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 Boss Dr Sample SP202 is a portable 4-voice stereo sampler designed primarily for DJ use and live performance. Core Features16-bit stereo sampling with 4-voice polyphonyBuilt-in effects including filters and ring modulatorBuilt-in microphone plus...
Boss's Dr Sample SP-303 emerged as an intriguing evolution of the pioneering SP-202 phrase sampler. Three years after its predecessor made waves in the budget sampling market, the SP-303 arrived with both gains and losses in its feature set, but still...
The Roland SP-808 is a digital sampling workstation released by Roland in 1998. It features a built-in sampler, sequencer, and effects processor, allowing users to create and manipulate samples with ease. It has a large range of sample manipulation...
