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djmela5
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Turntable

Post by djmela5 » Sat Jan 21, 2012 5:35 pm

Hey guys!!!

never use turntable in my life ever , tho i got some really amazing record and i don't want to convert them to mp3

so could i use turntable with ableton ? im using the saffire pro sound card - since i dont know how to route turntable

thanks in advance,

Warrior Bob
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Re: Turntable

Post by Warrior Bob » Mon Jan 23, 2012 7:18 pm

Plug your turntable's outputs into your Saffire's inputs?

djmela5
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Re: Turntable

Post by djmela5 » Tue Jan 24, 2012 8:03 pm

i hope its easy as you write :)

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Re: Turntable

Post by Warrior Bob » Tue Jan 24, 2012 11:23 pm

That's how I did it with mine last time I tried it. Seems to work okay although the levels were a bit low.

I didn't seem to have any grounding problems or anything.

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Re: Turntable

Post by rbmonosylabik » Wed Jan 25, 2012 4:26 am

What turntable model is it? Chances are, if it has RCA outputs and a ground wire, you'll need a Phono preamp to get it sounding right. The phono preamp both rises the level of the phono line and applies a very steep EQ curve known as the RIAA curve, which compensates for its inverse being applied during the record cutting to reduce bass and add highs. So, if you just raise your phono line with the Saffire Pro gains, you'll get a very thin sound.

DJ mixer Phono inputs do this, so you can use oen of those, or you can get a dedicated phono preamp. Something like the Behringer Microphono PP400 would do, but of course, there are better, more expensive ones.
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