audiosamplingprogram

noun
UK /ˈɔːdiəʊˌsɑːmplɪŋ ˈprəʊɡræm/
US /ˈɔːdioʊˌsæmplɪŋ ˈproʊɡræm/

A computer program that takes small pieces of sound and uses them to make music or new sounds.

She used an audio sampling program to turn her dog's bark into a drumbeat.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Software used to record short pieces of audio for later playback or editing.

The audio sampling program captured a few seconds of the choir.

3. A tool that lets musicians cut and loop recorded sounds.

He loaded the drum break into his audio sampling program and looped it.

4. A program that converts real-world sounds into digital samples.

The audio sampling program saved each note as a small digital file.