music recordings
Sounds on vinyl
Music recordings are captured performances of sound, preserved on physical media or as digital files.
The term encompasses everything from vinyl records and cassette tapes to CDs and streaming audio.
A music recording captures a specific performance, distinguishing it from live music or sheet music: Her music recordings from the 1970s remain influential.
The industry built around producing and selling these recordings transformed how people experience music.
- CDOptical data disc
- masteringAttaining full command
- mixingCombining into one mass
- rockSolid earthen material
- cassetteMagnetic audio cartridge
vinyl · FLAC · mixtapes · deep cuts · MP3 · sampling · lo-fi beats · concept albums · Billboard charts · playlist · jazz · sound engineer · bootleg · live albums · album cover · liner notes · track listing · box set
- portfolio itemsresume, CV, cover letter, projects, references
- media archivesnews archives, newspaper archives, newsreels, news footage, raw footage
- Interwar ArchivesKellogg-Briand Pact, Munich Agreement, diplomatic cables, disarmament talks, propaganda posters
- radio archivesradio dramas, radio plays, radio shows, radio serials, radio documentaries
- archivesnational archives, state archives, archivist, archive box, national archive
- ethnographyethnic groups, field notes, tribal societies, ethnographies, cultural practices
music recordingslive performance
Unrecorded staged entertainment
live music · live concert · live show · concert · gig
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