Sampling (music)
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In sound and music, sampling is the reuse of a portion of a sound recording in another recording. Samples may comprise elements such as rhythm, melody, speech, or sound effects. A sample might compris
DJ Premier selecting records to sample
The Phonogene, a 1940s instrument which plays back sounds from tape loops
The Fairlight CMI, a sampler and synthesizer released in 1979. The designers coined the term sampling to describe one of its features.
The Akai MPC, an influential sampler produced from 1988
Sampledelia
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Sampledelia is sample-based music that uses samplers or similar technology to expand upon the recording methods of 1960s psychedelia. Sampledelia features "disorienting, perception-warping" manipulati
The E-mu Emulator II (1984) was an early, cheap digital sampler used by 1980s hip hop producers.