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Definitions: Sampler |
SamplerNoun1. An observation station that is set up to make sample observations of something. 2. Someone who samples food or drink for its quality. 3. An assortment of various samples; "a candy sampler"; "a sampler of French poets". 4. A piece of embroidery demonstrating skill with various stitches. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "sampler" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
Note: Sampler \Sam"pler\, noun. [See Exampler, Exemplar.]. (Websters 1913) |
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Computing | A signal converter which changes a continuous signal into a sampled signal. Source: European Union. (references) |
Literature | Sampler A pattern, A piece of fancy-sewed or embroidered work done by girls for practice. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Mining | A. A mechanical device for selecting a certain fractional part of ore to be used as an assay sample; as, for example, split shovel, riffle sampler, Brunton's mechanical sampler, and Vezin's sampler b. An instrument designed to take samples of the flame or other explosion gases at predetermined intervals during an explosion c. A specific device for recovering samples of overburden. See also:sampler barrel d. One whose duty it is to select and prepare samples of materials andproducts for an assay or analysis. (references) |
Occupations | Collects samples of coal, ore, crushed stone, aggregate, sand or gravel from railroad cars, conveyors, stockpiles or mines and tests materials for conformance to specifications: Gathers samples from specified locations and transports samples to laboratory. Dumps material into sample divider to reduce volume of sample. Weighs material, using balance scale, and dumps sample into grinding machine to grind and blend sample or into screen testing machine to separate particles by size. Weighs segregated particles collected on each screen and computes percentage of each in total sample. Examines samples for presence of foreign matter and variation from color standard. Compiles reports indicating percentages of materials of specified size. Notifies management when materials do not meet specifications. May weigh, dry, and reweigh samples to determine moisture content of samples. May bag samples for testing at other locations. May perform chemical sedimentation or magnetic separation tests. May perform hardness test on pellets. May plot origin of samples on mine map. (references) |
| Collects samples of products or raw materials for laboratory analysis, performing any combination of following tasks: Turns valves or dips sample container to transfer liquid samples from pipeline, processing equipment, tanks, or other vessels to test tubes, bottles, or buckets. Transfers dry samples, such as ore, grain, crystals, powder, or granular material to containers, using shovel, hand scoop, sample stick, or handtool. Labels sample containers with identifying data, location of sample, and time collected. Delivers samples to laboratory for analysis. Cleans sample containers, using specified cleaning agents and brushes or scrapers. Gathers samples at specified locations, stages of processing, and time interval. May collect samples of radioactive waste, following prescribed safety procedures, and be designated Sampler, Radioactive Waste (chemical). (references) | |
| Collects milk samples from farms, dairy plants, and tank cars and trucks for laboratory analysis: Removes sample from bulk tanks, tankers or milking machine, using dipper or pipette, and pours sample into sterile bottles. Weighs samples, using scale. Labels bottle with origin of sample, and packs samples in dry ice. Transports samples to laboratory for bacteriological and butterfat content analysis. Contacts potential customers to explain benefits of testing program to sell milk testing service. May assist customer in interpreting sample test results to maximize benefits to customer. May maintain individual milk production records for each cow in customer's herd. (references) | |
| Collects samples of petroleum products from various parts of refinery for laboratory analysis, using sample container: Samples contents of tank cars, processing units, stills, and pipelines by lowering sample container into contents at various depths, or by opening bleeder valves to release flow of products into container. Collects samples taken by other workers. Pours samples from containers into sample bottles and ties identification tags to bottles or marks identifying information on them. Delivers samples to laboratory for analysis. May convey messages between laboratory and processing units. May collect samples of other materials for laboratory analysis. (references) | |
