Sampling (music)

In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or element of a new recording. This is typically done with a sampler, which can be a piece of hardware or a computer program on a digital computer as in digital sampling. Sampling is also possible with tape loops or with vinyl records on a phonograph.

Related Topics:
Music - Sound recording - Instrument - Sampler - Computer program - Digital sampling - Tape loop - Vinyl record - Phonograph

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Often "samples" consist of one part of a song, such as a break, used in another, for instance the use of the drum introduction from Led Zeppelin's "When the Levee Breaks" in songs by the Beastie Boys, Mike Oldfield and Erasure, and the guitar riffs from Foreigner's "Hot Blooded" in Tone-Loc's "Funky Cold Medina". "Samples" in this sense occur often in hip hop and R&B, but are becoming more common in other music, as well.

Related Topics:
Break - Led Zeppelin - When the Levee Breaks - Beastie Boys - Mike Oldfield - Erasure - Foreigner - Tone-Loc - Hip hop - R&B

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