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# PHASESamplerNodeDefinition

A node that plays complete audio data.

```
class PHASESamplerNodeDefinition
```

## Overview

Generate sound events from this node to play audio data that your app loads completely, either from disk or from memory.

## Topics

### Creating a Sampler Node

[`init(soundAssetIdentifier:mixerDefinition:)`](/documentation/PHASE/PHASESamplerNodeDefinition/init(soundAssetIdentifier:mixerDefinition:))

Creates a sampler node with the given sound asset and mixer.

[`init(soundAssetIdentifier:mixerDefinition:identifier:)`](/documentation/PHASE/PHASESamplerNodeDefinition/init(soundAssetIdentifier:mixerDefinition:identifier:))

Creates a named sampler node with the given sound asset and mixer.

### Identifying the Audio

[`assetIdentifier`](/documentation/PHASE/PHASESamplerNodeDefinition/assetIdentifier)

The name of the audio this node plays.

### Defining Cull Behavior

[`cullOption`](/documentation/PHASE/PHASESamplerNodeDefinition/cullOption)

The action the engine performs after it temporarily removes the node’s sound from the audio output.

[`PHASECullOption`](/documentation/PHASE/PHASECullOption)

The actions the engine takes when it culls sound.

### Looping the Audio

[`playbackMode`](/documentation/PHASE/PHASESamplerNodeDefinition/playbackMode)

An option that determines whether the node’s audio plays in a loop.


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