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to retrack

to retrack

7.6
To record a music or voice part again in a studio
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈtræk/
  • Specialized
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  • After listening to the playback, she chose to retrack her vocals for better clarity.

Examples

  • Producers often ask artists to retrack certain parts to improve the final mix.

  • The band decided to retrack the guitar solo to achieve a cleaner sound.

  • They will retrack the vocals for the album.

  • The producer retracked the guitar parts last night.

  • The band decided to retrack the guitar solo to achieve a cleaner sound.

  • After listening to the playback, she chose to retrack her vocals for better clarity.

  • Producers often ask artists to retrack certain parts to improve the final mix.

Synonyms

to rerecord
vsto retrack
1 3.8

Make a new audio or video version of something made before

is used for replacing a musical or audio part again in a studio
to audiotape
vsto retrack
  • Archaic
1 4.8

To record sound on tape

is about replacing a musical or audio part again in studio settings
to rec
vsto retrack
  • Informal
1 9.8

To make an audio or video file to use later

refers to recording again to replace a studio musical part
to retape
vsto retrack
  • Specialized
4.9

Record sound or video again to fix a bad recording

focuses on replacing a musical or audio part in a studio

Antonyms

144 1.6

Remove marks, writing, or digital files so they are no longer visible

How Thorough

to retrack
  • Specialized
7.6
to edit
337 1.5
to overdub
  • Specialized
1 6.8
tweak
28 3.9

Surface Forms

retrack infinitive
retracked past
retracked past participle
retracking present participle
retracks third person singular

Morphology

retrack = track (transparent) = re + track

This is regular prefixation with 're-' meaning 'again', yielding the sense of recording or replacing a track again.

Etymology

Retrack combines re- 'again' and track 'a music track' or 'recorded song part', so it means to record or replace a part again in the studio.