One form of music sampling is transferring a beat into another song . It could be just a simple beat of four notes, or the entire beat of the song. Many times you will hear a song and recognize the beat. If it is very similar their is a chance it is a music sample or was pasted and copied using some form of music device or software. An example would be the use of the beat soundtrack from Toni Basil's 1980s song Mickey. The entire beat is found in a song by Ashley Tisdale. The place you will find the most use of a beat music sample is in rap music, which relies heavily on beats and rhythms.
Ostinato sampling is the use of a single or multiple instrument sounds in another song. For example, an orchestra may want to redo a version of The Nutcraker Suite for the ballet, but not have a clarinet soloist available. The orchestra might prefer to paste and copy the clarinet solo from the recorded piece of music into the second one.
Loop Sampling involves the repeated use of a segment of music that is repeated or looped throughout the song. It is the same tune or four or five notes that you might hear again and again in a song. Why record that over and over when you can record it once and mix it into the song? Remember though that music sampling is copying a series of notes, or loop that was used before in a song. An example is the use of Kool and the Gangs " Jungle Boogie " from 1973. It is used in "Hey Ladies" by the Beastie Boys.
Single note sampling is self explanatory. The same note is repeated over and over. It is repeated for the same number of times throughout the song. This note often appears at the beginning or end of a song If you hear the same note used over and over, without a change in pitch, then you might be hearing single note sampling.
Spoken word sampling is using a speech, a familiar phrase, or dialogue from a movie. The words are copied into a song, or movie. If you think back to Sept. 11, 2001, you might remember the patriotic songs that used parts of speeches from previous years. The spoken word sample must be in the exact voice of the person who said them in the first place.The rock group Iron Maiden has used spoken word sampling in a number of its songs.