🎤 Records sound 📑 Keeps records 📝 Makes transcripts

recordist

1 6.5

A person who captures sound with microphones for music or film

noun
/rɪˈkɔrdɪst/

Specialized

: técnico de sonido

However, recordists wearing these mics may have to limit their physical movements to prevent the mic from picking up movement-related sounds, such as the rustling of clothes.
a sound recordist

Examples

After years in the industry, he became a skilled recordist known for his work on documentaries.
My first job working for a film company in Los Angeles, I was, I was on the set as a recordist, sound recordist.
A tape from the sound recordist.

No Such Thing (2002)
They haven't decided on a sound recordist yet.

The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1999)
You're the sound recordist.

King Kong (2005)
As a recordist, she captured high-quality audio for the film's soundtrack.
The recordist adjusted the microphones to ensure clear sound during the concert.

Synonyms

sound technician

vsrecordist

1 4.0

A person who controls sound equipment for TV, radio, or live shows

focuses on capturing and storing audio for music, film, or broadcasting

Surface Forms

recordist singular

recordists plural

Morphology

recordist = record (transparent) = record + ist

Agentive formation from the verb 'record' meaning to capture sound; straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Recordist is made of record, meaning 'to make a lasting copy of sound or information', and -ist meaning 'a person who does'. So a recordist is a 'person who records', which is exactly what someone who operates sound equipment does.