Gear battle: The best hardware samplers

There can only be one

Native Instruments Maschine vs. Akai MPC

t‘s clear that the two candidates are the first to enter the ring. MPCs were the undisputed number one in hip-hop for what felt like an eternity, but Maschine was able to saw off the throne considerably. At least until Akai added the X, Live and One models, which were finally able to control software as a controller and brought considerably more comfort. Both offer 16 pads for finger drumming, for triggering patterns, sample slicing or even navigating. While all current MPC models work without a computer (Live and Live II with internal battery) and