Sampler's are very important tool for modern music production. When used properly, they can incarnate almost every instruments. The sampling technologies are evolving really fast and they are available both in hardware or software forms. Old samplers are often better sounding (thanks to HQ converters) as new samplers offer more memory capacity and effect processing. As being a hardware fan, I've decided to bought this model produced in the early 90's (very few information available on this unit). It share the same architecture than the venerable S-770 wish is often considered as the best sampling unit ever built along with the Emulator II. It also feature a nice keyboard and a scratching wheel (funny thing). Filter's are awesome and the interface is very intuitive. I like the fact that you don't need external gear to trigger samples and the look of this machine is pretty funky! When everybody is looking for Akai's MPC, those unit remain relatively cheap and they sound way better than any MPC. It is possible to use Iomega zip drive directly connected to the DJ-70 MK II in order to enhance the memory capacity. There is also a floppy drive on board.
8/10
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