lay tracks

present singular third person lays tracks · participle present laying tracks · participle past laid tracks · past laid tracks

1. broadcastingTo arrange soundtracks in their correct sequence and position relative to the image.

   There is plenty of scope for skill in laying tracks so that the mixing is easy.

   1947, Ken Cameron, Sound and the Documentary Film, page 82

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   In terms of economic utility, it ranks right up there with ultrafast lenses, since laying tracks is the second most time-consuming activity in film production (and the Steadicam eliminates the need for them).

   2013, James Monaco, How To Read a Film: Technology: Image & Sound

2. Synonym of make tracks (“to leave or depart”).

   Synonyms: make tracks