self-recording

[ self-ri-kawr-ding, self- ]

adjective

1. recording automatically, as an instrument.

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-recording¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

After self-recording a prolific run of early albums, Alex was reluctant to invite anyone new into his process, but Portrait, who arrived to work on the 2015 album “Beach Music,” slowly became a trusted partner.

From New York Times

A lot of it certainly had to do with the pandemic, but I also had just finished a film that was really centered around a woman who had been self-recording for 21 years.

From Los Angeles Times

Variety's Owen Gleiberman wrote: "He was onto the whole obsession with self-recording ahead of everyone else; he kept a video camera running at home, on movie sets, wherever he was."

From BBC

“That an object’s biography can be self-recording is thrilling.”

From Science Magazine

I don't know what I sound like anymore because, still, I shiver to think of repeating my self-recording experiment of seventh grade.

From Salon