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Korg’s Kaoss Replay takes the classic XY effects pad and marries it to a fully-fledged pad sampler - can your SP-404 or MPC do all this?
It could be everything you need for live performance in one box
808s, MPCs and Auto-Tune: The story of hip-hop production in 10 iconic bits of gear
Hip-hop's evolution is intertwined at every turn with the development of music technology. As the genre turns 50, we chart its five-decade history through ten influential pieces of music-making kit
Roland partners with Stones Throw Records to release a new limited edition version of the SP-404 MK2 sampler
Collector’s bundle also contains a seven-inch record and actual mixtape
1010music's nanobox tangerine is a cutesy sampler that can fit in your back pocket
The latest brightly coloured little box from the folks at 1010music promises to put the fun back in sampling
Akai Pro APC64 review
Not so much a tweak as a full upgrade, the Akai APC64 acquires new abilities – and a new audience?
Donner throws a curve ball with Medo, a handheld synth, sampler and music-making device
“Multi-function musical instrument” lands on Kickstarter at a tempting early-bird price
Sequencing, sampling and synthesis workstation Strokes updated with performance mode and new effects
The Cong Burn plugin, which started life as a sequencer, has since been developed into a fully-fledged software groovebox
SnapBeat could be the simplest, cutest lo-fi sampler you can buy
Capture audio with a single key press then play and record it
