My Favourite Piece of Technology: Sampler Machines

My favorite technological object is the AKAI MPC 60 sampler machine. One of its main creators is Roger Linn, and it is a machine made up of 16 pads, in which each one has a sound assignable by the music producer. They are usually assigned drum sounds or small snippets of songs, which can then be mixed. It is a machine widely used by the hip-hop world, being an indispensable object in the studies of the main producers of the genre. Several classic hip-hop albums have been produced with this machine, such as DJ Shadow's "Endtroducing", one of my favorites.

AKAI MPC60

One of my dreams is to have this machine in my house. Because it is very expensive and scarce, at the moment I have only been able to buy an AKAI MPK MINI, which has the same functionality as the MPC60, only with a different sound. In this sense, the characteristic of the MPC60 is its classic and worn sound. Unmistakable.

AKAI MPK MINI

Why I Choose My Career

I study sociology at the University of Chile and I am in my fifth year. I chose sociology because since I was 14 years old I really like reading things about history. Over the years, I became very interested in philosophy, especially because it allowed me to study social reality. The first author who made me know sociology was Karl Marx, considered one of the classics of the discipline. Then I met Max Weber and so I became more interested in sociology. When I was in first medium, I decided that sociology was my thing. Then I discovered more things that interested me about the discipline, such as the multiple areas of intervention in which sociologists can work. Personally, the one that interested me most was Latin American studies and development. I am currently working on my thesis on this topic, particularly on regional integration in Latin America.