recordist

noun

re·​cord·​ist ri-ˈkȯr-dist How to pronounce recordist (audio)
: one who records sound (as on magnetic tape)

Examples of recordist in a Sentence

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The sound recordist’s archive of over 90,000 sounds is now used by his foundation, The Listening Planet. Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024 The end credits note that since the completion of the film, three members of the camera crew, one sound recordist and one member of the Gaza parkour team have died, and pays tribute to them by name. Alissa Simon, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024 There’s also the film’s sound recordist Mykhailo Zakutskyi, and even the producer Olha Beskhmelnytsina. Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024 The two-channel receiver also includes a headphone output for the sound recordist or camera operator to monitor the audio, ensuring everything is being picked up properly. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024 For a sound recordist on the film, equity would be collected through the production phase, while for a position like a producer or a star, who was with the project from ideation through release, equity from all phases would be unlocked. Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 July 2024 The director worked with small crews composed of a cameraman, a camera assistant and a sound recordist who shot on location in Kyiv and around Ukraine. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 16 May 2024 Although at times strategic, none of the young women the filmmakers (and their squad of female cinematographers and sound recordists) trailed is cynical. Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 21 Jan. 2024 Set over 20 years, the film follows Karthi, an aspiring filmmaker who has performed the gamut of roles in commercial television and film, from assistant director to editor to sound recordist. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Jan. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1930, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of recordist was circa 1930

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“Recordist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recordist. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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