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.

See also

• List of sampled songs
• Musique concrète - Early tape-based "sampling"
• Plunderphonics - in which samples are the sole source of sound for new compositions
• Illegal Art
• Creative Commons