The Ensoniq Mirage DMS-1 is a digital sampling keyboard released by Ensoniq in 1984. It was one of the first affordable digital sampling keyboards available to musicians. It featured a built-in 8-bit sampler, a 61-note velocity-sensitive keyboard, and a...
The Ensoniq Mirage DMS-8 v2 is a vintage digital synthesizer and sampler released by Ensoniq in 1985. It was the first instrument to feature both sampling and synthesis capabilities in a single unit. The DMS-8 v2 was capable of storing up to 8MB of...
In 2014 a digital sample-sequencer - Korg volca sample was released. The development of the instrument was inspired by the first wave of ever created samplers. The housing is rendered in white, red and gray colors cheekily hinting at the classic MPC. It...