Microsampling

Microsampling is a way of creating music based on very small samples . For the first time with Plunderphonics musicians like John Oswald ( Plexure , 1993), later heard with Akufen or Prefuse 73 , samples in the order of magnitude of usually less than 3 seconds are used and put together to music. In addition to artistic goals it is also important problems with the copyright or related right to be avoided because the use of longer passages with appropriate recognition and level of creativity where appropriate, the rights of the copyright holder can violate the performer and the phonogram producer.

Here, the copyright and related rights subject relevance , at least in the Federal Republic of Germany always the possibly involved in the case Evaluation court . The widespread opinion that samples only become relevant under copyright or ancillary copyright law if they have a specified length (possibly regulated by law) is a common mistake .

literature

• Hubert Henle: The recording studio manual. Practical introduction to professional recording technology. 5th, completely revised edition. Carstensen, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-910098-19-3 .