Turntable Question (Sampling)

Alright im a lyricist and i have done some research and read opinions good and bad about the mpc1000 and i plan on getting one within a few weeks so i can make my own beats to write and record original songs over, but anyways heres my question

in order to sample off of Vinyl do you need a special turntable? like a technics with the ability to scratch and whatnot or is any regular record player fine

im guessing the sound quality wouldnt be as good as a DJ turntable but i simply cant afford a MPC and a high quality phonograph

So whats the answer yall, Can any old record player work (along with a mixer)

Yeah if its just for sampling
If you wanna scratch etc you'll need a direct drive turntable and a mixer

Just use a Numark PT-01, you wont need a mixer you can hook it up right to your mpc.

alright thanks, i was really stressin for a minute thinkin i wouldnt be able to sample off vinyl

so if i just use some ghetto ass record player from the pawn shop (mind you it still works fine) i would need to use the mixer? since it doesnt have a built in equalizer? (pre amp)

if so then i just answered my own question

Boof Bonzz wrote:alright thanks, i was really stressin for a minute thinkin i wouldnt be able to sample off vinyl

so if i just use some ghetto ass record player from the pawn shop (mind you it still works fine) i would need to use the mixer? since it doesnt have a built in equalizer? (pre amp)

Yeah you'll need a mixer.

alright thanks again man that was a big help

you can just use a phono preamp. If your just sampling off one table you dont need a mixer, youd just need to get the signal up there since the table isnt amped. might save you some loot since most mixers are 100.00+ but a good preamp is like 40-50. that is if u dont plan on scratching or mixing whereas a dj mixer will have the preamp anyhow.

do you need a specialty/high quality mixer to amplify the sample?

because i have a buddy who owns a little mixer and it works fine for vocals i was wondering if every mixer(most of them) has a built in pre-amp

or if there was a way to tell if the mixer had that capability

i just want to make sure i have all the proper equipment to start making beats soon as possible

im pretty sure i know whats good i just had to make sure

Boof Bonzz wrote:do you need a specialty/high quality mixer to amplify the sample?

because i have a buddy who owns a little mixer and it works fine for vocals i was wondering if every mixer(most of them) has a built in pre-amp

or if there was a way to tell if the mixer had that capability

i just want to make sure i have all the proper equipment to start making beats soon as possible

im pretty sure i know whats good i just had to make sure

i dont think most regular mixers have a built in phono pre amp...
DJ mixers do

alright, i dont know if its a dj mixer or not so im going to have to just wait and find out

thx for the info tho i would b banging my head into the record player demanding it to sample correctly if i didnt find this site

the numark pt-01 has a preamp built into it and its portable and only costs like 90 bucks.