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Production sound & field recording · Core

Synchronous sound

Also called: sync sound

ELI5

Sound recorded or aligned to match the photographed action in time.

Used in conversation

“The synchronous sound needs to be clear in the mix without fighting the dialogue.”

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Sources & evidence · 4

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.