The Akai MPC 4000 emerged in an interesting time for music production. By 2002, Akai's MPC line had already established itself as a studio cornerstone for nearly 15 years. The journey began in 1988, a year that saw Roger Linn and Akai join forces to...
The AKAI MPC 3000 is a classic drum machine and sampler released by Akai in 1994. It is widely regarded as one of the best and most influential drum machines and samplers of all time. It features 16-bit sampling, 32-voice polyphony, and a sequencer with...
The Korg Kronos 2 61-Key Music Workstation is a professional-level music workstation that combines a powerful synthesizer, sampler, sequencer, and effects processor into one unit. It features nine distinct sound engines, a color TouchView display, and a...
Korg Kronos is a tremendously heaped workstation that follows the design of Korg Oasys. Kronos has 9 sound engines, and SGX-1 and EP-1 were created specially for the instrument. As for the sounds of an acoustic piano Kronos became a Korg’s real...
The Korg Kronos 2 73 is a 73-key professional synthesizer workstation. It features nine distinct sound engines, a 16-track sequencer, and a color touchscreen for easy navigation. It also includes a variety of effects, a powerful arpeggiator, and a wide...
The Akai/Linn MPC60 II is a fascinating piece of music technology history that emerged as a refined successor to its predecessor, arriving with an interesting backstory. While the original MPC60's launch in October 1987 was somewhat overshadowed by the...
The AKAI MPC60 is a classic sampler and drum machine released by Akai Professional in 1987-1988 and updated with the mkII version in 1991. The difference is the leather wrist rest gone with the mkII but headphones out appeared. The OS 3.10 introduced...
The Rise of a Hip-Hop Legend: The E-mu SP-1200 Story In August 1987, E-mu Systems released a machine that would help define the sound of hip-hop's golden age - the SP-1200 sampling drum machine. Created by Dave Rossum, this unassuming piece of equipment...
The Elektron Model:Samples is a powerful and intuitive sample-based instrument that allows users to create and manipulate samples in real time. It features a built-in sequencer, a wide range of effects, and a library of sounds. It is designed to be used...
Studio 440 is a further development of the idea first implemented in Prophet 2000. The wide possibilities allow Studio 440 to remain a relevant instrument today, with only a few limitations: a small amount of built-in memory (512 KB) and low resolution...
