The modern software sampler is a phenomenally powerful and flexible music-making tool. Platforms like Steinberg HALion and NI Kontakt are infinitely more capable than the hardware samplers of the late ...

There are samplers on the market that can cater for all of these use cases, some that are geared towards one specific purpose, and some that sit somewhere in between. Some offer an astonishing depth ...

From full-featured behemoths and retro emulations to MPC-style beatmakers and must-have freebies, we round up 10 software samplers that make sampling fun, fast and intuitive When you purchase through ...