After spending the last few months with the MPC Sample, I understand why there was so much hype around its release. There are things the MPC Sample does better than almost anything else in its price range, especially when it comes to sampling and chopping. There are also some strange design decisions that I still can't completely wrap my head around. Here's the 5 things I wish I knew before buying it

When Roland first added the looper to the SP-404MKII, I completely underestimated it. I thought it would be one of those features I'd try a few times before going straight back to pattern sequencing and TR-REC. A year later, it's become one of my main ways of making music on the SP. Here's how.

The Roland P-6 has become one of my favorite small samplers since it was released. It packs sampling, sequencing, effects, granular sound design and a surprising amount more into an incredibly portable and affordable piece of hardware. But there’s a tradeoff: there is a lot packed into a very small interface. So I decided to put everything I’ve learned into one place.