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lay tracks

lay tracks verb: to arrange soundtracks in their correct sequence and position relative to the image.

Verb

lay tracks (third-person singular simple present lays tracks, present participle laying tracks, simple past and past participle laid tracks)

  1. To arrange soundtracks in their correct sequence and position relative to the image.
    • There is plenty of scope for skill in laying tracks so that the mixing is easy.1947, Ken Cameron, Sound and the Documentary Film, page 82
    • In terms of economic utility, it ranks right up there with ultrafast lenses, since laying tracks is the second most time-consuming activity in film production (and the Steadicam eliminates the need for them).2013, James Monaco, How To Read a Film: Technology: Image & Sound
  2. Synonym of make tracks (“to leave or depart”).
    Synonyms:
    make tracks

Synonyms of lay tracks

Forms of lay tracks

third-person singular presentlays tracks
present participlelaying tracks
past participlelaid tracks
pastlaid tracks

Questions about lay tracks

What does lay tracks mean?
Lay tracks means to arrange soundtracks in their correct sequence and position relative to the image.
What part of speech is lay tracks?
Lay tracks is a verb.
What is the past tense of lay tracks?
The past tense of lay tracks is laid tracks.

Words near lay tracks in the dictionary

  1. lay the table
  2. lay the wood
  3. lay to
  4. lay to heart
  5. lay to rest
  6. lay tracks
  7. lay up
  8. lay up in lavender
  9. lay up with
  10. lay upon
  11. lay vicar

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