The Virus TI Desktop is a powerful synthesizer in a compact desktop format featuring an all-metal enclosure with an elegant wooden strip on the front panel. Designed for hands-on control, it offers numerous knobs and buttons that provide direct access to...
The E-mu ESi32 represented in 1994 a significant shift in E-mu's product strategy, bringing their renowned high-end sampling technology to a much more affordable price point. Traditionally focused on premium "powerhouse" samplers like the Emulator...
New Species of Production Workstation The Akai MPC Key 61 represents a bold evolutionary step in music production technology, seamlessly merging the beloved MPC workflow with a fully-featured keyboard workstation. This isn't simply an MPC with keys bolted...
Akai S700: A Retro 12-bit Sampler The Akai S700 represents an important piece of sampling history from the late 1980s. Launched in the summer of 1987, this 2U rackmount sampler was part of Akai's follow-up to their groundbreaking S612 sampler and served...
The AKAI S1000KB is a professional sampling keyboard released by Akai in 1992. It features a 61-key velocity-sensitive keyboard and a control panel with a variety of buttons and knobs for controlling sample playback, looping, and editing. The S1000KB...