Lip-synching in music

Playback (English " Play, Play " ) is a native of the sound recording technique in different contexts used anglicism which refers to the use of a fully or partially completed sound carrier.

General

English-language sources understand by the reproduction of sounds or images from a recorded sound or image carrier for inspection purposes and the appropriate equipment for this purpose. For Wahrig is at playback time to the subsequent tuning of the image acquisition with the existing sound recording.

In recording studios, the term was originally used to describe, for control purposes playback finished tracks. In popular music and jazz, it is usual to complete track by track to successively reach the intended target of a complete audio recording. In this way, initially formed the rhythm track and then the music track, the last vocal part is completed. Playback in this context is still incomplete music recording, which is completed by the addition of other instruments or vocal parts through overdubbing. Also in the movie playback is understood as the control of existing takes.

Backing track

The lyrics (English " half playback " ) is an audio recording, music, rhythm and background chorus track is made up of ready-made and serves as a basis for singing or other instrumental parts in the recording studio. The backing track ensures the currently achieved record status and allows the addition of further instrumental or vocal tracks. These are picked up by the singer or instrumentalist gets played during his presentation synchronously through headphones the lyrics. Therefore, there is an already pre-recorded musical accompaniment, which stands for vocal or instrumental multiple trials. The vocal recording is finally coupled with the aid of overdubbing with the backing track. When backing track is therefore a complete background recording with any choir accompaniment, which must be supplemented by a vocal or instrumental part yet only.

A singer or a choir that occurs without instrumental accompaniment, uses the previously recorded - may be difficult to reproduce - Sound of such backing tracks. It then replaces the real musical accompaniment of the interpreter. Such a piece of music without lead vocals is also used at karaoke. Prefabricated music backing tracks are also available for practicing an instrument and jam sessions. In the film, is the recorded acoustic accompaniment for a mere speaking or singing actor ( " voice over actor" ). Here is the backing track is played to the actors during the scene, so he can sing along in sync. Unless he sings live, complete recording is played while he moved his lips in sync. In both cases it is subsequently eliminated again in the post-production of sound and replaced by the lyrics. This method was and is especially common in music films.

Method

As a method playback is a method in film and television, is recorded at the first sound, and later played for image recording synchronously. Conversely, an appearance by artist or film actors is called by the playback, in which nothing or only parts are presented live. When Half- Playback ( " live to track" ), the backing track is played while the performer sing live or play along. When full playback of the artist moves his lips in sync with the song being played ( "Lip - Synch " or lip sync ) or imitated playing his instrument. In this form, playback is used for public performances of performers in order to minimize costs and risks and / or to allow an optimal sound reproduction. Often the voice of the interpreter also does not correspond to that on the original recordings, as for its production in the recording studio audio effects were used.

Others

The U.S. lineup Lipps, Inc. (known for their hit 'Funky Town' ) chose as the name of a homonym (pun on the term lip-sync - sync lip singing to backing track).