Okay, the original topic was about drum machines vs samplers. In general though, while tracking and performing sure, samplers and synths are in different categ

Okay, the original topic was about drum machines vs samplers. In general though, while tracking and performing sure, samplers and synths are in different categories. But then there are sampling synths and emulators (though obviously not the MPC). But if it sounds like a Prophet 5 in a recording, it can sound like one in a sampler. And a sampler doesn't need to sound like every unique Prophet 5, just one.