SAMPLING IS A CREATIVE MUSIC TECHNOLOGY TECHNIQUE WHERE SHORT RECORDED SOUNDS OR "SAMPLES" ARE TRIGGERED BY AN INSTRUMENT SUCH AS A KEYBOARD OR DRUM PADS. THE SAMPLER WAS INVENTED IN THE 60S BUT BECAME POPULAR WITH THE RELEASE OF THE AFFORDABLE MPC3000 IN THE 80S. HIP-HOP PRODUCERS IN THE USA BEGAN SAMPLING OLD RECORDS TO CREATE THIER BEATS. THIS PROCES IS NOW USED IN ALMOST EVERY GENRE AND MOST SAMPLERS ARE MADE IN SOFTWARE AND EITHER PROGRAMMED IN AN EDITOR OR TRIGGERED USING MIDI HARDWARE INSTRUMENTS LIKE THE LAUNCHPAD. I HAVE LINKED THREE GREAT ONLINE SAMPLERS FOR YOU TO TRY AND GET AN IDEA OF HOW THIS SUPER CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY WORKS AND HOW IT REVOLUTIONISED THE MUSIC INDUSTRY

MK-1 ALLOWS YOU TO RECORD YOUR OWN SAMPLE THEN TRIGGER IT AT DIFFERENT PITCHES TO PLAY THE SOUND AS A NEW UNIQUE INSTRUMENT

SAMPLE-STITCH HAS SETS OF SAMPLES INSPIRED BY FAMOUT HIPHOP RECORDS FOR YOU TO PLAY WITH AND CREATE YOUR OWN BEATS. TRY RECORDING A SEQUENCE- YOU CAN LAYER AS MANY SAMPLES IN AS YOU LIKE

SAMPULATOR IS A STEP SEQUENCER WITH A FULL SET OF SAMPLES TO WORK WITH. RECORD YOUR OWN SONG OR LISTEN TO AND EDIT THE FEATURED BEATS MADE BY THE SAMPULATOR CREATORS

THIS IS A GREAT SHORT DOCUMENTARY FROM THE 80'S ABOUT SAMPLING AND THE LEGAL STORM THAT FOLLOWED ARTISTS USING OTHER MUSICIANS RECORDINGS IN THEIR RECORDS

9TH WONDER TALKS US THROUGH THE SAMPLES HE USED TO MAKE THE BEATS FOR THE SONG "DUCKWORTH" FROM KENDRIK LEMARS CLASIC ALBUM "DAMN"

J DILLA WAS A SAMPLING PIONEER AND THIS SHORT DOCUMENTARY EXPLAINS HOW HE THE MPC3000 TO TAKE SAMPLING TO A NEW LEVEL.

THIS IS A NICE TUTORIAL ON HOW TO CREATE MUSIC ON SAMPULATOR.