Hardware sampling is officially back. As the power of music software rapidly advanced throughout the ‘00s and ‘10s, hardware samplers began to fall out of fashion as producers favoured the flexibility ...

The hardware sampler—an indispensable workhorse of contemporary music production—transforms ordinary audio into programmable instruments by recording, storing, and replaying discrete sound snippets.

The price points on entry-level samplers and sequencers have, arguably, never been more affordable. With the country's COVID numbers soaring, there's a solid (veering towards imminent) chance a lot of ...

Expert buying advice for hardware samplers, from pocket models up to full-blown workstations – including samplers from Elektron, Akai, Korg and Teenage Engineering When you purchase through links on ...