I'm basically in 1st grade when it comes to effects, recording, and whatnot. I have access to powerful equipment, but I'm really not qualified to run it lol...and I don't know enough to know if what I'm doing is all wrong or just mostly wrong, but something ain't right.
 
	 
 
	I have an MPC Live 2 that I use as the rhythm for my rig. It syncs via 5pin to my HX Stomp and Boomerang III looper to keep everything in time. My guitar has a piezo and a stereo output jack that runs the magnetic coils to one side and the piezo to the other side...the guitar also has a built-in preamp for the piezo on one of the pots.
 
	 
 
	The other day, I ran the HX Stomp directly to the MPC to try and record into it and it worked, but at extremely low volume...which made me think I need a preamp for the signal...so I get smart and run the piezo from the guitar directly into the MPC (ya know, because there's a 9v preamp inside the guitar) and I get literally nothing at all. 
 
	 
 
	So I'm pretty confused.
 
	 
 
	-Has anyone out there integrated an HX Stomp with an MPC the same way that people do with PC/Mac DAWs?
 
	-Can the HX Stomp act as a preamp and boost that signal up where I need it or do I need a true preamp after the Stomp? 
 
	-I was running from the Balanced/Unbalanced outputs on the back, should I have used different jacks for this application?
 
	 
 
	Bonus question!
 
	-For the piezo signal, is the on board preamp not a true preamp the way I expected it to be?
 
	 
 
	Thanks y'all, happy Father's Day.