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Behringer Teases Knockoff Of Classic E-mu SP-1200 Sampling Drum Machine

Behringer shared this sneak preview of the SP1200X Sampling Workstation – an inexpensive, unofficial copy of the classic E-mu SP-1200. … Read More Behringer Teases Knockoff Of Classic E-mu SP-1200 Sampling Drum Machine

October 30, 202615 Comments

Donner Music Intros Sample Boy At Beijing Modular 26

At Beijing Modular 26, Donner Music officially introduced Sample Boy, a handheld sampling workstation. … Read More Donner Music Intros Sample Boy At Beijing Modular 26

October 25, 20267 Comments

Oddment ODD-1 Combines Granular Synthesis, Live Processing And Looping

Oddment’s ODD-1 hardware instrument and ODD-1v plug-in combine granular synthesis, real-time audio processing and synchronized looping around a shared microsonic engine.… Read More Oddment ODD-1 Combines Granular Synthesis, Live Processing And Looping

October 18, 20261 Comment

Free Firmware Mod Adds ‘Incredible’ Features To Elektron Model:Cycles

 Model-TG is a free, open-source firmware mod for the Elektron Model:Cycles that adds a full Sampler machine and a variety of other features.… Read More Free Firmware Mod Adds ‘Incredible’ Features To Elektron Model:Cycles

October 12, 202618 Comments

1010 Music BlackBox Gets New Features With Unofficial Alternate Firmware

A new firmware mod adds features to the 1010 Blackbox. … Read More 1010 Music BlackBox Gets New Features With Unofficial Alternate Firmware

October 5, 20261 Comment

Chompi Sampling Keyboard Lives On As Free Nibbi Plugin

Record and sample sounds, play them across the keyboard, layer tape-style loops, and get weird with lo-fi saturation, wow and flutter, delay, reverb, and filters.… Read More Chompi Sampling Keyboard Lives On As Free Nibbi Plugin

October 2, 20261 Comment

Vintage Synth Review: The E-Mu Emax II Sampling Synthesizer

While the Emax II offers improved specs across the board, it dropped the analog filters of the original. … Read More Vintage Synth Review: The E-Mu Emax II Sampling Synthesizer

October 2, 20262 Comments

Open-Source Project Brings New Features To Elektron Octatrack

If you’re an Octatrack owners, Octabam promises to give you new effects, expanded MIDI functionality, additional sound-design options and bug fixes that aren’t available in the stock firmware.… Read More Open-Source Project Brings New Features To Elektron Octatrack

September 17, 2026September 21, 202611 Comments

Akai S900 SuperOS v4.0 Firmware Update Brings New Features To Classic Sampler

The firmware adds features from the Akai S950 and S1000. It also brings new MIDI control, TIMESTRETCH and real-time filter modulation. … Read More Akai S900 SuperOS v4.0 Firmware Update Brings New Features To Classic Sampler

September 3, 2026Leave a comment

1010 blackbox 2 Next Gen Compact Sampler Now Available, Here’s What’s New

Here’s a look at the new features and differences in the Blackbox mk2. … Read More 1010 blackbox 2 Next Gen Compact Sampler Now Available, Here’s What’s New

August 11, 2026August 13, 2026Leave a comment

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