong. On your turntable there should be a connection for a ground. Run a cable from that to the ground on the pre-amp. I did that with the Rolls pre-amp I have and it got rid of a little of the hum, but it was still there. That's why I hooked up the ground to the screw on the mixer. You should definitely ground your turntable. Do you get a little shock when you touch the metal parts on the TT?

Now that i'm looking, it does have a ground thing, i should just run a stripped wire from one to the other or what?

Drum library breaks can be found at stores that cater dj's. Dont expect to find them at tower records. A hip-hop catered store is your best bet.

As for what type of drums sounds i look for. My answer is everything! Dirty, clean, you name it. Every piece you compose is different. Gotta flip the script beat to beat.

Oh and by the way. There are a number of drum library breaks homie. I believe there are six volumes. Very nice for sampling.

Aight Dukes, good looks, i found a bunch of those around, so i'll grab a few of those and work off of those... but to whomever... when i'm grounding my turntable, what kind of cable should i use to ground from the screw in part on my Turntable to the screw on my pre-amp?

there should usally be a wire (black) that is the ground coming from the unit you are trying to ground. A mixer will have a ground screw to tighten to secure the ground.

slightly off topic, whatever. Latest technique for record sampling. First, if you got it, spend a little cash on a nice cart, needle, and also important, phono preamp. Nothing wrong with the Rolls or Radio Shack stuff, it'll do ya fine but ever since my friend gave me this nice tube phono preamp, my sounds have been bigger. If your records don't sound good in your system, your samples won't sound good. As far as noise, hiss, etc...a lot of times I'd find something nice but it'd be too noisy, crackly, etc. A decent solution is as follows: Mix 1 part distilled water and 1 part 70% isopropyl alchohol and one drop of Johnson's Baby Bath in a tub. Wet a clean towel and rub the record in a circular motion. Make sure the record is on another clean towel. Pat it down with a dry towel. Air dry for 2 minutes. Play it. If it's still crackly, do it again. Sometimes I'll even rinse the thing again in the sink. Actually just washing the thing without getting the label wet under the faucet works okay also.

I never thought Phono Preamps were an issue, but I've been hearin more and more people recommending them... Let me ask anyone who knows...

Let's say I have a record that was recorded at an incredibly low volume... Would the preamp allow me to correct this sample to a nice level without too much feedback or hiss???

Also can anyone recommend A good quality Phono Preamp for not too much money... I'm talkin tops maybe 200 bucks (workin on a tight budget here).

Yo Matt, now that my stuff is grounded, it sounds real good, and real clear, and my preamp was only $50... and it brought it right up to Line Level, i'm not complainin at all