録音

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 録音 is read ろくおん and means recording sound or the resulting audio recording.
• Basic usage: It applies to natural sounds and speech, such as recording waves for a video or listening back to a meeting.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Action and result
  • 録音する is the action of recording sound, while 会議の録音 can refer to an audio recording that can be played back.
• Compared with 録画
  • 録画 focuses on recording video, while 録音 focuses on recording sound. Capturing audio separately for use in a video is described as 録音.