Tonstudio

recording studio

noun TONE-shtoo-dee-o Rare

Origin: from Ton (sound) + Studio

Usage Note

Tonstudio is a recording studio; the engineer at the desk is a Tontechniker or Tonmeister. The plural takes -s like the base word Studio.

Examples

"Die Aufnahmen entstanden in einem kleinen Tonstudio."

Natural Translation

The recordings were made in a small recording studio.

Literal Translation

The recordings arose in a small sound-studio.

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