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<![CDATA[ Latest from MusicRadar in Samplers ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/beatmaking/samplers Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:12:51 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “Easily one of the most inspirational and accessible Elektrons we've used”: Elektron Tonverk review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/samplers/elektron-tonverk-review h4FfRXdT4wzEZ8Bs6Kxaf4 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:12:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The closest thing Akai has released to a vintage MPC in decades": Akai MPC Sample review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/samplers/the-closest-thing-akai-has-released-to-a-vintage-mpc-in-decades-akai-mpc-sample-review 2kpKy3zGwN5jeDA32YS5HX Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:03:35 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:12:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ "A machine worthy of building your whole workflow around": Akai MPC XL review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/samplers/a-machine-worthy-of-building-your-whole-workflow-around-akai-mpc-xl-review qsGNU99XAuzWXXtWigGvNZ Sun, 22 Mar 2026 07:58:16 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:12:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ The best new music tech gear of NAMM 2026: Epic polys, acoustic synths, budget samplers, a Behringer Juno and much more ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/the-best-new-music-tech-gear-of-namm-2026-epic-polys-acoustic-synths-budget-samplers-a-behringer-juno-and-much-more JCWMAKugzvmgkizZ5be9J5 Sun, 25 Jan 2026 11:05:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 40 years after the SK-1, Casio is making waves with another fun-looking sampler - could it be another budget classic? ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/40-years-after-the-sk-1-casio-is-making-waves-with-another-fun-looking-sampler-could-it-be-another-budget-classic wfdFjner5kBcwviGpnhL7N Fri, 23 Jan 2026 20:05:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Represents the evolution of everything we've learned from decades of innovation in music production”: Akai’s MPC XL is its new flagship – watch our first look review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/represents-the-evolution-of-everything-weve-learned-from-decades-of-innovation-in-music-production-akais-mpc-xl-is-its-new-flagship-watch-our-first-look-review sn3UcMQmuUb7WUFALBerid Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:30:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Proper old school producers might also baulk at the ease of song creation and the slick results” – Teenage Engineering EP-40 Riddim and EP-2350 Ting review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/samplers/teenage-engineering-ep-40-riddim-and-ep-2350-ting-review JPj9jG88MUEXvqpTxeKGkh Mon, 05 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 21:10:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ "What were the skies like when you were young?": How The Orb's Little Fluffy Clouds showed the world that sampling could be an art form ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/what-were-the-skies-like-when-you-were-young-how-the-orbs-little-fluffy-clouds-showed-the-world-that-sampling-could-be-an-art-form mF5jvCm9UWPi4AM9dXBoX5 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 08:54:57 +0000 Mon, 08 Dec 2025 17:04:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A truly go-anywhere production box that’s determined to keep you away from a laptop at all costs”: Akai MPC Live III review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/akai-mpc-live-3-review SCTihcoAS8tUiZYv548RLm Thu, 02 Oct 2025 14:00:00 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:12:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ One year on, I’ve finally clicked with Ableton Move – all because I’ve stopped trying to make music with it ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/one-year-on-ive-finally-clicked-with-ableton-move-all-because-ive-stopped-trying-to-make-music-with-it dyr49XH7BmvNHdRgMgyRhS Sat, 27 Sep 2025 14:04:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s policing Black music… Hip-hop was born from sampling. And now sampling is synonymous with theft”: Lizzo argues that the origins of sampling law are "racially charged" ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/its-policing-black-music-hip-hop-was-born-from-sampling-and-now-sampling-is-synonymous-with-theft-lizzo-argues-that-the-origins-of-sampling-law-are-racially-charged QTuLriDMmzsg5PdLKnZT4Q Wed, 17 Sep 2025 16:03:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Tonverk is made for expansive sound design and immediate play”: Elektron’s stereo sampling workstation is real, and it’s out now ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/tonverk-is-made-for-expansive-sound-design-and-immediate-play-elektrons-stereo-sampling-workstation-is-real-and-its-out-now 