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Levels, dynamics & loudness · Working

Sample rate

ELI5

The number of digital audio samples recorded each second, stated in hertz.

Used in conversation

“The treatment should explain how the sample rate supports the story.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Sample rate” in sound, music & voice conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains dialogue, effects, atmosphere, music, voice and the technical work of making them intelligible.

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Sources & evidence · 4

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.