You mentioning sampling brought back memories of when I bought my first sampler, MIDI controller, and 1/2” eight channel deck and mixer back in 1986. I don’t want to admit how much I spent on it. OK I will it was over 10K. LOL
I came across some old Electronic Musician mags from that time period a few months ago and they are fun bathroom reading. Samples sold off floppy diskettes and the like . . .
All that stuff is dead and gone except for the Boss Effects Pedals That Will Not Die and the Morley AC powered chorus pedal which acts as a dual doorstop and conversation piece.
“All that stuff is dead and gone except for the Boss Effects Pedals That Will Not Die and the Morley AC powered chorus pedal which acts as a dual doorstop and conversation piece.”
And I believe the reason it’s all gone is because the new stuff is easier, cheaper, and faster. Even if it is “Made in China.”