Predub

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A preliminary soundtrack produced by predubbing.

    "If your show includes a lot of effects, for example, explosions, music, sound effects, or loud noises over romantic dialogue, then your sound-effects supervisor will probably recommend a predub or prelay."

Verb
  1. 1
    To mix audio tracks such as dialog, music, and sound effects as a preliminary step, which does not include all the tracks in the final soundtrack.

    "Then you will have the purist mixer who wants it to be predubbed without anything camouflaging the material."

Example

More examples

"Then you will have the purist mixer who wants it to be predubbed without anything camouflaging the material."

Etymology

From pre- + dub.

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