> I think the suggestion to use a front-end A/D for the
> MPC is dead-on. I, personally, do not run the MOTM
> direct into the A/D, but that is me. It is easier to
> run it thru the desk (a mixer or if you don't have
> one, a preamp).
Why not just run it straight into the MPC?
The MPC has a level control to set the gain right, so it has an inbuilt preamp stage.
> Some folks I've worked with insist on a tube front-end
> (Manley) as they insist an analog synth direct to disk
> or direct-in is as stupid as running any line-level
> instrument direct.
Why is it stupid? Doesn't it depend on how the recording device handles gain, or doesn't in some cases?
> Whoa! This is a surprise for me.
> Are you saying that my mixer isn't enough to prep an anlog
> instrument for recording on digital media?
You are worried about sound quality and needing 96KHz/24bit, but you are going to run the signal through a mixer anyway?
> Or suppose I would get that front end AD, would it be unwise
> according to your sources to connect the MOTM (or other
> analog synth's) output directly to the AD?
If the AD only has balanced +4 line inputs, but it depends on what you are plugging into and how it handles different level signals.
> I normally work with a mixer, and redirect the signal I want
> to sample to one of the mixer's output busses, which are
> connected to my samplers. Will that do?
Yes, but why not avoid the mixer, buses, etc., and just plug straight into the MPC?
> Back in the day, I used to do what you describe...
> everything analog pumped thru an Akai Sampler before
> being sent to tape. Definitely speeds up the process!
Why?
> This is what works best for me. I get to play with phrases
> of recorded instruments and trigger them like you would
> trigger drums. And I don't have to use a computer for
> that. :)
Simon
Canberra
AUSTRALIA