Speaking of sampling, I got into producing music on a MPC 2000 with very limited sample time. Having that little time helped me cut to the cream of the crop and get the best drums and sounds to produce with. If you check out the 2008 release MRR-ADM red 10”, that EP was 90% produced on my Akai MPC. For me, the ambiance that is in my head is to produce everything around the drum.