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recordist

American  
[ri-kawr-dist] / rɪˈkɔr dɪst /

noun

  1. Also called sound recordistMovies. the person in charge of sound recording on a film set.

  2. Also called recording engineer.  a similar specialist in charge of recording an album, taping a television show, etc..

    a video recordist.


Etymology

Origin of recordist

First recorded in 1925–30; record + -ist

Example Sentences

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It was mostly me, the director of the photography, who was often my husband, Mrinal Desai, our sound recordist and our driver.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2024

“Songs of Disappearance” was produced by Charles Darwin University doctoral candidate Anthony Albrecht and is composed of sounds collected by David Stewart, a renowned wildlife sound recordist, among other collaborators.

From Washington Post • Dec. 19, 2021

David Stewart, a wildlife sound recordist, has spent more than 30 years collecting often rarely heard sounds of Australia's wildlife.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2021

The most prominent field recordist today is Chris Watson, a soft-spoken 62-year-old from Sheffield, England, who has won numerous awards including for his work on BBC nature documentaries.

From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2016

Journalist Tara Brown, producer Stephen Rice, cameraman Ben Williamson and sound recordist David Ballment touched down in Sydney about 10pm on Thursday after flying from Beirut via Dubai.

From The Guardian • Apr. 21, 2016

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