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Also known as audio recording, sound recording

process of electrical or mechanical inscription of sound waves

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software feature
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Frances Densmore recording Mountain Chief2.jpg
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Category:Sound recording
described by source
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
Commons category
Sound recording
practiced by
audio engineer
product or material produced
audio recording
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Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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Encyclopedic overview

Frances Densmore and Blackfoot chief Mountain Chief working on a recording project of the Bureau of American Ethnology (1916)

Sound recording and reproduction is the electrical, mechanical, electronic, or digital inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects. The two main classes of sound recording technology are analog recording and digital recording.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “sound recording process” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.