X4 by Ketron was released in the early 2000s along with the rest of the X series. Compared to X1, the device was offered to users at a reduced price, as it lacked a keyboard, modulation wheels, speakers, but had a more elaborate central panel. Anyway, X4...
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...
In 1985 at the music fair in Milan Prophet 2000 was introduced - the first sampler made by SCI. Compared to its predecessors (E-mu Emulator and Ensoniq Mirage), the synthesizer got the sample rate almost twice bigger (12 bits versus 8) and offered quite...
Dave Smith Instruments Pro 2 is one of those works of art the authors create for their own pleasure. Those, who have been through crazy stages of demanding and tough market conditions, can relax – no one is surprised by pragmatism today, musicians have...
The release of Pioneer DJ Toraiz SP-16 took place in 2016. The original sampler is the embodiment of popular instruments, as it includes a 16-step sequencer, based on the principle of TR-8 drum machine, a grid of multi-colored 16 pads taken from NI...