master recording
Final studio version
A master recording is the original, authoritative version of a recorded performance from which all copies are made.
In the music industry, ownership of masters determines who profits from reproduction and licensing: The label owns the masters, so she doesn't control her own catalog.
Artists sometimes re-record albums to create new masters when they can't acquire the originals.
- studioCreative professional's workspace
- sound engineerRecording studio professional
- trackPath or monitored route
- originalFirst or inventive
- tapeAdhesive strip on roll
analog · mixing · producer · tape machine · session · vinyl · pressing · royalties · label · multitrack · reel · overdub · vocals · stems · final mix · licensing · archive · playback
- music businessroyalty, album, single, hit, producer
- originalsoriginal, authentic, genuine, prototype, archetype
- music rightsmusic copyright, copyright, music rights, music royalties, performance rights
master recordingcopy
Identical reproduction made
duplicate · bootleg · reproduction · dub · pirate copy
master, recording, masters, mastered, mastering, masterly, masterful, masterfully, mastership