dubbing studio

Meaning

A dubbing studio is a specialized recording facility where voice actors record new audio tracks in a different language to replace the original dialogue of a movie, TV show, or video game. The process requires precise timing to match the lip movements of the actors on screen. This term is neutral and common in international distribution and localization.

Examples

• The French version of the film was recorded in a high-tech dubbing studio in Paris.

  The French version of the film was recorded in a high-tech dubbing studio in Paris.

• She spends her afternoons working as a voice actress in a local dubbing studio.

  She spends her afternoons working as a voice actress in a local dubbing studio.

• The sound engineers in the dubbing studio worked hard to match the new dialogue with the actors' lip movements.

  The sound engineers in the dubbing studio worked hard to match the new dialogue with the actors' lip movements.

• They booked a dubbing studio to translate the documentary into Spanish and Portuguese.

  They booked a dubbing studio to translate the documentary into Spanish and Portuguese.

• A good dubbing studio ensures that the background sound effects are preserved while the dialogue is replaced.

  A good dubbing studio ensures that the background sound effects are preserved while the dialogue is replaced.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ They went to a dubbing studio to record their new pop song.

  ✓ They went to a recording studio to record their new pop song.

  A dubbing studio is specifically for replacing or adding voice tracks to video/film, whereas a recording studio is for music production.

• ✗ The actor did the dubbing studio of his lines.

  ✓ The actor did the dubbing of his lines in the studio.

  Dubbing studio is the physical location (the place), not the action or the process itself.

Related Expressions

Practice

• They hired native Japanese voice actors to record the translation in a local ________ ________.

  💡 The specialized facility where foreign language voices are recorded for films.

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  dubbing studio

• The localization team spent weeks in the ________ ________ to prepare the game for its European release.

  💡 A room or building designed for replacing original film dialogue with translated speech.

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  dubbing studio