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Once conceived as a musical accompaniment with home organs and for band practice, the drum machine has become a powerful instruments by itself. Combining bass drum, snare, hi-hats and percussion, it's character now defines whole musical genres.

Samplers are the flexible workhorses of any modern studio. Any sound can become a musical tone. With a comprehensive synthesis and often a sequencer component, the tone chameleon is a fully fledged instrument. Hardware samplers take front stage with a tactile interface and multiple hardware outputs.