studio recording

Produced audio take

A studio recording is audio captured in a controlled environment with professional equipment, as opposed to a live recording made during a performance.

Studio recordings allow multiple takes, overdubs, and extensive editing: The studio recording sounds cleaner than the concert version.

Musicians may release both studio albums and live albums of the same material.

Opposites
recording venue/context

studio recordinglive recording

Audio from real event

live album · concert recording · live performance · field recording · live capture

production approach

studio recordingdemo recording

Preliminary musical submission

lo-fi recording · bootleg · rough mix · scratch track

production polish

studio recordinglo-fi recording

Intentionally rough audio capture

demo · rough cut

Family

studio, recording

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G