recordist

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noun

Someone who makes sound recordings.

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Meanings

nounrecordist (plural recordists)

plural recordists

  1. Someone who makes sound recordings.

    Once the materials arrived at the stage, a dozen recordists and mix technicians required a half an hour to load the three or four dozen tracks a predub might require.

    2014, Nicolae Sfetcu, The Art of Movies
  2. Someone who plays a recorder.

    A Concert for Three Recordists by Matthew Locke was the program piece.

    1960, The American Recorder - Volumes 1-2, page 19
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    Audio Devices, Inc., announce two prize contests, one for Home Recordists, and the other for Church Recordists.

    1954, Kansas Music Review - Volumes 16-18, page 23

    The more our young recordists can be encouraged to play among themselves in groups with and without piano accompaniment, in their own homes, the better.

    1961, Watkins Shaw, Music in the Secondary School, page 71

    For that matter Somary doesn't lack name performers: John Wilbraham is the trumpet soloist and one of the recordists is David Munrow.

    1981, Arthur Cohn, Recorded Classical Music

    Synonyms: recorderist

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSomeone who plays a recorder.

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