| Collects samples of materials, such as benzol, coal, coke, sewer water, sulfate, and tar, and prepares them for laboratory analysis: Shovels coal into crusher to grind samples for analysis. Drops weighed sample of coke from drop-door bucket to steelplate, shakes shattered coke through screen of specified mesh and weighs and records weights of large and small sized coke. Weighs sample, dries it in oven, and reweighs sample of quenched coke to determine moisture content. Identifies type and source of sample on container label. May be designated according to source of sample as Sampler, Ovens (steel & rel.). (references) | |
| Collects samples of oilseeds, such as soybean, cottonseed, and safflower, and tests for splits, foreign matter, and moisture: Dips probe into oilseeds to secure sample. Weighs and sifts sample to separate whole beans, splits, and foreign matter. Weighs splits and foreign matter to determine percentage of each in sample. Weighs whole beans to determine number of pounds per bushel. Tests sample, using moisture meter, to determine moisture content. (references) | |
| Digs, weighs, and prepares ground samples of coal and pitch, used in making carbon electrodes, for laboratory testing: Digs sample from designated area, using shovel or sampling stick. Places samples into containers and labels or writes identifying information on containers. Weighs, crushes, screens, and reweighs materials in laboratory to prepare sample for testing. Records information pertaining to size distribution of respective materials. (references) | |
| Collects samples of grain, mash, or wort, and alcoholic beverages in various stages of processing for laboratory analysis: Dips, scoops, or siphons samples into laboratory containers and labels containers to identify sample. Records information such as sampling station and time, or brewer name and location on forms or journals. Loads sample containers on handtruck and pushes handtruck to laboratory area. (references) | |
| Removes samples of cotton from bales for classification purposes: Cuts bale band and burlap covering, using shears and knife. Opens outside layers of cotton, and pulls or cuts samples from interior of each side of bale. Tears stub from bale identification tag, places stub in sample, and wraps samples in paper. May transfer bales of cotton to platform scales, using handtruck. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
A sampler is an electronic musical instrument that uses stored audio signal samples, generally recordings of existing sounds, and plays them back at a range of pitches.An early form of sampler was an instrument called the 'Mellotron' (later Novatron due to licensing issues) which used individual pre-recorded tape loops, one under each key on the keyboard. Mellotrons required a lot of maintenance, but had a characteristic sound that was used on many 1970s records by groups such as Yes.
The emergence of the digital sampler made sampling far more practical, and as samplers added progressively more digital processing to their recorded sounds, they began to merge into the mainstream of modern digital synthesizers. The first digital sampling synthesiser was the Australian-produced Fairlight CMI which was first available in 1979.
Modern digital samplers use mostly digital technology to process the samples into interesting sounds. Akai pioneered many processing techniques, such as Crossfade Looping to eliminate glitches and Time Stretch which allows for shortening or lengthening of samples without affecting pitch and vice versa.
During the early 1990s hybrid synthesizers began to emerge that utilized very short samples of natural sounds and instruments (usually the attack phase of the instrument) along with digital synthesis to create more realistic instrument sounds. Examples of this are Korg's M, 01W and the later Triton and Trinity series, Yamaha's SY series and the Kawaii K series of instruments.
The modern-day music workstation usually features an element of sampling, from simple playback to complex editing that matches all but the most advanced dedicated samplers.
Em-u Systems Emulator (1981) was Em-u Systems initial foray into sampling, and saved the company from financial disaster after the complete failure of the Audity due to a price tag of $70,000! The name 'Emulator' came as the result of leafing through a thesaurus and matched the name of the company perfectly. The Emulator came in 2-, 4-, and 8-note polyphonic versions, the 2-note being dropped due to limited interest, and featured a maximum sampling rate of 27.7kHz, a four-octave keyboard and 128Kb of memory.
Em-u Systems Emulator II (1985) was designed to bridge the gap between the Fairlight CMI and Synclavier and the Ensonique Mirage. It featured 8-bit sampling, up to 1Mb of sample memory, an 8-track sequencer, and analog filtering. With the addition of the hard disk option, the Emulator II was comparable to samplers released 5 years later.
