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...
The Roland SP-404A is a portable sampler and effects processor designed for musicians and producers. It features a built-in 16-bit linear sampler, onboard effects, a powerful sequencer, and a variety of inputs and outputs. With its intuitive user...
The Ensoniq ASR-X is a sampler and music workstation released by Ensoniq in 1998. It was a popular and powerful tool for producers and musicians, featuring a 16-bit sampler, 16-track sequencer, and a variety of synthesis and effects capabilities. It was...
The E-mu Systems E6400 Ultra is a professional sampler/synthesizer workstation released in 1999. It is a powerful and versatile instrument that allows users to create and manipulate samples, sequences, and sounds. It features 64-voice polyphony, 32-bit...
The AKAI Z4 is a digital sampler and audio production workstation released in 2004. It is a powerful device that allows users to manipulate audio recordings, create samples, and produce music. It features a 4-in/4-out audio interface, 32-voice...
The Roland SP-404 is a sampling groovebox designed for live performance and music production. It is a portable sampler and sequencer with an intuitive user interface and a wide range of built-in effects and sounds. It is capable of sampling and looping...
VP-9000 is a powerful rackmount audio processor employing proprietary VariPhrase technology which allows an elastic audio processing, realtime sync of samples with different keys and tempo, while formant processing eliminates tedious multi-sampling. It...
The Sequential Circuits Prophet 3000 is a digital sampling synthesizer released in 1991. It was the first commercially available sampler to feature 32-bit processing and a built-in hard disk drive. The Prophet 3000 was capable of sampling up to 32kHz and...
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...
The E-mu Systems E5000 Ultra is a professional-grade digital sampler and sound module. It was released in 1996 and was one of the first samplers to feature a 32-bit processor and 32-bit audio resolution. It was capable of sampling up to 32-bit/48kHz and...
