MOTM

--- simon@... wrote:
> Why not just run it straight into the MPC?

Oh, absolutely! As others have posted... gain is not
an issue with our MOTM. At issue is the A/D conversion
of the MPC. Is it of the level of an Apogee, Mytek,
etc.? I dunno... that's ur call. I know folks using
MPC-60s!

> The MPC has a level control to set the gain right,
> so it has an inbuilt preamp stage.

Yup... again, quality of a Manley... probably not, but
we all don't have Manley's in our racks! i don't know
the impedence of the MPC - it may need a DI.
 

> 
> Why is it stupid? Doesn't it depend on how the
> recording device handles gain, or doesn't in some
> cases?

Gain and impedence. I think the relevance is that
folks should think of synthesizers like any other
line-level instrument. You see... alot of engineers to
this day are of the "direct into the board" when it
comes to synth's. If you have 6-8 tracks of guitars -
it probably doesn't matter, u ain't gonna hear it. If
your more of an "electronic" act... well...
 
> 
> > 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?


Of course! Not as clean/direct as the DI/Preamp/EQ
signal chain. 

YMMV.

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