sample-based music tool

noun
UK /ˈsɑːmpl beɪst ˈmjuːzɪk tuːl/
US /ˈsæmpl beɪst ˈmjuːzɪk tuːl/

A sample-based music tool is a computer program that lets you make songs using small pieces of recorded sound.

She used a sample-based music tool to turn a drum loop into a full beat.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A hardware device that records and plays back short audio snippets for music production.

His studio rack includes a classic sample-based music tool from the 1990s.

3. A mobile app for beginners to build tracks from pre-recorded sound packs.

The sample-based music tool on her phone made it easy to sketch ideas on the train.

4. A plugin inside a digital audio workstation that triggers and manipulates recorded samples.

He loaded the sample-based music tool as a plugin and chopped the vocal into a melody.