Sample-based synthesis

1. What type of synthesis is sample-based?
2. How does sample-based synthesis work?
3. Is sampling a form of synthesis?
4. What are sample-based instruments?

What type of synthesis is sample-based?

Sample-based synthesis, which is sometimes known as Pulse Code Modulation (PCM), or sampling and synthesis (S&S) synthesis, is differentiated from subtractive synthesis mainly by the use of samples in place of oscillator waveforms. The samples—digital recordings of existing sounds—are mapped across the keyboard.

How does sample-based synthesis work?

A type of audio synthesis that employs sampled sounds or instruments as the basis for its sounds. Later samplers offered much more memory and storage capability, allowing sound designers to employ multisamples to provide more realistic changes in dynamics and timbre. ...

Is sampling a form of synthesis?

Sample-based synthesis is a form of audio synthesis that can be contrasted to either subtractive synthesis or additive synthesis.

What are sample-based instruments?

A sampler is an electronic or digital musical instrument which uses sound recordings (or "samples") of real instrument sounds (e.g., a piano, violin or trumpet), excerpts from recorded songs (e.g., a five-second bass guitar riff from a funk song) or found sounds (e.g., sirens and ocean waves).