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2010-2019: TOP BEATMAKERS, SAMPLERS AND SEQUENCERS

Elektron Octatrack

1 Lacking much in the way of DAWcompatibility, even the MkII OctaTrack looks a little old fashioned compared to some contemporary hardware. However, even eight years later nobody has released a sampler with the depth and complexity of the OctaTrack. Deep sampling, looping, sequencing and effects manipulation make this one for the ages.

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