Sampler (musical instrument) Sampler (musical instrument) A sampler is an electronic or digital musical instrument similar in some respects to a synthesizer, but instead of generating new sounds with voltage-controlled oscillators, it uses sound recordings (or "samples") of real instrument sounds (e.g., a piano, violin or trumpet), excerpts from recorded songs (e.g., a five-second bass guitar riff from a funk song) or other sounds (e.g., sirens and ocean waves). The samples are loaded or recorded by the user or by a manufacturer. These sounds are then played back by means of the sampler program itself, a MIDI keyboard, sequencer or another triggering device
Seven Easy Pieces iconic works by recreating or reinterpreting them in "Seven Easy Pieces", but only with the expressed consent of each of the original artists or their estates. "There's nobody to keep the history straight," she told the "New York Times" in an interview published in early November 2005. "I felt almost, like, obliged. I felt like I have this function to do it." "Seven Easy Pieces" is available on DVD and is considered to be useful for performing arts students who study post-structuralism. "Seven Easy Pieces" comprised seven individual works – two of her own and five by other artists –