Did I get a good MPC 1000 deal? and other newb questions

[thosim]

I've been thinking about buying an MPC 1000 and last night I saw one newly listed on eBay and bought it for $225.

It was a blue one, with some scratches in the pictures. Came with a 128mb upgrade ram and stock CF card, USB cable, etc. According to the seller it worked perfectly.

Does this sound like a good deal for someone starting out?

Thanks.

Also, how can I put my turntables into the MPC? I have a mixer with RCA outputs, will that work?

 

[ultra auris]

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that sounds like a good deal. I would expect some pads not to work, though. even then its a good deal.

 

[Fonikz]

i paid 450 for mine used.. no upgrade,in good shape some of the pads were a lil weak tho. sounds like a good deal to me.

when i sample from my turntable i run a cable from the headphone jack on the mixer right to the back of the mpc.. probably not the ideal way but it works for me and the cable was cheap