The AKAI S700 is a professional 12-bit sampler and digital signal processor (DSP) released in 1987 by the Japanese company Akai. It was one of the first samplers to use 12-bit sampling, allowing for higher-quality sound reproduction than its 8-bit...
Usually, I prepare my own description for any of instruments in this catalogue, but not this time. Enjoy how Roland Corp. themselves described the MKS-100 40 years ago. The Roland Digital Sampler is a completely new type MIDI Sound Module which can record...
The Roland S-220 is a digital sampling module released in 1987. It was one of the first accessible digital samplers on the market and was used by electronic musicians in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The S-220 was capable of sampling at 12-bit resolution and had a maximum sample rate of 30kHz.
The Sequential Prophet 3000 was a groundbreaking 16-bit, 8-voice sampling system designed exclusively as a rackmounted unit. Released in 1987, it was remarkably innovative for its time, offering stereo sampling capabilities nearly two years ahead of...
Sampler, Digital (D), Voices: 128, Multi Timbral Capacity: 32 part(s), Production start: 1998, Production end: 1999, Production ended: Yes.
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...
The E-mu Systems SP-12 is a classic drum machine from the late 1980s. It was one of the first drum machines to feature sampling capabilities, allowing users to create their own drum sounds. It was also the first drum machine to feature a built-in...
In 2000 Korg Electribes series got a new member - a sampler called Korg ElecTribe S (ES-1). It gained its popularity not only due to the usual playback of recorded drums, but also thanks to high-quality, aggressive processing effects. The main library of...
The Korg ElecTribe S (ES-1) mk2 is a drum machine and step sequencer released by Korg in 2000. It is a powerful and intuitive instrument that allows users to create and manipulate rhythms and patterns. The ES-1 mk2 features 16 velocity-sensitive pads, a...
The Swedish company Elektron, known for its high-quality drum machines and synthesizers, said that sampling is a dying art. Therefore, in 2011, the manufacturer released Octatrack DPS-1, which is an 8-track dynamic performance sampler and sequencer 2 in...
