 Some important hardware samplers include the Akai Z4/Z8, Ensoniq ASR-10, Roland V-Synth, Casio FZ-1, Kurzweil K250, Akai MPC60, Ensoniq Mirage, Akai S1000, E-mu Emulator, and Fairlight CMI.One of the biggest uses of sampling technology was by hip-hop music DJs and performers in the 1980s.Before affordable sampling technology was readily available, DJs
would use a technique pioneered by Grandmaster Flash to manually repeat certain parts in a song by juggling between two separate turntables.