6Mf6wuUgBrayEUCbAkbk96 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 16:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ever wanted to knock up an ambient pad on the bus? Good news – you can now access the full version of Ableton’s Drift synth in Note and Move ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/you-can-now-access-the-full-version-of-abletons-drift-synth-in-note-and-move W9PDzy4HbEm4axbSs7HvQ Wed, 03 Sep 2025 14:36:44 +0000 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 14:42:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sonicware’s retro Lofi-12 XT sampler’s v1.5 update makes it more creative and versatile than ever ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/sonicwares-retro-lofi-12-xt-samplers-v1-5-update-makes-it-more-creative-and-versatile-than-ever oxjcs6nBUNiLzBgfMaevfA Mon, 01 Sep 2025 13:02:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ WoO.1 is a pocket-sized sampler designed for endless on-the-go looping ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/woo-1-is-a-pocket-sized-sampler-designed-for-endless-on-the-go-looping FDTnTSKbtGaNgeTYfztLtZ Mon, 18 Aug 2025 14:03:27 +0000 Mon, 18 Aug 2025 14:05:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Kudos to Akai’s software team”: Roger Linn uploads video that praises the MPC Live II as “the ultimate looper” ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/kudos-to-akais-software-team-roger-linn-uploads-video-that-praises-the-mpc-as-the-ultimate-looper VLgyuJVsZzqB2gv78ywWSf Tue, 29 Jul 2025 13:24:55 +0000 Tue, 29 Jul 2025 13:41:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A bubbling cauldron full of ancient sounds, but confusing to learn and lacking in space”: Teenage Engineering EP-1320 Medieval review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/samplers/teenage-engineering-ep-1320-medieval-review Mm8TpS8XgppSXP7Ynsmc34 Sat, 26 Jul 2025 10:30:00 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:12:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Digitakt II’s new firmware update adds a major user-requested feature – and finally lets it step out of the shadow of the original ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/samplers/digitakt-iis-new-firmware-update-adds-a-major-user-requested-feature-and-finally-lets-it-step-out-of-the-shadow-of-the-original PK6XSaupywX2F3uLL567JC Thu, 26 Jun 2025 13:23:27 +0000 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 14:14:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ David Lynch’s collection of studio gear is up for auction, and it includes a classic ‘80s sampling keyboard, a Fender Rhodes and the original affordable pocket synth ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/david-lynchs-collection-of-studio-gear-is-up-for-auction-and-it-includes-a-classic-80s-sampling-keyboard-a-fender-rhodes-and-the-original-affordable-pocket-synth oZdwpZQBcrcNSfZcxFeDt7 Mon, 02 Jun 2025 16:41:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Designed to replace your laptop and become the brain of your setup”: Bento is an all-in-one DAW in a box that does 'everything 1010music users have been asking for' ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/samplers/designed-to-replace-your-laptop-and-become-the-brain-of-your-setup-bento-is-an-all-in-one-daw-in-a-box-that-does-everything-1010music-users-have-been-asking-for NKLtB5mtUfE84tb6UWrXJf Wed, 07 May 2025 16:01:00 +0000 Thu, 08 May 2025 08:16:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ One of our favourite instruments of 2024 gets even better as Polyend adds an experimental sample engine to Synth ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/synths/one-of-our-favourite-instruments-of-2024-gets-even-better-as-polyend-adds-an-experimental-sample-engine-to-synth 2qWq37DwnafSxcvBqqwDL3 Wed, 07 May 2025 12:14:00 +0000 Thu, 08 May 2025 08:15:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ableton drops 1.5 update for Move, adding sample slicing, improved MIDI I/O and a new Auto-Filter device ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/daws/ableton-drops-move-1-5 aviMbb5STPz346Ukkxv7GV Wed, 07 May 2025 11:05:52 +0000 Thu, 08 May 2025 08:15:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ "An enormous amount of fun with a side helping of inspiration": Kiviak Instruments WoFi review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/samplers/kiviak-instruments-wofi-review hspn7HzPKWwWhpabEdqxQY Mon, 10 Feb 2025 17:47:57 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:11:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It costs too much and we don't need it but, yes, we really do want one": Teenage Engineering OP-XY review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/synths/teenage-engineering-op-xy-review YtEbgwbxuj83C6GmzcJCdA Fri, 17 Jan 2025 16:36:11 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:11:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We believe we could make