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oct 1, 1986 - E-mu SP-12 (DM/Sampler)

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E-mu SP-12 12 also known as the “sampling drum computer” was designed in 1985 and widely released in 1986 by E-mu Systems. Although the SP-12 was quickly superseded by the more powerful SP-1200, the SP-12 is often regarded as the first commercially successful drum machine and sampler.

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oct 1, 1986
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~ 39 years ago