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'''Sample-based synthesis''' is a form of audio synthesis that can be contrasted to either [[subtractive synthesis]] or [[additive synthesis]].  The principal difference with sample-based synthesis is that the seed waveforms are [[sample (signal)|sample]]d sounds or instruments instead of fundamental waveforms such as [[sine wave|sine]] and [[saw wave]]s used in other types of synthesis.<ref>''Synthesizer Basics''. United States, H. Leonard Books, 1988. 72f.</ref>