overdubn.
/ˈəʊvədʌb/, U.S. /ˈoʊvərˌdəb/ The action of overdub v.; an instance of this.
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society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > sound recording and reproduction > [noun] > imposing additional sounds onto a recording > act or instance of
overdub1966
1966 HIFI/Stereo Rev. May 57/2 The overdub is also an important technique for creating..unique recorded sound—that of the artist who performs with himself.
1985 Pract. Computing Sept. 61/1 The overdub facility..allows you to dub further sequences on top of your first line, as it plays underneath.
2000 Jazz Jrnl. Feb. 28/3 On one session he was so frustrated with the way his girl backing group, The Raelets, handled the vocals that he did them himself with a series of overdubs.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
overdubv.
/ˌəʊvəˈdʌb/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈdəb/ transitive. To impose (additional sounds) on to an existing recording; to record on top of (a recording previously made) so as to produce a combined effect.
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society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > sound recording and reproduction > make recording [verb (transitive)] > impose additional sounds onto recording
overdub1969
1969 Rolling Stone 28 June 19/1 On rhythm dates I only do bass, drums, guitar, overdub the guitar, overdub whatever,..and then Al overdubs the strings, the horns, or whatever.
1989 Guitar Player Mar. 12/4 Kootch heartily endorsed their plan to record everything live..with only vocals and guitar solos overdubbed.
1992 Sun (Baltimore) 23 June c2/4 The album..has been remixed and overdubbed—with, among other additions, the vocals of two friends.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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