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Sampled
Sampled sound is recorded audio that has been captured and reused or triggered.
Level relevance: introduced at Nat 3; tagged for every later level where the same concept remains useful.
Explanation
Sampled material can be edited, looped, triggered, pitched, layered, or processed. The source and rights for samples should be considered carefully.
Topics
SamplingAudioSound sources
Curriculum statusofficial concept
Review statusdraft
Sources
- National 5 Music Technology course specification, May 2023, version 3.0 · accessed 2026-07-08
Used for the National 3, National 4, and National 5 technology and music concept tables.