ABSTRACT
Re-recording is the process in which separate elements of various audio cues are mixed together in a combined format, and set down for preservation in a form either by mechanical or electronic means for reproduction. In other words, re-recording, otherwise referred to as "mixing" or "dubbing," is where people bring carefully prepared tracks from sound editorial and music and weave them together into a lush, seamless soundtrack. Sound facilities that derive their business from television format product have smaller dubbing stages, as there is no need to duplicate the theatrical environment when mixing for home television presentation, whether for network, cable broadcast, or direct-to-video product. The size and prowess of the mixing console also reflect the kind of dub stage, theatrical or television. Digital consoles do not need to be as long because they go down as well as side by side.
