rerecord

verb

re·​re·​cord (ˌ)rē-ri-ˈkȯrd How to pronounce rerecord (audio)
variants or re-record
rerecorded or re-recorded; rerecording or re-recording

transitive verb

: to record (something, such as sound) again
It's rare, however, for voice doubles to dub an entire performance. Normally, they're called in to rerecord a few flubbed lines.Judith Newman
re-records all the basic tracks except the vocals, playing nearly every instrument himself …Alec Foege

Examples of rerecord in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In 2019, Swift announced plans to rerecord her first six studio albums after Scooter Braun purchased her masters without her consent. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 15 July 2024 Thanks to Swift’s game-changing decision to rerecord her first six albums, Braun ended up selling her masters to an investment group in 2020. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 18 June 2024 Before then, she was not allowed to rerecord any of the material, a time frame that was typical of record deals in the past. Theara Coleman, theweek, 24 Apr. 2024 The reggaeton boom that began in the 2010s knocked down the doors for Spanish-language artists to break into the U.S. market without having to rerecord their songs in English or engineer a pop hit that might resonate with American audiences. Cat Cardenas, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rerecord 

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Word History

First Known Use

1806, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of rerecord was in 1806

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“Rerecord.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rerecord. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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