At first glance, the Akai MPC2500 may seem like an outdated relic in an era dominated by computer-based solutions for MIDI sequencing and sampling. With a less-than-flamboyant feature set — a sequencer that appears even simpler than an Ikea catalog and a...
A Creative Powerhouse: The SP-606 Story The Roland SP-606 was the last "big" sampler groovebox in Roland's acclaimed SP series of phrase samplers, elevating the concept to a full "sampling workstation". Building on the legacy that began with the Boss...
The Sonicware SmplTrek is an ambitious portable sampling groovebox that combines sampling, sequencing, and recording capabilities into a single compact device. Designed as a hybrid between a digital portastudio and a beat-making groovebox, it offers a...
The Polyend Tracker+ represents the latest evolution in Polyend's hardware tracker revolution, building upon five years of continuous development since the original Tracker's 2020 release. Marketed with the tagline "Not new, but better," this sampler,...
The Polyend Tracker is a standalone music production system that combines the power of a modern digital workstation with the tactile workflow of a classic hardware sequencer. It features a 4-track step sequencer and a 6-track linear sequencer, allowing...
