Compact Production Powerhouse The Akai MPC One stands as the most compact member of the MPC family, offering a powerful music production solution in a remarkably portable package. Weighing just over 2kg, it's designed for producers who need...
Released in 1984, the Emulator II (EII) was E-mu's second eight-bit sampler. It improved upon the original by using companding digital-to-analog converters and a 27.7 kHz sample rate, along with resonant analog filters. The EII offered enhanced real-time...
The Ensoniq ASR-X is a sampler and music workstation released by Ensoniq in 1998. It was a popular and powerful tool for producers and musicians, featuring a 16-bit sampler, 16-track sequencer, and a variety of synthesis and effects capabilities. It was...
The Akai S612 represented in its time a breakthrough in affordable digital sampling technology, combining three of the music industry's hottest buzzwords - "digital," "MIDI," and "sampling" - into one compact unit. Designed as a 2U high, 19"...
A Creative Powerhouse: The SP-606 Story The Roland SP-606 was the last "big" sampler groovebox in Roland's acclaimed SP series of phrase samplers, elevating the concept to a full "sampling workstation". Building on the legacy that began with the Boss...