Samplers

Question 1

What was the mellotron and when was it around?

Answer 1

Developed version of the Chamberlin
Began in 1962, and different versions have been released since then, such as the M4000 in 2007

Question 2

What was the precursor of the Mellotron? What did it do?

Answer 2

The Chamberlin(1949-56)
Electro mechanical keyboard which triggered tape loops of many different pre-recorded instruments

Question 3

How did Hip Hop DJs approach sampling?

Answer 3

Vinyl manipulation and looping- revolutionised hip hop

Question 4

What was the Computer Music Melodian?

Answer 4

First monophonic digital sampler, released in 1976

Question 5

What was the Fairlight CMI and when was it released?

Answer 5

The CMI was released in 1979 and was a polyphonic digital sampler, digital synth, and DAW all in one

Question 6

When were portable digital samplers invented?

Answer 6

80s onwards

Question 7

What was the impact of portable digital samplers?

Answer 7

Greatly increased accessibility of sampling
Samplers such as MPC60 and the E-mu SP-1200 allowed producers to create songs without a studio

Question 8

How have samplers developed over the last 30 years?

Answer 8

We have sampler plug ins for DAWs, however in the world of physical samplers, not too much has changed