technique for reinforcing the live sound of a musical or band with recorded sound from one track of a tape. The other track of the tape consists of a click used by the musical director to keep the live band and cast synchronized with the recorded band or cast
Click track
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Cent
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Chase
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String quartet
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a quartet formed of one first violinist, one second violinist, one violist and one cellist
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putting all the elements of sound, dialogue, sound effects and music, onto one soundtrack
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a musical setting is syllabic when one and only one note is related to one syllable in the text
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an arpeggiated chord where the notes are played one after the other