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Did Michael Jackson really use a sampler demo riff for the intro to Beat It?
The Synclavier demo's seven notes certainly have a similarity to the iconic intro to Beat It but what do you think?
"Makes the white dot spawn little golden play heads": Brinta could be the granular sampler we all need, just to calm down a bit
Error Instruments and This Is Not Rocket Science team up to produce this fascinating-sounding (and looking) Eurorack sampler
RZA’s first E-MU SP-1200 sampler is up for auction: your chance to own a piece of Wu-Tang Forever
“There’s DNA in this,” says the hip-hop legend, as his well-worn hardware goes under the hammer
Secret SAWs: the story of the impossible sampler that made the Stock Aitken Waterman smashes, and the backroom boys that pushed it to its limits
Keyboards came and went throughout SAW’s hundreds of hits, but one box kept delivering the tricks. Think you know sampling? Think again
Richie Hawtin teams up with Erica Synths for Bullfrog, an educational analogue synth: "Our goal is to promote a fun easy learning path into basic sound synthesis"
Bullfrog is a single-oscillator synth that can be augmented with 'voice cards' which store presets and add features, turning the instrument into a sampler, sequencer and groovebox
Best samplers 2024: top picks for hardware music-making, live performance and DAW-less jams
Expert buying advice for hardware samplers, from pocket models up to full-blown workstations – including samplers from Elektron, Akai, Korg and Teenage Engineering
Akai issues a red alert as it launches the MPC One+, but it might not have all the upgrades you were hoping for
Increased storage, but the same amount of RAM as its predecessor, and still no built-in battery
Roland SPD-SX vs SPD-SX Pro: Should you upgrade?
Does Roland’s flagship sample pad justify the higher price and how does it compare with the standard model? We've played both to find out
