Samplers / Sampling

Polyend’s Play gets a major + upgrade.

Teenage Engineering’s portable workstation offers retro styling and an equally old‑school approach to sampling.

Polyend’s hardware tracker has got smaller — and at the same time bigger...

Sonicware’s SmplTrek packs an ambitious sampler, sequencer and recorder into a single portable box.

Polyend’s Play takes a unique, and very hands‑on, approach to sequencing samples.

The MPC Key isn’t just an MPC with a keyboard, it’s a completely new species of workstation.

The MPC Studio provides an affordable middle ground between Akai’s software and hardware MPCs.

Polyend breathe new life into an old technology with an instrument that’s as forward‑looking as it is retro.

With battery power and built-in speakers, the MPC Live II is ready to rock some blocks.

The MPC One offers the most affordable way into the latest generation of Akai's celebrated sampling workstation.

1010music's Blackbox packs an awful lot of sampling action into a very compact case.

Could the MPCX make you rethink your whole approach to studio and live music production?

Elektron’s new sampling drum machine is much more than just a cut-price Octatrack.

The return of the stand-alone MPC exceeds expectations.

The MPC has always been about its fast, hands-on interface — can a touchscreen make it even better?

The legendary MPC brand is reborn in a form that aims to marry its famous hands-on ethos with the unlimited possibilities of the software world. Does the combination work?

Swedish synthesists Elektron have turned their attention to sampling — and, with characteristic individuality, have created something quite unique.

Native Instruments's hybrid hardware and software beat machine promises the best of both worlds. Does it deliver?

Have Roland finally outgunned Akai's renowned MPC series in the battle for the hip-hop market?

Akai's famed Music Production Centre goes mini...

Roland take their MC concept further with new features, flying faders and computer integration. Let's explore...