Samplers / Sampling

Hard work and a love of sampling have made FNZ the hottest production duo around.

Chiara Luzzana is a Sound Designer and Composer, known for her use of Zoom field recorders.

JJ Jeczalik emerged as the pre-eminent Fairlight programmer of the 1980s primarily as one fifth of the art-pop collective, Art of Noise, but also in projects ranging from ABC and Dollar to Yes and Malcolm McLaren.

With its significant overhaul, the new Nanosampler 2 offers a wealth of creative sample playback options.

Chopped‑up loops are at the heart of many genres of music. There’s never been a better time to get hands‑on with sliced samples.

Not long ago, I learned a sobering lesson about pet hates and how they can trip you up. I initially dismissed the 1010music...

Musician and Technologist Tim Exile chats to Caro C about the creation of the Endlesss project and the benefits of immersive, collaborative music creation in real-time.

Hit the ground running with our guide to Akai's celebrated Music Production Centre.

David Vorhaus of White Noise chats with Rob Puricelli about his early involvement with the Fairlight CMI and his Kaleidophon ribbon controller and Maniac sequencer inventions.

Recording a library of acoustic guitar samples highlighted the importance of repeatability, blind testing, small lasers and double‑sided sticky tape.

Logic Pro X sports extensive sampling tools. Here’s how to use them effectively.

There are some stunningly good Libraries for Acustica Audio's Nebula dynamic convolution plug-in, but you can also create your own. We invited one of the best Nebula developers to tell you how.

Not many artists would make an entire album from field recordings of the life of a pig. But not many artists are like Matthew Herbert...

Vintage synths are perfect for sampling, and modern multisampling software makes the process easy and creatively rewarding. We show you how it’s done in our in‑depth guide.

Reason's flexible routing makes scintillating sampling simple...

Reason's sampling instrument Kong.

In the final part of this short series, we investigate a more advanced use of scripting to create a simple step sequencer. • Read Part 1 • Read Part 2 • Read Part 3

Building on last months introduction to the basics of scripting in Native Instruments Kontakt soft sampler, we explain how to make your scripted functions adjustable via a simple user interface.

As they celebrate 20 years in the business, sample library pioneers EastWest are on the verge of relaunching LA's legendary United-Western studio complex. They've also developed an innovative sample-playback engine to power their next generation of virtual instruments.

If you're stuck in a creative rut with sample libraries, why not look for inspiration in your own home?

We bring our series on rediscovering the the art of sampling to a close, with a look into the future.