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Sampling from an Iphone

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Does anyone do this? I do it at times and my cables bring soo much air into the sample. I was wondering if any does this do they experience the same thing.
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If you are using a cable, I can't see why that would impact the source sample in a way that is noticeable? Are you using a stereo mini to stereo rca cable?
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jetson wrote:If you are using a cable, I can't see why that would impact the source sample in a way that is noticeable? Are you using a stereo mini to stereo rca cable?


im using an rca to rca cable with a y adapter.
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I have used that setup before as well, but now I have a single cable that is mini stereo on one end, and rca (red, white) on the other end. It's just more convenient. I got it at Radio Shack.

But, in both setups, I've never heard anything like what you described.
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jetson wrote:I have used that setup before as well, but now I have a single cable that is mini stereo on one end, and rca (red, white) on the other end. It's just more convenient. I got it at Radio Shack.

But, in both setups, I've never heard anything like what you described.



I'm gonna buy a better quality cable with the same ends as yours. I did buy my y adapter at a thrift shop; it's probably bad
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Turn your phone up to 75%-90% to raise the signal to noise ratio but not all the way so there's some headroom for the sp to work with.
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Wal Martian wrote:Turn your phone up to 75%-90% to raise the signal to noise ratio but not all the way so there's some headroom for the sp to work with.



Yo Wal, can you explain a bit more... Why not max/100% on iPhone (or any sound source, for that matter) as you can adjust the drive lower on the SP (or any recorder/sampler)?

I'm not saying that I do 100%, by the way.
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i was sampling from my iPhone using the clap machine app

1/8" headphone to rca inputs on the 404

it did not compromise the sound at all
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You can turn it to 100% and it will probably work fine but turning it down just a bit adds some room for the SP to add its own gain to the signal if you need it. If it's at 100% it will clip sooner with less gain added.
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Appreciate the suggestion. I'm gonna try that and see what's good.
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