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Samplers
 This is an electronic musical sampler, it’s called an Akai MPC 2000; a type of sampler. This is closely related to a synthesizer but it generates sounds from scratch instead of putting sounds through the device. However they usually use sample sounds then plays it back on how it is configured. Nowadays there are much more updated ones; there are different ones with great technology as where you can put sample CD’s in it. Now you can get software samplers which are inside the programme itself and you can do the exactly the same as if you had it externally. The beauty of samplers is that you can either create your own drum kit or you can sample different songs to make a remix, this may not be making your own music but you can gain fun out of it.





Synthesizers
This is a Roland synthesizer it is an electronic musical instrument, there are different types of synthesizers for example there’s one for vocals and another for instruments. Synthesizers change the type of sound that is put through the machine; artist such as t-pain   to change the effect of the voice. They also use instrument synthesizers to change the sound of the instrument. Nowadays they have virtual synthesizers on music software’s such as Cubase, Fruity Loops, Reason and many more. Nowadays most people use synths inside the DAW (digital audio workstation) they produce a lot of different sounds also you can combine two different sounds together; you can also create your own sounds and be very different from any other producer. These have developed from old time pedal synthesizers to virtual programmed synthesizers. You can get a synthesizer through your midi keyboard such as a legacy keyboard which may cost a lot but worth it if you’re serious with your music. Rob Papen creates synthesizers which are very good; it is popular for their great sound quality and sounds.

Drum Machines
A Drum Machine is an electronic musical instrument; it’s designed to play drum kits and percussion. These machines are useful for creating drum loops when a drummer is not available to play it live. Most modern drum machines are sequencers with a sample playback so that you can hear what you have just played and you can add to it. Now days there are different models of drum machines and some are better than others as they play better or they have better sounds mostly better percussion sound.

VST Instruments 

VST stands for Virtual Studio Technology; it is a virtual studio that you use on music software such as cubase, Fruity loops, Reason and various other programmes. They can be used for audio effects sometimes they call them ‘plugins’. They are also used on hard disk recording, but more of the modern ones. Steinberg is a German company that makes VST plugins for their software ‘cubase’. LM-7, VB-1 and Hallion these are different types of VST instruments they all include different sounds such as synths, drums and basses
 VST effects, which is a plug-in used on a audio input such as delay or a reverb effect.
2. VST MIDI effects, This is also another plug-in that is used to process MIDI messages prior to routing the MIDI data to other VST instruments or hardware devices, for example, to transpose or create arpeggios you can use this on electric keyboards.  
                               


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A human’s voice is classed as a live instrument (vocal), this is because it is not electronically transmitted. The only way you can get their voice into the computer is by a microphone there are various types of microphones to do this.

Another live Instrument is a violin, which is known as a “stringed instrument”, they produce a sound if you pluck it (these are for all stringed instruments). You also need a microphone to get it recorded into the computer. The most common string instruments in Western music are in the Violin and Guitar families.





















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