A sampler is an electronic musical instrument that records and plays back samples. Samples may comprise elements such as rhythm, melody, speech, sound effects or longer portions of music.
An AKAI MPC2000 sampling sequencer (1997)
Mellotron (Introduced 1963)
EMS MUSYS-3 (1970) (based on Nunzio 2014)
The Akai MPC is a series of music workstations produced by Akai from 1988 onwards. MPCs combine sampling and sequencing functions, allowing users to record portions of sound, modify them and play them back as sequences.
An Akai MPC60, the first MPC model
The MPC was designed by Roger Linn (pictured in 2010), who also created the LinnDrum.
DJ Shadow (pictured wearing an MPC shirt) created his landmark album Endtroducing with an MPC.