Em-u Systems Emulator III (1987) was a 16-bit stereo digital sampler with 16-note polyphony, 44.1kHz maximum sample rate and had up to 8Mb of memory. It featured a 16 channel sequencer, SMPTE and a 40Mb hard disk.
The Akai S900 (1986) was the first truly affordable digital sampler. It was monophonic, 8-note polyphonic and featured 12-bit sampling with a frequency range up to 40KHz and up to 750KB of memory that allowed for just under 12 seconds at the best sampling rate. It could store a maximum of 32 samples in memory. The operating system was software based and allowed for upgrades that had to be booted each time the sampler was switched on.
The Akai S950 (1988) was an improved version of the S900, with a maximum sample frequency of 48KHz and some of the editing features of the contemporary S1000.
The Akai S1000 (1988) was possibly the most popular 16-bit 44.1kHz stereo sampler of its time. It featured 16-voices, up to 32Mb of memory, and 24-bit internal processing, including a digital filter (18dB/octave), an LFO, and two ADSR envelope generators (for amplitude and filtering). The S1000 also offered up to 8 different loop points. Additional functions included Autolooping, Crossfade Looping, Loop in Release (which cycles through the loop as the sound decays), Loop Until Release (which cycles through the loop until the note begins its decay), Reverse and Time Stretch (version 1.3 and higher).
Examples of Digital Samplers
Em-u Systems
Akai
Roland
Other Manufacturers
see also: sampling (music), sample, remix
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Sampler."
Synonyms: SamplerSynonyms: sampling station (n), taster (n), tastetester (n). (additional references) |
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 | A fog sampler mounted on the bow of the PEIRCE Fog sampler was designed to capture mist droplets Fog captured would be analyzed for acid content.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Multi-port water sampler at deep-water dumpsite Off of MT. MITCHELL.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Deploying ABLS unit off of PEIRCE ABLS - Automated Boundary Layer Sampler.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Night recovery of ABLS unit off of PEIRCE ABLS - Automated Boundary Layer Sampler.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Spring loaded grab sampler being deployed from PEIRCE Studying ocean dump site off Delaware Bay.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Grab sampler being deployed Bottom sampling in support of nautical charting Determination of bottom characteristics for anchoring.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Orange peel sampler ready for deployment.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Deploying the Conductivity/Temperature/Depth (CTD) and rosette water sampler through the baltic room door of the NATHANIEL B. PALMER.Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |
 | Deploying a Van Vehn grab sampler from the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries Ship BROWN BEAR.Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |  | Conductivity/Temperature/Depth instruments and rosette water sampler being deployed from the baltic room of the NATHANIEL B. PALMER.Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |
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| "Sampler" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 98.48% of the time. "Sampler" is used about 66 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 98.48% | 65 | 41,645 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.52% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 66 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "sampler": gravimetric dust sampler ♦ personal sampler ♦ respirable dust sampler. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
sampler | 454 |
country sampler | 170 |
music sampler | 45 |
liquid sampler | 35 |
cross stitch sampler | 32 |
cigar sampler | 32 |
bikini sampler | 31 |
akai sampler | 28 |
software sampler | 27 |
antique sampler | 25 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "sampler"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | shabllon (cartoon, jig, Mold, mould, sample, stencil, template, templet), model qëndisme, model (cast, classic, classical, copybook, example, exemplar, fashion, figure, make, model, Mold, mould, norm, paradigm, paragon, pattern, pilot, sample, shape, style, type). (various references) | |
