predub

Etymology

From pre- + dub.

noun

  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. 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.”