When the Roland P-6 dropped last year, it felt like it came out of nowhere. A pocket-sized sampler pitched as a kind of SP404 Jr., but with a few tricks the flagship still doesn’t have. Now that the hype has cooled down, I want to share what it’s really like after a year of daily use. This review will take a look at the workflow, features, quirks, and how it actually fits into a beatmaking setup.

I've been feeling stuck in my production process lately, so I recently challenged myself to make a full beat in just 10 minutes using the Koala Sampler. My hope was setting a timer would jump start the creative process and force me to not have any time to second guess what I was doing. Here's what happened.

One of the most powerful parts of the SP404 MK2 is how flexible it is when it comes to sample chopping. Here's my 3 go-to methods for making unique sounds from samples