Samples
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /sam-puhlz/
Also spelled or known as: Product Samples
Singular: Sample
Related: Sampling, Promotional Copies
What does Samples mean? 1. Pieces of pre-made or pre-existing audio used as sounds in a new composition. 2. A test or small quantities of something that shows what it is.
A sample is a piece of pre-made or pre-existing audio used as a sound in a new composition.
In the music industry, samples may refer to promotional CDs, vinyl records, merchandise, printed materials, or demonstration copies provided to retailers, distributors, media outlets, or consumers. The term may also refer to portions of existing sound recordings used within new musical works, depending on the context.
Samples can be any recorded material that is used, repurposed, or sequenced as new.
Samples can be kicks, snares, drum loops, fx, melodic lines, parts of a whole other song, etc.
Samples synonyms: Product Samples, Demo Copies, Promotional Samples
Example sentence: “The label mailed promotional samples to radio programmers.”
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