digital recording

American  

noun

1. a method of sound recording in which an input audio waveform is sampled at regular intervals, usually between 40,000 and 50,000 times per second, and each sample is assigned a numerical value, usually expressed in binary notation.

2. a record or tape made by this method.

3. Computers. a system of recording information on magnetic or optical media for processing by a computer.

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digital recording British  

noun

1. a sound recording process that converts audio or analogue signals into a series of pulses that correspond to the voltage level. These can be stored on tape or on any other memory system

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digital recording

The digital recording system used as a backup to the official court reporter produced a transcript the defense said was too flawed to be of much use.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

Complainers can apply for transcripts if their case was heard at the High Court from 2007 onwards - when digital recording began at Scotland's court service.

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2024

Get familiar with digital audio workstations, the computer programs that serve as digital recording studios.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2022

Today digital recording equipment and sound-editing software make such manipulations much easier to create.

From Scientific American ● May 4, 2022

So, with just a small digital recording in hand, John Barling contacted the NOI, and soon my hometown was filled with people who had devoted their lives to the study and viewing of birds.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley

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