Novation teased us back in February with the Circuit Rhythm, but we had almost no information beyond the fact that it was sample-based and what we were able to tease out of the labels on the front.

If you ask Elf Audio's Marek Bereza, many music samplers are too fussy — you're focused more on making tiny edits than, well, making music. He's trying to remedy that with his new Koala sampler.

If you buy something from a link, The Verge may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. What if Ableton music software had a built-in Github so musicians could contribute and modify samples? That ...