Music A-Level
Sampling and Looping
What Sampling and Looping means in Music A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Sampling and Looping
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A technique analysed in Daft Punk's work, involving looping, filtering and pitch-shifting of funk and disco records.
Topics that use Sampling and Looping
- Area of study 2: Pop music - Named artists (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Classical Crossovers
- Contemporary R&B and Pop Fusion
- French House and Disco
- Genre fusion
- Harmonic and Melodic Complexity
- Harmonic complexity
- Harmony and Emotion
- Lyrical and structural freedom
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