this happen for under $500”: Behringer asks for user suggestions as it considers making an “affordable” version of the classic E-MU SP-1200 sampler ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/samplers/we-believe-we-could-make-this-happen-for-under-usd500-behringer-asks-for-user-suggestions-as-it-considers-making-an-affordable-version-of-the-classic-e-mu-sp-1200-sampler SCcP6PgpWDqHq6KwkM5d8M Tue, 14 Jan 2025 11:49:29 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:38:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The experimental effects box and sample mangler you didn't know you wanted… but it's not quite finished”: Torso Electronics S-4 review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/samplers/torso-electronics-s-4-review X3fHmqYiMHtDqrhKC7oZkZ Wed, 01 Jan 2025 15:00:00 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:11:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Music technology gear of the year 2024: The 10 best new synths, samplers and drum machines ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/synths/music-technology-gear-of-the-year-2024-the-10-best-new-synths-samplers-and-drum-machines 6eJxaaUw64fbuvmZicwfYQ Thu, 26 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000 Thu, 26 Dec 2024 11:27:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Version 8 puts Kontakt right up there front and centre as a performance tool and ideas generator”: Native Instruments Kontakt 8 review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/plugins/native-instruments-kontakt-8-review CorNb7Dj9M3sTnuD25tqeQ Wed, 25 Dec 2024 22:53:06 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:11:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Picture this: you’ve got $/£200 to spend on synths. Now I think I’ve found the best deals for you this Cyber Monday ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/synths/picture-this-youve-got-usd-gbp200-to-spend-on-synths-now-i-think-ive-found-the-best-deals-for-you-this-cyber-monday WzU3QA8dAugUgS6yrEgSJb Mon, 02 Dec 2024 19:25:12 +0000 Mon, 02 Dec 2024 19:29:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ I absolutely love this Cyber Monday deal on the Yamaha Seqtrak, it’s giving Teenage Engineering features on Behringer money vibes ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/synths/yamaha-seqtrak-teenage-engineering-features-on-behringer-money eTrBzpo8JBWmy8PAUShzYY Mon, 02 Dec 2024 13:43:15 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:38:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Forget Digitakt II, Elektron’s OG Digitakt is still a great instrument – and you can get it for less than £500 in this Cyber Monday deal ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/samplers/forget-digitakt-ii-elektrons-og-digitakt-is-still-a-great-instrument-and-you-can-get-it-for-less-than-gbp500-in-this-cyber-monday-deal WoDFKvz7RzjAx2vrUi9raj Sun, 01 Dec 2024 15:57:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ FYI: Black Friday or not, you don’t 'need' a new synth... But if you’re really craving one, I get it – these are the deals I’d go for ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/synths/black-friday-synths-2024 zDywk2RUUZUCL5SszNM9aZ Sat, 30 Nov 2024 16:59:11 +0000 Sat, 30 Nov 2024 17:20:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Musicians that have invested in the platform over the years deserve more than this”: Native Instruments Maschine 3.0 software review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/software-apps/musicians-that-have-invested-in-the-platform-over-the-years-deserve-more-than-this-maschine-3-0-software-review uF8PqeCWGSoaWJAPu3xstJ Wed, 06 Nov 2024 15:41:09 +0000 Tue, 26 Nov 2024 15:00:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “An all-round upgrade to the formula of the original, but it’s unlikely to convince any sceptics”: Elektron Digitakt II review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/samplers/an-all-round-upgrade-to-the-formula-of-the-original-but-its-unlikely-to-convince-any-sceptics-elektron-digitakt-ii-review QbaKBXDLDn4hXECy62QPqh Wed, 16 Oct 2024 17:53:40 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:11:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Roland’s latest SP-404 MKII special edition comes loaded with sounds from Moodymann’s KDJ Records – and it’s limited to just 600 units ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/samples/rolands-latest-sp-404-mkii-special-edition-comes-loaded-with-sounds-from-moodymanns-kdj-records-and-its-limited-to-just-600-units NADLPXrfWfNsz8CtdudjSC Tue, 15 Oct 2024 08:49:01 +0000 Tue, 15 Oct 2024 08:49:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It would be strange if we didn’t have [prototypes in development], since creating music machines is what we love doing”: Elektron seemingly confirms Tonverk leak is real, but don’t get too excited just yet ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/synths/elektron-seemingly-confirms-tonverk-leak KQNfraJvyQA7pcsZRRrYXa Mon, 30 Sep 