The Ensoniq Mirage DMS-8 is a digital synthesizer and sampler released by Ensoniq in 1985. It was the first sampler to feature a built-in hard disk drive, allowing users to store and recall samples quickly and easily. The Mirage was also the first...
The Ensoniq Mirage DMS-1 is a digital sampling keyboard released by Ensoniq in 1984. It was one of the first affordable digital sampling keyboards available to musicians. It featured a built-in 8-bit sampler, a 61-note velocity-sensitive keyboard, and a...
The Roland S-10 is a 16-voice digital sampler released by Roland in 1989. It was the first sampler to feature a built-in sequencer, allowing users to create entire compositions from within the unit. The S-10 also featured a large backlit LCD display for...
The Roland S-220 is a digital sampling module released in 1987. It was one of the first digital samplers on the market and was used by many electronic musicians in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The S-220 was capable of sampling at 12-bit resolution and...