sampler
/ˈsæmplər/
noun
- A small amount or collection of something that shows what the whole is like; a sample.
- The music album includes a sampler of songs from the artist's upcoming record.
- The store gave out a sampler of their new cheese for customers to try.
- She bought a perfume sampler to test different scents before choosing one.
- An electronic device or computer program that records and plays back short pieces of sound, often used in music production.
- He loaded the sound of a piano into the sampler and played it with a keyboard.
- The producer used a sampler to loop a drum beat from an old song.
- Many hip-hop artists rely on a sampler to create new tracks from existing recordings.
- A person who collects or examines samples, especially for testing or research.
- The factory employs a quality sampler to test products before they ship.
- A soil sampler gathered dirt from different parts of the farm.
- The water sampler took bottles from the river to check for pollution.