No. 1
27 artistsRoland
SPD-SXUsed by Moses Boyd, Sungazer, Aric Improta, Abe Cunningham, Alter Bridge, Arcade Fire and 21 more.
Most used samplers, 2026
The samplers artists actually use.
The most used samplers among artists on truerecs are Roland SPD-SX, E-mu Systems SP-1200 and Akai Professional S950. Roland SPD-SX leads with 27 artists. We counted 268 artists with samplers in their setup, each counted once per item.
Each item is ranked by how many artists use it: verified artist pages on truerecs plus published truerecs gear guides, each counted once per item. Every gear guide item links to a dated public source. Ties go to items you can buy now. How we source gear guides.
Top 25, by artists using them
No. 220 artistsE-mu SystemsSP-1200Used by Danny Byrd, !llmind, A-Trak, Alan Braxe, Charlie Puth, Daft Punk and 14 more.
No. 318 artistsAkai ProfessionalS950Used by The Emperor Machine, Andy C, Aphex Twin, Calvin Harris, Christian Smith, Chromeo and 12 more.
No. 417 artistsAkai ProfessionalS1000Used by Air, Boards of Canada, Étienne de Crécy, Inner City, Juno Reactor, Kevin Saunderson and 11 more.
No. 515 artistsAkai ProfessionalMPC2000Used by Octo Octa, Harry Fraud, Kev Brown, Dibiase, Glass Animals, Jamie xx and 9 more.
No. 615 artistsAkai ProfessionalMPC3000Used by Black Milk, Ian Pooley, Mark de Clive-Lowe, The Emperor Machine, Diplo, Dr. Dre and 9 more.
No. 713 artistsAkai ProfessionalMPC 2000XLUsed by Black Milk, FJAAK, Lone, Nick Hakim, Oh No, Eris Drew and 7 more.
No. 812 artistsElektronOctatrackUsed by Octo Octa, Matthew Dear, Overmono, JakoJako, 999999999, Alan Braxe and 6 more.
No. 911 artistsAkai ProfessionalMPC60Used by FJAAK, Alan Braxe, DJ Premier, Galantis, Inner City, J Dilla and 5 more.
No. 1011 artistsE-muEmulator IIUsed by Chromeo, Depeche Mode, Dire Straits, Genesis, Junkie XL, New Order and 5 more.
No store page for this one.
No. 119 artistsAlphaTheta / Pioneer DJToraiz SP-16Used by Wehbba, Axwell, Danny Avila, James Zabiela, Jamie Jones, Kollektiv Turmstrasse and 3 more.
No. 129 artistsEnsoniqASR-10Used by Alan Braxe, Aphex Twin, Bag Raiders, Daft Punk, JAY-Z, Lasgo and 3 more.
No. 137 artistsAkai ProfessionalMPC1000Used by Octo Octa, Autechre, Étienne de Crécy, Gold Panda, Jamie xx, The xx and 1 more.
No. 147 artistsAkai ProfessionalMPCUsed by Puma Blue, Interpol, Moodymann, Nosaj Thing, Parra for Cuva, Roni Size and 1 more.
No. 157 artists
No. 167 artistsAbletonSimplerUsed by David Guetta, Knxwledge, James Hype, Jon Hopkins, Ninajirachi, Seeb and 1 more.
No store page for this one.
No. 177 artistsAkai ProfessionalMPC 2500Used by Jordan Rakei, Kenny Dope, Mark Farina, MK, The Juan MacLean, Vin Sol and 1 more.
No store page for this one.
No. 186 artists
No. 196 artistsAkai ProfessionalS1100Used by Kruder & Dorfmeister, MK, Mousse T., SNAP!, Trent Reznor and Zero 7.
No. 206 artistsAkai ProfessionalS3000Used by Michael Gray, Moby, MOGUAI, Mousse T., Nightmares On Wax and Thom Yorke.
No. 216 artists
No. 225 artistsRolandMC-505 GrooveboxUsed by Chris Lake, Eric Prydz, Coone, Flying Lotus and Tritonal.
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Questions
About these samplers.
What is the most used sampler?
Roland SPD-SX. 27 of the 268 artists on truerecs who list samplers use it.
Which samplers do producers use?
The five most used on truerecs are Roland SPD-SX (27 artists), E-mu Systems SP-1200 (20 artists), Akai Professional S950 (18 artists), Akai Professional S1000 (17 artists) and Akai Professional MPC2000 (15 artists).
Who uses Roland SPD-SX?
Moses Boyd, Sungazer, Aric Improta, Abe Cunningham, Alter Bridge and 22 more, from their artist pages and truerecs gear guides.
How is this list ranked?
Each item is ranked by how many artists use it: verified artist pages on truerecs plus published truerecs gear guides, each counted once per item. Every gear guide item links to a dated public source. Ties go to items you can buy now.