2024 08:21:53 +0000 Mon, 30 Sep 2024 08:22:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Leaks appear to reveal Elektron’s new instrument Tonverk… but we have questions ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/synths/leaks-appear-to-reveal-elektrons-new-instrument-tonverk-but-we-have-questions JsGHwi5kpLdmxK7QWh62g7 Wed, 25 Sep 2024 09:25:37 +0000 Mon, 30 Sep 2024 07:58:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Roland’s Aira Compact P-6 puts ‘creative sampling’ in your pocket, and has a built-in mic and USB-C audio interface ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/samplers/rolands-aira-compact-p-6-puts-creative-sampling-in-your-pocket-and-has-a-built-in-mic-and-usb-c-audio-interface 5wefxwJ9opSN9SrVfjG5FT Thu, 12 Sep 2024 07:00:16 +0000 Thu, 12 Sep 2024 13:56:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A unique world of evocative and dramatic voices”: Arturia Augmented Yangtze review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/reviews/arturia-augmented-yangtze-review xmFustDa7JkFSBk6rcEpBa Fri, 16 Aug 2024 08:46:41 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:11:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I didn't expect it to be as good as it is": Watch Roger Linn, creator of the original MPC, test out Akai's MPC Live II ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/roger-linn-akai-mpc y8fxL9bDT8tMeM2QXb7ema Mon, 17 Jun 2024 10:30:59 +0000 Mon, 17 Jun 2024 14:18:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The Nanobox range gets a sampler and a powerful one at that”: 1010music Nanobox Tangerine review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/reviews/1010music-nanobox-tangerine-review rtJJcEGXZWSD26NFd5T9Y9 Sat, 15 Jun 2024 08:45:26 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:11:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ SampleRadar: 935 free analogue polysynths samples ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/sampleradar-analogue-polysynths-samples fEgJ2xbqaHUL8j4Kkm2KcE Wed, 05 Jun 2024 15:14:56 +0000 Mon, 01 Jul 2024 13:10:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The next chapter in the story of this little box of magic": Elektron Digitakt II unveiled with stereo sampling, an expanded sequencer, more tracks and new effects ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/elektron-digitakt-ii-announcement 65MNPAoHtZa3nQkf9hMAT5 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 08:27:11 +0000 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 11:42:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Is this Digitakt II? Leak suggests successor to Elektron's popular sampler is on the way with "so much more power under the hood" ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/elektron-digitakt-ii-leak KEKGBVpEewShNcpTiDC2Vj Wed, 24 Apr 2024 11:20:19 +0000 Wed, 24 Apr 2024 12:01:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Roland updates its SP-404 sampler "in celebration of 404 Day" (and to v4.04, before you ask) ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/sp-404-update EuC5ZmRMHMXqXeWLAKpRU6 Wed, 03 Apr 2024 23:17:15 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:39:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ The story of Elektron in 10 synths, samplers and drum machines, from SidStation to Syntakt ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/story-of-elektron di8CGyW7exScdbu4r7ZUgS Wed, 17 Jan 2024 10:06:22 +0000 Thu, 29 Aug 2024 11:54:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ NAMM 2024: Yamaha's Seqtrak is an all-in-one synth, drum machine, sampler and sequencer that could be an affordable rival to Teenage Engineering's OP-1 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/namm-2024-yamaha-seqtrak 27BdpNS8Bhh9vhXHtwYez3 Tue, 16 Jan 2024 11:58:47 +0000 Thu, 29 Aug 2024 11:54:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Akai Pro promises “a new era in sampling” as it brings stem separation to its MPC platform ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/akai-pro-mpc-stems-separation qL3xWzbe3TeDX4m6uq5HEg Fri, 12 Jan 2024 14:42:41 +0000 Fri, 12 Jan 2024 17:07:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Chompi sampler has been released into the wild - check out this demo from Hainbach and hear his initial thoughts ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/chompi-hainbach-demo ifWxmyNvCkXzWkkfAJsuNC Wed, 03 Jan 2024 11:21:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ DJ Shadow on why he'll never go back to the MPC: "I got the newest MPC and I lasted about a day and a half. When you know what the possibilities are now and you try to go back in time, it doesn't work" ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/dj-shadow-on-why-hell-never-go-back-to-the-mpc-i-got-the-newest-mpc-and-i-lasted-about-a-day-and-a-half-when-you-know-what-the-possibilities-are-now-and-you-try-to-go-back-in-time-it-doesnt-work R9xvCdZ6EB2GMyAWy7K4Hg Sat, 30 Dec 2023 07:45:31 +0000 Tue, 11 Mar 2025 15:31:34 +0000