recording equipment
- noun
- /rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ɪˈkwɪpmənt/
- To capture high-quality audio, you need professional recording equipment.
- audio recording equipment
- sound recording equipment
Examples
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Raymond nods to two other officials who begin to unpack some recording equipment, including a video camera.
Fiction book (1998) -
When we do eventually fall silent, we wait for a few moments, then check the recording equipment.
Academic text (2015) -
Does this count as recording equipment?
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I want no recording equipment in that studio.
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The recording equipment will automatically mark this statement with the date and time.
Fiction book (2001) -
I'll make some telephone calls, see if I can get hold of some video recording equipment.
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Also, you'll use no recording equipment of any kind.
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Electronic instruments, recording equipment, and sophisticated sound equipment add another dimension to the knowledge required.
Academic text (1990) -
The task of facilitating focus groups and taking notes without the aid of audio recording equipment was quite difficult.
Academic text (2013) -
Determined to supply his jukeboxes with Mexican music loved by Tejanos, Marroquin bought some recording equipment in 1945 and began to record local artists.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
A small object that changes sound into electricity for recording or making sound louder
A device that saves sound or images for later playback
A machine that records moving pictures and sound
A machine that records and plays sound on tape
A small camera that records video and sound
A set of electronic devices that records, makes louder, or plays sound
Machines like cameras and televisions that record or show moving pictures with sound
A device that records or plays sound on magnetic tape
A small machine that records and plays sound on cassette tapes
A set of devices that capture sound for music or other uses
A machine that records and plays television shows on tape
A machine that makes and stores sound or video
A device that records two or more separate sound channels at the same time
A device that uses magnetic tape or disk to save sound, pictures and data
How Advanced
- Archaic
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'recording' (capturing/storing audio or video) modifies 'equipment' (objects used for a task), so the phrase denotes equipment for recording. This follows a common noun+noun compound pattern found across many languages and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Recording equipment creates a simple picture: recording means making a copy of sound or images, and equipment are the tools used to do that. So recording equipment means the devices used to 'capture' and 'store' audio, video, or other data.