prerecord

Film for later

To prerecord is to record audio or video in advance of its broadcast or use.

A talk show may prerecord segments for later airing; a musician prerecords backing vocals for live performance.

Prerecorded material contrasts with live content: The interview was prerecorded earlier this week.

The adjective prerecorded describes anything recorded beforehand: a prerecorded message.

audio

track

Path or monitored route

  • albumUnified collection of recordings
  • studioCreative professional's workspace
  • masterAuthority or controller

mixing · mastering · overdubbing · multitrack · soundproofing · microphone · demo · single · EP · music

broadcasting

studio

Creative professional's workspace

  • episodeSerialized content unit
  • showMake something apparent
  • seriesOrdered set of related items

television · radio · airtime · programming · schedule · premiere · finale · syndication · network · streaming

video

footage

Recorded video material

VHS · editing · postproduction · tape · digitization · compression · format · transcoding · playback · clip

Opposites
temporal relation to broadcast/performance

prerecordgo live

Activate for public use

live · livestream · simulcast · real-time · in real time

spontaneity/immediacy

prerecordimprovise

Perform without preparation

ad-lib · extemporize · wing it

Phrases
Family

prerecorded, prerecords, prerecording

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