The AKAI MPC4000 is a professional music production center released by Akai in 2001. It is a powerful sampler and sequencer-based workstation that combines sampling, sequencing, and audio recording capabilities in one unit. The MPC4000 includes a...
The AKAI S900 is a digital sampler and synthesizer released by Akai in 1987. It is an 8-bit sampler with a maximum sample rate of 33.8kHz and a maximum memory capacity of 32K. It was one of the first samplers to offer a user-friendly graphical interface...
The AKAI S950 is a vintage 12-bit sampler/synthesizer from the 1980s. It was one of the first samplers to offer digital sampling and sequencing capabilities. The S950 was used by many popular musicians in the 1980s and 1990s, including the Beastie Boys,...
The AKAI S1100 is a professional-level 16-bit digital sampler, released by Akai in 1988. It was one of the first samplers to feature a 16-bit sampling rate and was very popular with producers and musicians in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It featured...
The Roland Super JX-10 is a synthesizer released by Roland in 1986. It is a 12-voice polyphonic analog synthesizer with two DCOs (digitally controlled oscillators) per voice, two DCAs (digitally controlled amplifiers) per voice, and a 24dB/octave...
When Bass Station was released in 1993, it revealed the potential of the classic synthesizers Roland TB-303 and Minimoog. In those days, most musicians couldn’t afford such a luxury as Minimoog, so they often turned to Bass Station. Soon this synthesizer...
The E-mu Systems EMAX SE is a digital sampler and synthesizer workstation. It was released in 1989 and featured 8-bit sampling, 8-voice polyphony, and a built-in sequencer. It was popular among hip-hop producers in the early 1990s and was used on many classic hip-hop tracks.
The Waldorf Microwave II is a digital synthesizer and sampler released by Waldorf Music in 1998. It is a rack-mounted device that combines the features of a synthesizer, sampler, and effects processor. It has two oscillators, two filters, two envelopes,...
The Waldorf Microwave is a digital synthesizer and sampler created by the German company Waldorf Music. It was released in 1997 and was one of the first digital synthesizers to feature an integrated sampler. The Microwave was capable of creating a wide...
Accelerator, a virtual analog synthesizer by Radikal Technologies, was at the stage of development about as long as its predecessor Spectralis used to be, but at the time of release, it was a completed project and a fully implemented idea. Despite the...
