RECORDING: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for RECORDING?

Need another word that means the same as “recording”? Find 2 synonyms and 30 related words for “recording” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Recording” are: transcription, album

Recording as a Noun

Definitions of "Recording" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “recording” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A recorded broadcast or performance.
• A disc or tape on which sounds or visual images have been recorded.
• The act of making a record (especially an audio record.
• A storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recorded.
• A signal that encodes something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recorded.
• The action or process of recording sound or a performance for subsequent reproduction or broadcast.

Synonyms of "Recording" as a noun (2 Words)

album	A book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes; for organizing photographs or stamp collections etc. His debut album was very much influenced by the jazz sound.
transcription	(genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA; the process whereby a base sequence of messenger RNA is synthesized on a template of complementary DNA. They produced a complete transcription of the journals.

Usage Examples of "Recording" as a noun

• A bootleg live recording.
• She watched the recording from a sound-proof booth.
• A recording studio.

Associations of "Recording" (30 Words)

acoustics	The study of the physical properties of sound.
amplifier	A device consisting of an amplifier combined with a loudspeaker and used to increase the volume of the sound produced by electric guitars and other musical instruments.
audio	The audible part of a transmitted signal. The machine can retrieve and play audio from a CD ROM.
barograph	A recording barometer; automatically records on paper the variations in atmospheric pressure.
bell	In boxing and other sports a bell rung to mark the start or end of a round. At five bells in the forenoon of June 11.
cassette	A sealed plastic unit containing a length of audio tape, videotape, film, etc. wound on a pair of spools, for insertion into a recorder, playback device, or other machine.
commentary	A written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material. A live commentary on radio.
dictation	Matter that has been dictated and transcribed; a dictated passage. Passages for dictation.
doorbell	A push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed. Charlotte rang the doorbell.
dubbing	Material used for the bodies of artificial fishing flies, especially fur or wool on waxed silk.
gramophone	An antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically.
hear	Examine or hear evidence or a case by judicial process. He did not hear very well.
hoarse	(of a person’s voice) sounding rough and harsh, typically as the result of a sore throat or of shouting. Hoarse cries.
knell	Proclaim something by or as if by a knell. Emails and text messages are sounding the knell for the written word.
phonic	Pertaining to the phonic method of teaching reading. The devices of poetry foreground phonic elements that are usually ignored in practical speech.
phonograph	An early form of gramophone using cylinders and able to record as well as reproduce sound.
playback	A pre-recorded musical soundtrack mimed to by an actor. We listened to several playbacks in the control room.
record	Produce a programme or a piece or collection of music by recording a performance. He tied the Olympic record.
recorder	A tubular wind instrument with 8 finger holes and a fipple mouthpiece. A recorder of rural life.
sonic	Having or caused by speed approximately equal to that of sound in air at sea level. A sonic wave.
squeaking	Having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge.
stenographer	A person whose job is to transcribe speech in shorthand. A court stenographer.
studio	A studio flat. The music department provided studios for their students.
subliminal	Below the threshold of conscious perception.
tape	Record on videotape. He took along a dozen tapes to record the interview.
transcription	A sound or television recording (e.g., from a broadcast to a tape recording. They produced a complete transcription of the journals.
transistor	A portable radio using circuits containing transistors rather than valves.
video	Computer science the appearance of text and graphics on a video display. How many programmes have you videoed and never managed to watch.
vocalization	The expression of something in words or sounds. A majority of people who want to sing are not aware of basic breathing and vocalization.
whispering	A light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind.