Creative Sampling

This section covers basic sampling and assumes a basic understanding of your hardware/software sampler, if there is anything you dont understand I suggest reading the following intro first:
http://creative-sound-production.blogspot.com/2011/12/technology-sampler.html.

Being that we have already established what a sampler is and how we can use one to capture a sound then use it to create a new more complex sound using the samplers internal shaping abilities its time to start using it a little more creatively.
There are two ways to get creative with a sampler; the first is to play around with the way the sounds are shaped when sounds are triggered and the second is to capture some interesting sounds... in this section I will be focusing on the later.

Required items: Sampler+Mixer+Imagination.


Ideas:
Multi-Sampling - Multi-Sampling has become something of a lost art these days, but its one of the simplest and quickest way of building up more realisting sounds. Unlike a re-pitched one-shot sample that the multi-sample patch will sound more realistic as each key will effectivly have its own unique characteristic, difference becomes obvious when listening to acoustic sampled patches. You dont actually need to sample every single note but the more notes you sample the more realistic it the patch will sound.
Abstract Kits - The temptation to relly on pre-made kits is great but there is nothing stopping you from compiling your own kits, making use of your own machines... try sampling the kits on your keyboards or drum machines, or if you really want to get creative try recording the sounds you get when hiting things like boxes (wooden/cardboard/plastic) or home-made shakers.
Strange Sounds - rustling paper, tin cans, springs, breaking glass, ambient sound... all very interesting sounds even more so if you play around with the pitch and ADSR. Your only limitation is your imagination.
Tones and Blips - A good solid sine/saw/square/tri wave is worth its weight in gold, even more so if your creating your own synthesized bass or pads.