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
Bob Rafelson Royal Geographical Society, honest or treacherous." Rafelson later observed, "I was very lucky to make that movie. And I can tell you, if there was ever a movie that I enjoyed making, it was that one." In 1992 Rafelson teamed up with Nicholson and "Five Easy Pieces" screenwriter Carole Eastman for the film "Man Trouble". In 1996 he made his last film with Nicholson to date, "Blood and Wine". His most recent films are 1998's "Poodle Springs" and 2002's "No Good Deed", based on works by Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett, respectively. "No Good Deed" was entered into the 24th