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Dialogue editing & ADR · Core

Automated dialogue replacement

Also called: ADR, looping

ELI5

Dialogue recorded again after filming to replace or improve the sound from set.

Used in conversation

“That line is unusable from set, so we will replace it in ADR.”

Definition

Dialogue re-recorded after filming to replace, repair or change production sound.

Here “Automated dialogue replacement” means: Dialogue re-recorded after filming to replace, repair or change production sound. Other meanings are stored as separate sense entries and must be chosen explicitly.

Pitch context

You may encounter “Automated dialogue replacement” in sound, music & voice conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains dialogue, effects, atmosphere, music, voice and the technical work of making them intelligible.

Connected terms

  • DubbingADR replaces or repairs dialogue for the original production; dubbing replaces dialogue for another language or version, though workflows can overlap.
  • LoopingThe search label “Looping” can route to both entries.
Sources & evidence · 4

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.