studio recordings
Controlled-environment audio captures
Studio recordings are audio or video productions made in a controlled studio environment rather than captured live before an audience.
The term often distinguishes an artist's polished, edited work from concert recordings or bootlegs: The studio recordings sound cleaner than the live album.
Studios allow multiple takes, overdubbing, and post-production—yielding a definitive version of the material.
- overdubbingAdding layers to recordings
- microphoneAudio input device
- sound boothSoundproofed recording space
- mixingCombining into one mass
- final mixCompleted audio production
producer · multitrack · punch-in · take two · laying down tracks · tracking · album · mastering · audio interface · compressor · session musician · tape · rough mix · booth · editing · pre-production · mixing console · headphones
- Classical Recordingssymphonies, concertos, overtures, orchestral arrangements, live recordings
studio recordingslive recordings
Audio from actual performances
live performances · live albums · concert recordings · field recordings · bootlegs