Audio Sampling

INTRODUCTION TO SAMPLING     1

1.1 What Is Sampling?

This book is an introduction to the creation of virtual instruments through sampling. Sampling is the process of recording a sound source one part at a time, each part of which is then imported into a sampler. Typical parts include each note recorded from a musical instrument or singer. However, a sampler can be used with any recorded audio files. You could record yourself talking and each word could be a part of the sampled instrument. The sampler is used to organize the files into a playable instrument. A sampled instrument can be played using any MIDI controller ( Figure 1.1 ), such as a MIDI keyboard.

Sampled instruments are used in many different phases of the music production process. ...