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noun (Music) (
Science and
Technology ) In electronic music, the technique or process of taking a piece of digitally encoded sound and re-using it, often in a modified form, as part of a composition or recording. Etymology: A specialized use of sampling, which would normally be used in the context of quality control or the taking of
statistical samples. History and Usage: Sampling became an important
technique in musical composition (especially in popular music) in the mid eighties, as a direct result of the advances in electronics and musical
technology which followed from the
development of the synthesizer. The music which developed from these techniques (including acid house, house, and techno) has a patchwork quality,
since it is formed from many different sequences of modified sound. Associated terms include sample (a noun and verb), the adjective sampled (used of a sound or a whole
sequence of music), and the noun sampler (the electronic instrument--actually a musical computer--which is used to sample sounds). With new-romanticism, techno-pop, the revival of disco and growth of synthesized sound, from sampling to scratch, the
potential for live performance waned. Guardian 11 Aug. 1989, p.
24 Advanced Midi Amiga Sampler, High Quality
Sound Sampler & Midi interface including all necessary Software...The sound is stunning, too. All effects are sampled, and very atmospheric. CU Amiga Apr. 1990, pp.
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