How to use vintage samplers in a modern studio: "You can pick up a classic sampler for a fraction of their original cost, and adding one to your rig opens up a whole new world of sound design possibilities"

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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 ‘80s and ‘90s, and have none of the limitations.

Direct-from-disk streaming means practically limitless sample memory. Advanced engines support different sample playback methods, and vast stacks of layers, switches and articulations, along with advanced scripting for managing them all. Modern CPUs allow huge polyphonies and complex realtime processing. And high resolution, mouse-operated, desktop-integrated GUIs are fast and intuitive to work with. We’ve never had it so good!