Sampler In the music world, sampling typically means recording actual musical instrument sounds as individual tones, and then playing them on a keyboard as if you were playing a piano. These individual tones are called "samples" and they can be stored on a CD-ROM or hard disk.

A sampler is a type of musical instrument which allows you to record and play samples. The difference between a sampler and a tape machine, is that a sampler is a musical instrument, usually with a musical keyboard attached, that can play sounds at different pitches, just like a piano or an organ. Samplers can be either dedicated hardware boxes or software that integrates with your computer music system.

Samplers are a great way to add natural instrument sounds to your music, like orchestral strings, acoustic guitars, even drum kits and vocals. Just load the sound you want into the sampler and play away! DJs, dance producers and composers can also use them to add drum loops or wild sound fx to a remix, or completely build a remix from scratch.