samplers Flashcards
1
Q
what is a sampler?
A
when you take part of a song or a single note/sound and use it in another context
2
Q
what year was the tape recorder made/used?
A
1960
3
Q
What did the tape recorder do/ used for?
A
it would capture sounds then the ends would be spliced to make a loop so that the playback direction/speed could be reversed
4
Q
what was a limitations of the tape recorder?
A
impossible to change the speed of playback without changing pitch
5
Q
what was the mellotron?
A
It was an early sampler created in 1962 that used different banks of pre-recorded tapes giving several choices of sound. It was expensive and fragile.
