Electronic Musician

SAMPLE BETTER!

Sampling is nothing new; musicians have been splicing and manipulating audio for well over 50 years now. It was with the rise of affordable samplers in the ’80s and ’90s, however, that sampling moved from being an experimental technique to a staple element of dance music, pop and hip-hop.

Samplers have come on a long way since then, however. Whereas early sample-based genres were defined by the limitations of the hardware – from short sampling memories to low recording quality – modern sampling tools

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