soundsamplingprogram

noun
UK /saʊnd ˈsɑːmplɪŋ ˈprəʊɡræm/
US /saʊnd ˈsæmplɪŋ ˈproʊɡræm/

A sound sampling program is a computer tool that records bits of sound and lets you use them in music.

She used a sound sampling program to add bird songs to her song.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Software used in research to capture and study short audio clips.

The lab's sound sampling program saved clips of whale calls for analysis.

3. A teaching tool that lets students record and play with everyday noises.

The music teacher showed the class a sound sampling program to mix claps and whistles.

4. A feature inside a larger music app for grabbing short pieces of a track.

The app's sound sampling program let him chop the drum beat into tiny pieces.