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In the late 1980s, Public Enemy shook the world with an aggressive, politically charged sound. We check out some of the gear they used!
A Tribe Called Quest combined conscious lyricism with Jazz-influenced beats to create some of Hip-Hop's classic albums. We find out how!
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The Prodigy rose from the rave scene in the late 1980s and became a hugely successful crossover act, we look at what went into their sound.
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Ever wondered how to get the old-school sampler sound? Punchy lo-fi drums and underwater pad sounds can give your music a retro feel.
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The Isla Instruments S2400 is a beast of a performance sampler that takes clues from the legendary SP1200. We’ve taken it for a spin in our review.
The leak becomes reality as Dave Rossum, the original designer of the E-mu SP-1200, announces it's time for a reissue.
A photo of an SP-1200 with the word "Rossum" on it is a bit of a giveaway and Rossum Electro-Music has a mysterious announcement lined up for tomorrow which could have "Serious Repercussions".
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SP950 by waveTracing is a unique effect plug-in that recreates the sound of the E-mu SP-1200, specifically the detuning technique associated with it. And they've added an AKAI S950 Butterworth filter!
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Isla Instruments step up to take responsibility for the SP-2400 renders that set the internet alight over the last few days. It's real and in development and here's what they have to say about it.
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Assumptions about Behringer being behind the rendered image of something called an SP-2400 seem misplaced as producer Ken Flux Pierce releases more images and a tiny bit more information.
An unexplained and unsourced 3D render of what could be a sampler based on the Emu SP-1200. The SP-2400 image doesn't come with many facts but all eyes turn to Behringer for an explanation.