Arabic | قطعة من شغل الإبرة, إختيار (chosen, draft, election, option, pick, picking, selection, volition). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | сборник (collectanea, corpus, omnibus, receiver, repertory), албум с мостри (sample book), изпробвач, изпитвач, дегустатор (taster). (various references) | |
Chinese | 取 器. (various references) | |
Czech | vzorník. (various references) | |
Danish | stikprøveenhed (sampling element), sampler, proeveudtager, proeveoptager (corer), prøveudtager, aftastningsenhed (sampling element). (various references) | |
Dutch | sondeerijzer, lood (corer, lead, printer's metal, sinker, sounding, sounding-weight, torpedo sinker, type metal), bemonsteringsapparaat, aftaster (sampling element, scanner). (various references) | |
Finnish | noudin (corer), näytteenotin (corer, sample grabber, sample jerker, sampling element, thief rod). (various references) | |
French | échantillonneur (sample, sampling element). (various references) | |
German | Probierer (Inspector, taster). (various references) | |
Greek | κέντημα (embroidery, needlecraft, prick), εργόχειρο δι' επίδειξη, εργόχειρο (embroidery, handiwork, needlecraft), δειγματολήπτης (corer, drum, tub), δοκιμαστήσ (assayer, tester, trier). (various references) | |
Hebrew | "'מן (modeller). (various references) | |
Hungarian | mintavevõ. (various references) | |
Italian | sonda da campioni (corer), saggio di ricamo, utensile per sondare, carotatore (corer), campionatore (sampling element). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | サンドイッチ構 (samba, sampling, San Francisco, San Jose, sand bath, sand buggy, sand skiing, sand wedge, sandbag, sandpaper, sandwich structure, Sanforized, sun visor, sunbeam, sunburn). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | サンプラー . (various references) | |
Korean | 견본집. (various references) | |
Manx | sampleyr (case, example, instance, model, paradigm, paragon, sample, specimen). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | amplersay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | sonda (auger, borer, catheter, depth gauge, explosion, floater that extends deep down into the glass, increment borer, increment corer, lead, lead off, Plumb, plummy, probe, probe tube, sound, sounder, sounding, sounding device, sounding machine, stylet, velinche, wine-thief), verificador de amostras, provador (taster, tester), padrão (blanket, device, jig, master, measure, measurement standard, model, pattern, standard, stencil, template, templet, test, type), modelo (data model, design, dummy, example, exemplary, form, form-control template, Gage, gauge, guest-card, jig, lay figure, light, master component, master workpiece, mirror, modal, model, Mold, mould, norm, pattern, profile, prototype, specimen, style, template, type), aparelho colector de amostras, amostrador (sampling element). (various references) | |
Russian | коллектор (accumulator, collector, commutator, commuter, header, manifold, sewer), модель (form, make, model, pattern, replica, sample, shape, simular, simulator). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | pribor za uzimanje uzorka. (various references) | |
Spanish | sonda (blowpipe, bore, boring, catheter, corer, coupling probe, floater that extends deep down into the glass, head, lead, pathfinder, Plumb, plummet, probang, probe, probe tube, probing, prospecting by borings or trial pits, searcher, sensing component, sensor element, sound, sounding, test boring, velinche, wine-thief), muestreador (sampling element), herramienta para sondear, dechado (artwork, paragon), catador (taster), aparato de toma de muestras. (various references) | |
Swedish | provtagare (corer), märkduk. (various references) | |
Thai | ผู้วิเคราะห์ตัวอย่าง, สิ่งที่ใช้ในการเก็บตัวอย่าง. (various references) | |
Turkish | renk dağıtıcı, örnekleyici, örnekleri deneyen kimse, örnek kitabı, çeşnicibaşı (chief taster, taster). (various references) | |
Ukranian | шаблон (jig, sample, template), взірець вишивки, модель (archetype, cut out, former, pattern, replica, type), зразок (archetype, assay, cast, example, exemplar, exponent, model, nonesuch, norm, number, paragon, pattern, sample, specimen, swatch). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | cực góp (collector). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "sampler": samplers. (additional references) | |
