# recording

/ɹəˈkɔɹdɪŋ/ (US) · /ɹɪkˈɔːdɪŋ/ (UK)

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/recording
Updated: 2026-06-19

## Senses

### 1. a captured sound or video

noun · CEFR A2

a piece of music, a video, or a voice message that has been saved so you can listen to it or watch it again.

For teachers: a reproduction of sound or video stored in a digital or physical medium.

- I listened to a recording of the interview to check my notes.
- The archive contains a rare recording of the poet reading his own work during a radio broadcast in 1954.

### 2. the act of capturing media

noun · CEFR B1

the process of saving sound or pictures using electronic equipment.

For teachers: the act or process of capturing sound, images, or data in a permanent form.

- The recording of the new album took nearly six months in the studio.
- Digital recording has fundamentally altered the music industry by lowering the cost of high-quality production for independent artists.

## Examples

- I listened to a recording of the interview.
- The band spent three weeks in the studio to ensure the final recording sounded perfect for the album.
- While the live performance was energetic, the studio recording revealed subtle layers of instrumentation that were previously lost in the acoustics of the concert hall.

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