The DX100 is 80s FM Synthesis at its Grittiest The Yamaha DX100 is a miniature FM synth from the mid 80s. It's similar in sound to the famous DX7 but grittier and tougher, due to its overdrive-able DAC. In fact, it has a similar vibe...
The Mini Modular That Packs a Serious Punch The MS10 is a single oscillator, semi-modular synth developed in the 1970s. Initially designed to offer the basic fundamentals of synthesis (like replicating scary ghost sounds), the MS10 has become somewhat of a...
The Funky & Rare "Italian Lindrum" The Viscount R64 is one of the more mysterious drum machines we've ever sampled. There's little to no information about it online, and by some accounts there are less than 10 functional units left in existence...
Analog Synth Movements Captured Through Tape Feedback Loops Tape Fragments is one of our more experimental, yet super useable, releases to date. It was created by sending analog synth movements through feedback loops using various tape machines, echoes and an API...
Everything we Sampled in 2021 2021 was an action-packed year of both experimentation and focusing on what we do best. We sampled our rarest keyboard to date, checked the classic S950 sampler off our list, captured our favorite rave synths, began our experimental...
The Classic Rhythm Box: Twisted & Mangled Through FX & Tape What happens when you combine the Minipops SR-120 analog drum machine with an H3000, Space Echo, and tape machine? We aren’t entirely sure either... but it sounds otherworldly! Released...
15 Dreamy Patches from Our Favorite Kawaii Keyboards After a recent deep dive into early rave records, I went down a rabbit hole to find out what synths were responsible for the sounds that made the music so special. So we grabbed a handful of vintage...
All The Classics - Together At Last! TR From Mars is a bundle of our classic TR packs - the 505, 606, 626, 707, 727, 808, and 909! With this bundle you'll never run low on inspiration - the TR machines are...
Lo Fi Tones From Your Favorite Childhood Keyboard The SK-1 is a cheap and un-assuming 8-bit synthesizer and keyboard sampler from the mid 80s. It's super gritty and lo fi in almost every regard — from the frequency-squeezing mic input to the uber-funky PCM...
One of the Earliest Multi-Sampled Synthesizers The 360 Systems Keyboard is a rare, sampled-based synth made in California in the early '80s, featuring real strings, flutes, brass, electric piano, basses, guitars, percussion, and more. Sharing similar components (EPROMs and an analog filter)...
The Mini is Distinct, Analog and Undeniably Modern We sample a lot of synths on this site, and they're mostly vintage, expensive and rare. The Mini isn't any of those things - we chose to sample it because you can...
Drums, Keys, Textures & Vocal FX From the Iconic, Late 80s Sampler Classic and glitched out drum hits, subs, basses, pianos, keys and warped vocal FX from Akai's hefty and excellent sounding S950 sampler. Sounds have been sourced directly from: drum machines, vinyl, movies,...
Demented FX Created From Scratch by Manipulating Computer Data Raw video game code sounds crazy when you pump it through your computer's audio driver - more devastating than an oscillator from any synthesizer. Databending is the process of manipulating digital information meant for...
Spicy Modular Drum Loops From the Depths of the Eurorack World Modular Drum Loops is a collection of 225 Eurorack drum loops, sequenced with our massive modular (10 years in the making), and lovingly processed through our favorite outboard gear. More...
The Most Comprehensive Lindrum Collection in Existence The Lindrum is a classic, 80s drum machine known for its unique crunch, saturated acoustic drum hits, warm filters, and unbeatable groove. Also known as the LM2, this drum machine has made its way...
Modern Drums From the Classic MPC Making its debut in 1994 during the golden age of hip hop, the MPC3000 was the second and last collaboration between Roger Linn and Akai. It expanded on the MPC60 most notably with stereo, 16...
