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.

External links

• freesound: collaborative database of audio samples under the Creative Commons Sampling Plus License
• MusicMoz Directory - Samples and Loops
• Xampled.com: sampled artists
• Jahsonic: examples of samples
• Westbound Records and Bridgeport Music vs No Limit films, September 2004 case
• Creator of Creative Commons
• The Breaks - Excellent Database of hip-hop samples
• DJ Shadow interview about his sampling techniques
• Article on the history of sampling