multitrack
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- noun
- /ˈmʌltiˌtræk/
- Specialized
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grabador multipista
- These included MIDI wind controllers, multitrack recorders, videodisc players and discs, CD-ROM players and discs, advanced software, and LCD projection panels to project the computer screen image for an entire class to see.
Examples
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The ragga youth are immersed in this technology, fascinated with it in much the same way that early reggae mixers and producers were with multitrack technology.
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I use my 4G as a professional-quality multi-track recorder with the awesome GuitarJack audio interface and MultiTrack DAW app.
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Multitrack is great for radio production.
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The equipment, which allowed for multitrack recording and editing, made it possible for the class to emphasize creative activities.
Academic text (1995) -
For more advanced students, computer sequencing software provides a way to layer their music into multitrack compositions.
Academic text (1997) -
But I was waiting for the multitrack audio editing improvements, which were just released, and to see if it would support more formats natively.
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And with a decent computer, you can have 32, 64, or 128 multitrack recorders.
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And Adobe Audition is fantastic (though the upcoming Final Cut Pro X update is rumored to be offering its own audio multitrack mixing capabilities, likely through a Logic Pro X integration, but time will tell).
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The band used a multitrack recording system to capture each instrument separately for better sound mixing.
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With the multitrack playback feature, users can listen to individual audio tracks of their favorite songs.
Synonyms
A device that records two or more separate sound channels at the same time
How Many Tracks
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Surface Forms
Morphology
multitrack = multitrack (transparent) = multi + track
The noun is a straightforward zero-derived use of the adjective 'multitrack'.
Etymology
Multitrack comes from the parts multi- meaning 'many' and track meaning 'path' or 'lane'. Imagine a machine with many lanes that can record each instrument on its own lane, which is why a multitrack is a system that records or plays several audio tracks at the same time.