Samplers / Sampling

Akai's new beat-creation system includes built-in speakers, a rechargeable battery, CV/gate outputs, and more.

West Coast synth boffins 1010music have announced the bitbox Mk2, which features double the processing power and an enhanced touchscreen.

Users of Elektron's various synthesizing, sequencing and sampling desktop devices will...

The term ‘tracker’ describes an early form of sequencing that originated on the Amiga computer and they may yet make a mainstream comeback, thanks to this intriguing new device from Polish synth-makers Polyend.

Propellerhead are dead... long live Reason Studios! And Reason 11 will be launched shortly...

Just ahead of 909 Day, Roland dropped a ton of new synth kit, paying homage to some of their classic past synths, including 1980s designs.

Native Instruments are celebrating 10 years since the launch of their hardware/software workstation with a limited-edition orange Maschine.

Introducing Strike Multipad: Alesis's new electronic drum and percussion pad. Now includes video from NAMM 2019!

Elektron had a surprise product in store at NAMM. We enter the world of model:samples, a compact six-track sample-based groovebox.

Rumours of a new Akai all-in-one production device, capable of sequencing, sampling, synthesis and processing without the need for a computer, have been circling for a while — and now it's arrived!

With up to 250GB of sounds, a redesigned, fully zoomable GUI, and a new sample engine, IK's SampleTank 4 is no incremental upgrade.

Akai give MPC X /MPC Live owners and MPC Software 2 users three brand new synths to play with as well as user-requested features such as an arpeggiator, an autosampler and real-time crossfade looping for sample playback.

How many times have you been building a track and been able to vocalise the sound you want but have then been...

Modal have announced the follow-up to CRAFTsynth: the £99 CRAFTrhythm 8-track sampling drum machine.

Conceived and developed by Los Angeles musician, artist and programmer Dillon Bastan, Iota is a Max For Live device...

Roland have announced that they will be releasing two modules based on classic products for their Boutique format. The SH-01A...

Hot on the heels of their Digitakt drum machine, Swedish musical instrument company Elektron have announced...

Elektron’s highly anticipated eight-track drum machine and sampler, Digitakt is out today and available for purchase...

After their recent run of analogue-centric synth, drum and effects machines, Elektron have unveiled a purely...

In recent years Akai's reigning champ of hardware sampling, the MPC, has become increasingly reliant...

In a surprise move, Pioneer DJ have launched a brand new sampler — Toraiz SP-16 — which is something of a "best of"...