Hardware sampling is officially back. As the power of music software rapidly advanced throughout the ‘00s and ‘10s, hardware samplers began to fall out of fashion as producers favoured the flexibility ...

The price points on entry-level samplers and sequencers have, arguably, never been more affordable. With the country's COVID numbers soaring, there's a solid (veering towards imminent) chance a lot of ...

Tech "It's the most influential drum machine ever created – and has likely featured on more records than any other": A history of Roland drum machines, from the TR-77 to the TR-1000 Drum Machines In ...

Online gear marketplace Reverb has published its annual list of the year's best-selling products, giving us an invaluable insight into the gear that's been most popular in 2025, from amps, pedals and ...

There are rare records of women’s voices in the 17th and 18th centuries, especially ordinary middle and lower class women. An exhibition at the University of Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum is ...

The earliest known American sampler was made by Loara Standish of the Plymouth Colony about 1645. By the 1700s, samplers depicting alphabets and numerals were worked by young women to learn the basic ...

Needlework collectors and researchers Dan and Marty Campanelli of Quakertown, Franklin Township, will discuss the histories of four embroidered samplers owned by the Hunterdon Historical Society at ...