The Roland D-70 is a 76-key digital synthesizer released in 1990. While branded as a "Super LA" successor to the famous D-50, it actually functions more like a high-end sample-based ROMpler.

The Linn LM-1 Drum Computer, released in 1980, was a revolutionary instrument as the first programmable drum machine to use digital samples of real acoustic drums. Designed by Roger Linn, it featured 8-bit,