Frompre- +lay.
prelay (third-person singular simple presentprelays,present participleprelaying,simple past and past participleprelaid)
- To record music and other sound elements at the correct time code locations on a master format without regard to final levels and mixing.
1990,The Hollywood Reporter, volume313, numbers18-34, page18:He'll be responsible forprelaying sound effects for film and television.
1995,The Mix, volume19, numbers7-12, page74:In this way, dialog, music and effects elements can beprelaid to hard disk or MO[…]
prelay (pluralprelays)
- The act of prelaying.
2002, Barbara Clark, Susan J. Spohr,Guide to Postproduction for TV and Film: Managing the Process: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 orprelay.
prelay (notcomparable)
- Before abird layseggs.
2012, Donald D. Bell, William D. Weaver,Commercial Chicken Meat and Egg Production:An optimum method for feeding calcium is to start feeding the layer level (3.25% or more) slightly before the first egg, because after hens start laying there is a negative calcium balance when consuming theprelay calcium level of 2.0%.
