overdub
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
noun
verb
noun
Etymology
Origin of overdub
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We also spent a moment in an overdub room, mimicking the creation of white noise from a crowd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2024
“You can always overdub or do it again, but you can never do a first take twice,” says Bolas, who has worked with Young since the mid-1980s.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2021
The emotion of the character is still present and the end results are definitely more believable than a traditional overdub because the movement of the mouth is synchronized to the new dialogue.
From The Verge ● Sep. 21, 2021
Sometimes, Afro-Latin percussionists join in; elsewhere, Sands douses his piano with an overdub of churchy organ.
From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2018
Before the session was out, the Beatle had replaced the woodwind instrument with a guitar overdub.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2018
Most of the songs on the record feature Mr. González’s voice and guitar only, though there are a few overdubbed parts, including multitracked harmonies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
A lot of what he says is overdubbed in Russian, but sometimes his voice breaks through clearly, like when he points out where his chair and table used to be.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2023
He also starred in the successful film musical Carmen Jones, although his voice was inexplicably overdubbed by an opera singer.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2023
Danielle Balbuena — the songwriter and producer who records as 070 Shake — overdubbed herself as a full-scale choir in “Web,” a pandemic-era reaction to the gap between onscreen and physical interaction.
From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2022
The episode was written and shot last spring, but the high-finance drama’s executive producers told the New York Times that the line was overdubbed in postproduction after Big’s shocking death made headlines last month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2022
A more careful listen reveals a classic propelled by passion, high-impact vocals and guitars, and textured overdubbing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
He had been given a tape recorder and he soon learned the art of overdubbing, a vital part of what would become the trademark Beach Boys' sound.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2025
Still, Flack would make the creative decisions, choose her own material, arranger and show up for mixing and overdubbing sessions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2025
But they also liked experimenting in the studio with multi-tracking and overdubbing and inspired generations of musicians, including the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and other British Invasion rockers.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2022
He experimented with his father’s reel-to-reel tape deck to master skills like overdubbing.
From New York Times ● Jun. 26, 2022
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