multitrack

British  

/ ˈmʌltɪˌtræk /

adjective

1. (in sound recording) using tape containing two or more tracks, usually four to twenty-four

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Example Sentences

As it unfolds, Mr. Ellis’s voice effortlessly slides between registers, conveying shifts in emphasis by judicious use of falsetto, which is often layered via multitrack.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

Produced by Sean Ono Lennon and mixed and re-engineered from the original multitrack tapes by Paul Hicks and Sam Gannon, the audio from the “One to One” concerts is a feast for the ears.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2025

They also retrieved Paul’s Ampex 5258 Sel-Sync multitrack tape machine, familiarly known as the Octopus, which sits alongside the console, and was the first-ever eight-track.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2025

Overlapping screens may be the 21st-century equivalent of director Robert Altman’s overlapping dialogue, which itself was driven in part by advances in multitrack sound recording.

From Washington Post • Jan. 18, 2023

Cultural influences get swapped, dropped and recouped in a multitrack sequencing that is the very definition of history.

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2020