Sampling from the iPod to the MPC

[The Marrvel]

What's your opinion on sampling from the iPod into the MPC? It seems like a bad idea D/A converter wise. It's really convenient though, especially if I use .wav files on the ipod.

[jbuehler]

I read that the DA converter in the shuffle is very good.

The DA converter in the regular iPod is very bad.

So depending on your iPod it would work.

Ofcourse the shuffle has no screen so it defeats the purpose but just thought you might like to know.

[The Marrvel]

I'm going to have to wait and see how the D/A is on the ipod touch...

[AnAverageJoe]

Originally Posted by The Marrvel

I'm going to have to wait and see how the D/A is on the ipod touch...

same here, you guys know when its coming out? The iPod Videos are getting cheaper so it must be soon

[WideawakE]

I've done it before, it works...dunno about the d/a but I use a 60 and an SP so it doesn't matter to me really

[Dor]

Originally Posted by The Marrvel

What's your opinion on sampling from the iPod into the MPC? It seems like a bad idea D/A converter wise. It's really convenient though, especially if I use .wav files on the ipod.

How does it sound to you?

D

Why not just transfer the wav file to something and then drop it on the MP?

[The Marrvel]

Originally Posted by no ssl yet

Why not just transfer the wav file to something and then drop it on the MP?

that's how i used to do it, but now i like sampling the part i want directly. the workflow is better at the cost of sound quality however. i wish the ipods had spdif

[KeengCong]

lol I've sampled everything... ipod, tivo, vhs, dvd, xbox, youtube...etc conversions and sound dynamics quality arent really something im worried about at my level. I just worry about is it going to make the song better or not, cause most people cant tell the differences in dynamics between a 90's Bad Boy album and a 50 cent record.

[electric]

for sampling i'd say anything is fair game as long as it works for the project.

[Tibbon]

Originally Posted by The Marrvel

that's how i used to do it, but now i like sampling the part i want directly. the workflow is better at the cost of sound quality however. i wish the ipods had spdif

I thought the iPod did have SPDIF output. I know that many of the docks used to have it. I think it's an optical/analogu hybrid jack.