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"Sampler" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: kaeppler, sammle, sammler, Sampier, sampl, sarpler, Semler, Semplar, semple, simplier, simuler, Stampfle, Zampieri. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "sampler" (pronounced sa"mpler) |
| 4 | -m p l er | templar. |
| 3 | -p l er | coupler, poplar. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: lampers, palmers. | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-l-m-p-r-s" | |
-1 letter: ampler, lapser, maples, palmer, parles, pearls, realms, remaps, sample. | |
-2 letters: almes, ample, apers, apres, arles, asper, earls, lamer, lames, lamps, lapse, lares, laser, leaps, lears, males, maple, mares, marls, marse, maser, meals, merls, paler, pales, palms, pares, parle, parse, peals, pearl, pears, perms, plasm, pleas, prams, prase, presa, psalm, rales, ramps, rapes, realm, reals, reams, reaps, remap, salep, sepal, seral, smear, spale, spare, spear, sperm. | |
-3 letters: ales, alme, alms, alps, amps, aper, apes, apse, ares, arms, arse, earl, ears, elms, eras, lame, lamp, lams, laps, lars, lase, leap, lear, leas, maes, male, maps, mare, marl, mars, meal, mels, merl, mesa, pale, palm, pals, pams, pare, pars, pase, peal, pear, peas, perm, plea, pram, rale, ramp, rams, rape, raps, rase, rasp, real, ream, reap, rems, reps, sale, salp, same, samp, seal, seam, sear, sera, slam, slap, spae, spam, spar. | |
-4 letters: ale, alp, als, amp, ape, are, arm, ars, asp, ear, elm, els, ems, era, ers, lam, lap, lar, las, lea, mae, map, mar, mas, mel, pal, pam, par, pas, pea, per, pes, ram, rap, ras, rem, rep, res, sae, sal, sap, sea, sel, ser, spa. | |
-5 letters: ae, al, am, ar, as, el, em, er, es, la, ma, me, pa, pe, re. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-l-m-p-r-s" | |
+1 letter: clampers, empalers, impalers, impearls, lampreys, lempiras, rampoles, resample, samplers, templars, tramples. | |
+2 letters: exemplars, imperials, lamperses, malaperts, plumerias, preambles, premolars, resampled, resamples, supermale, temporals, tramplers. | |
+3 letters: amplifiers, blasphemer, campestral, ephemerals, impersonal, implanters, lampooners, playmakers, polymerase, presumable, presumably, prolamines, psalterium, reimplants, resampling, slipstream, spermatial, streetlamp, supermales, verapamils. | |
+4 letters: aspergillum, blasphemers, camelopards, complainers, flameproofs, imperialism, imperialist, lepromatous, leprosarium, marlinspike, metacarpals, palindromes, palmerworms, palmistries, parallelism, parliaments, paternalism, peristomial, permillages, peroxisomal, personalism, petrolatums, phlebograms, pilgrimages, planimeters, platemakers, pleinairism, polymerases, primalities, proclaimers, promulgates, semipopular, sempiternal, slipstreams, spermicidal, streetlamps, superfamily, supernormal, timepleaser, trampolines, ultrasimple. | |
+5 letters: accomplisher, allelomorphs, aspergillums, dimercaprols, ergastoplasm, hyperrealism, imperialisms, imperialists, imperishable, imperishably, impersonally, lamplighters, lampooneries, laparotomies, leprosariums, malapertness, malpractices, marketplaces, marlinespike, marlinspikes, melanophores, microcapsule, milliamperes, morphallaxes, nontemporals, pamphleteers, parallelisms, paramedicals, paternalisms, pelargoniums, perambulates, personalisms, planetariums, pleinairisms, polarimeters, postimperial, preassembled, preeclampsia, premenstrual, problematics, rampageously, replacements, semitropical, slipstreamed, somatopleure, spermatozoal, subepidermal, superhumanly, superrealism, temporalizes, timepleasers, trampoliners. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 61 6D 70 6C 65 72 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)... .- -- .--. .-.. . .-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01100001 01101101 01110000 01101100 01100101 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S a m p l e r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0061 006D 0070 006C 0065 0072 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)53677982787184 |
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