sampler
Skip it46/100a small market ($337K/yr) — sampler doesn't clear our bar today.
Market/yr
$337K
Growth (1y)
+192.0%
Products
19
Brands
7
was 5 a year ago
Sellers
41
Price range
$9.98–$443.93
Returns
4.5%
Rating
4.5★
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Scored 46/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 31 weeks — +192.0% year over year.Competition
- Teenage Engineering77%
- Akai Professional9%
- Roland6%
- KORG3%
- Donner2%
- SONICWARE2%
- Other (1 brands)1%
The top 5 products take 64% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 7 brands and 41 sellers compete here.
Brands
7 rising
was 5 a year ago
Sellers
41
Top 5 brand share
97%
Korg Volca Sample 2 Digital Sample Sequencer Drum Machine w/Pattern Chain Mode and 16-step Sequencer
Product shelf
All 19 tracked products in this niche.
teenage engineering EP133 K.O. II 128MB sampler drum machine and sequencer with built-in microphone and effects
Teenage Engineering
$323.024.5★27 reviews
teenage engineering pocket operator PO-12 rhythm drum machine and sequencer with parameter locks and punch-in effects
Teenage Engineering
$58.624.5★827 reviews
teenage engineering pocket operator PO-33 K.O.! micro sampler and drum machine with built-in microphone sequencer and effects
Teenage Engineering
$98.294.6★2,260 reviews
Akai Professional MPC Sample Standalone Portable Sampler Sequencer and Effects Processor with Rechargeable Battery USB-C Built-in Speaker and Microphone
Akai Professional
$390.354.8★309 reviews
Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator PO-20 Arcade Synthesizer and Sequencer with Parameter Locks Chord Control and Punch-in Effects
Teenage Engineering
$98.234.7★774 reviews
teenage engineering pocket operator PO-32 tonic drum and percussion synthesizer and sequencer unlimited sounds with microtonic through data transfer
Teenage Engineering
$97.834.6★413 reviews
Roland SP-404MKII Creative Sampler and Effector | The Legendary SP-404 Beat Maker with Some Serious Upgrades | Fast workflow | 16GB Internal Storage | 32-Voice Polyphony | 160 Samples Per Project
Roland
$443.934.6★435 reviews
teenage engineering pocket operator PO-35 speak vocal synthesizer sampler and sequencer with built-in microphone for 8 different voice characters
Teenage Engineering
$97.994.3★395 reviews
Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great quality”
“Easy to use”
“This is a lot of fun and its portable”
“The sound quality is pretty good”
“Worth it”
“Works as advertised”
“It fits fine”
“Great midi controller works with any DAW”
“Powerful tool”
“Recording and making new music is easy on this”
What buyers complain about
“n apps cost money”
“Poor quality control”
“This product doesn't work with android phones or tablets”
“Bricked after 2 hrs”
“The sound quality is terrible”
“It felt cheap and plasticky”
“Great product, confusing design”
“Even after using it daily for months I still struggle finding things”
“The code doesnt work at all”
“This is not a drum machine or sequencer”
Top return reasons
- Functionality-Overall17%
- Defective Material/Parts9%
- Compatibility-Overall8%
- Value For Money7%
- Size-Overall7%
- Audio Quality7%
- Advertised Vs Actual Product5%
- Touch/Button Controls5%
- Product Condition5%
- Ease Of Use4%