Sampler & Drum Machine
A 16-voice sampler, sequencer, and studio centrepiece.
The Machine
The S2400 is a homage to the sought-after sonic character of the vintage sampling drum machines of the 80s and 90s — with none of the hassle and all of the modern convenience. No floppy disks, no 10-second sample limits, no failing components. Just the sound, the workflow, and the hands-on experience that made those machines legendary, rebuilt from the ground up for today.
The Engine
32 sample playback tracks arranged in four banks of eight, with 16 voices of polyphony playing back simultaneously — mono, stereo, or any combination. Alongside those, 8 dedicated live loop engines run on top of whatever's already playing. And 32 independent MIDI tracks for sequencing your external gear or DSP Card plugins. 99 patterns and 99 songs per project. Record live, step-program in a grid editor, or lay down patterns x0x-style.
Twin Engine Audio
Several different circuitry paths to sample through. A classic fixed-filter input stage that colours your source the way the vintage machines did. A clean 16-bit stage for full-bandwidth capture. And a pair of high-quality RIAA phono pre-amps for sampling directly from turntables. Two audio engines — HiFi (48kHz / 16-bit) and Classic (26kHz / 12-bit, with that drop-sample pitch character) — each with its own sampling rate and playback behaviour, selectable per track. Already have content on the card? The dedicated resampling mode routes it back through the analogue path so it sounds like you sampled it from the source all over again — with a shortcut that pitches things the way a 33 to 45 RPM bump would.
Build Quality
There's nothing else in the industry built to this standard. 16-gauge cold-rolled steel, 6mm anodised aluminium side panels, and machined aluminium knobs — denser, stiffer, and better engineered than anything else in a sampler or drum machine. Eight 60mm faders, eight velocity-sensitive RGB pads, and a bright 128 × 64 OLED display. Internal universal power supply — works anywhere on the planet, 100–250V.
Technical Specifications
DSP Card Expansion
Reviewers said the S2400 needed built-in effects. So we built the DSP Card — a quad-core 64-bit ARM expansion with 2GB of RAM that fits inside the chassis and intercepts all eight audio streams, routing them through a digital mixer with plug-in inserts, two aux sends, and a master bus. LV2 and VST3 plug-ins run directly on the card. No computer required.
Explore the DSP CardLoad third-party effects and instruments directly onto the DSP Card. Reverbs, delays, compressors, modulation — a growing library of compatible plugins.
Play multi-sampled instruments and SoundFont banks via the S2400's MIDI tracks. The DSP Card turns your sampler into a full instrument workstation.
A dedicated performance effect suite with 20 algorithms across 8 slots. DJ-style effects you can trigger from the pads — perfect for live manipulation.
20 Live FX Algorithms
More Reviews
“As a standalone beat-making machine, it's near perfect.”
“A worthy successor to the iconic SP.”
“This is simply a great drum machine.”
Web Applications
A growing collection of web-based tools that make working with the S2400 even more powerful — no software installation required.
Drag and drop audio samples — WAV, AIFF, MP3, and more — directly into your browser to build custom kits for the S2400. Preview sounds, arrange them across pads, and export ready-to-load kit files.
Content Library
A growing library of DSP plugins, sample packs, and expansion content — created by us and our community. From studio-grade reverbs and delays to curated sample packs from world-class producers. All free to download for S2400 owners.
What customers are saying
Based on 32 verified customer reviews
I’ve been making beats since the late 80’s and have released many LP’s featuring different setups: SP12, Cubase on an Atari ST, MPC 2000, Akai S3000 finally settling on Logic Pro. After messing around with a friends S2400 I fell in love with the various hi-fi & lo-fi modes, each perfect for different sounds, giving the machine a broad pallet. The operating system is fun (I…
Easy to use. Fun to play. Great build quality.
Wow! It’s difficult not to come across as super-impressed by the S2400! Over the years I have used elektron rytm, akai mpc one, poly tracker, and the portables: sp404, 1010 blackbox, Smpltrk, TE KO133, also Squarp pyramid sequencer, so pretty familiar with this stuff. But when I laid the S2400 on the desk and started to sample and create patterns I knew I’d found the interface…
To quote Pharoahe Monch "They'll bury me with my SP-1200". As for me, I hope they bury me with my s2400.
Simply the best at what it does. Insane build quality, insane sound, so easy to use while still having so many options. The whole team at Isla are amazing people and customer service is top tier. The kind of piece of gear I'll keep all my life, and will give to my kid (when I'll have one...). BIG LOVE!
One day not long ago I was listening to Alex Ball demonstrate the Third Wave synthesizer. He reached over and hit his drum machine — one I did not recognize — but it sounded as good as the Rolands and Yamahas I cut my teeth on in the 1980s. Ten days later, I had my new S2400 synched to my Roland TR-8S, my main production machine. I called in my partner to take a listen. As I…
The Isla S2400 is an amazing machine! My 15-year-old and I love to jam and collaborate on this mighty sampler/drum machine. Although it's complex in many aspects, the ease of use is superb. The Isla S2400 is a versatile and powerful instrument that offers a wide range of creative possibilities for music production. The sampler feature allows you to sample any sound you want…
The S2400 is a fantastic modern-day take on a classic, and one that’s made well / built like a tank, and is thoughtfully designed and crafted.rnrnAs fine an instrument as any other, and better than some. I think Brad killed it with this thing...rnrn10/10 would buy again.
Where has this been my whole life? My only issue with this thing is I didn’t have one decades ago . Owner since Feb 2023
When the S2400 was originally announced, it piqued my curiosity enough because it seemed to fill a unique gap between a modern and traditional workflow. I never owned an SP1200, but I did cut my teeth producing music on groove-boxes and hardware samplers. Suffice to say, I was intrigued enough to eventually pull the trigger on one and although it took close to a year before I…
Ok so when I first received my S2400 I was a bit underwhelmed. No fault of the S2400 itself or the Isla Instruments team. I was fresh off of the current MPC workflow (Live and Livemkii). But where the S2400 lacked with features and fx, it excelled with its superior sound quality. I'm not just talking about the 12bit engine but the 16bit one as well. This this is like a…
Very cool and powerful machine. There’s so much to it and its fun discovering more about it and how it can be used with other gear. I enjoy its large storage capacity and it makes my old school/dawless setup more efficient and practical without having to buy a laptop (more money for synths that way!) The last firmware update made it %100 easier to use for me and i have a blast…
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