The Roland MS-1, I remember wanting one of these but having to settle for a second hand Roland S-330.(which I was actually glad to have done) The MS-1 is a quir

The Roland MS-1, I remember wanting one of these but having to settle for a second hand Roland S-330.(which I was actually glad to have done) The MS-1 is a quirky sampler- has a simple interface and IIRC is battery operated. It did some data compression internally to bump up the sample time and stored the samples in flash memory. This is not really a "hi-fi" sampler, and depending on what settings were used, I would argue that its characteristics would smooth out harshness rather than enhance them. I think you could get around a minute of sample time if it was set to its lowest sample rate. Not bad for the 90s...