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The concept of the workstation mutated around mid-1990s by the emergence of groove machine-concept birthed in mid-1980s-a keyless version of a workstation, still with a self-contained sound source and sequencer, mostly aimed at dance.

Again, nowadays they also feature a sampler.

The groove machines were realized in 1980s ( ex.

Linn 9000 ( 1984 ), SCI Studio 440 ( 1986 ), Simmons SDX ( 1987 ), well known E-mu SP-12 / SP-1200 ( 1985 / 1987 ) and Akai MPC60 ( 1988 )), and finally the concept have been widely accepted.

Then in mid 1990s, Roland entered to the hype, with the MC-303, and also Korg and Yamaha followed suit.

Korg created the much-used Electribe series.