Re: Real Time Sampling

["Per Boysen" <perboysen@gmail.com>]

On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 12:40 PM, Micha? Wiernowolski <mihalw@gmail.com> 
wrote:
> Let me explain once again...
>
> Sampling is a process of recording sound in a digital form in order to
> recreate it at a later time.
>
> Real-time refers to a computer system that can process incoming data at 
>the
> rate they are delivered.


Correct. But "real-time" may also refer to the musician's sampling
action, meaning he/she is recording the sound on the spot as it
happens. In this regard the "real-time" is just a way of stating that
samples used in the performance were not recorded in advance.

If talking "sampling" I think the term "live sampling", popularized by
Mixmaster Morris, is better. But as "real-time sampling" it also has a
problem with not describing what the performer is doing with the
sampled audio (to compare with "live-looping" that rather puts
emphasize on the performing aspect).

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