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Watch the entire history of sampling condensed into a three minute video

30 January 2014, 14:50 | Written by Luke Morgan Britton
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Ever wondered how the art of sampling started? Luckily, you can get a quick tutorial in just three minutes.

London remixer Eclectic Method has spliced together the key moments from the history of sampling in his video “A Brief History Of Sampling”. The clip begins with the Mellotron tape machine in 1963 and showcases breakthrough examples of sampling from the ’70s onwards.

You can watch the video right now below, via FACT:

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