Category
Samplers · Models
Hardware samplers and production workstations centered on sample playback or sequencing.
3 models
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Model
Akai MPC
Synthesizer · Japan
The Akai MPC (MIDI Production Center) is a family of sampler-sequencers, first released in 1988, that combined sampling, drum-pad performance, and sequencing in one unit. Developed with Roger Linn, the MPC became a central tool of hip-hop and electronic production and remains an industry standard.
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E-mu Emulator
Synthesizer · United States
The E-mu Emulator is a series of digital sampling keyboards and workstations E-mu Systems introduced in 1981. Among the first affordable samplers, the Emulator line let musicians record and play back real sounds across a keyboard and was influential in 1980s pop and film music.
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Elektron Octatrack
Synthesizer · Sweden
The Elektron Octatrack is a performance sampler and sequencer designed for live remixing and looping. With eight tracks, real-time time-stretching, crossfading, and Elektron's powerful step sequencing, it is a flexible centerpiece for electronic performance.