Alternatively, the voices of well-known personalities could be captured in a recording studio, and then used in games and cartoons, or to endorse products, with the person never having to step into a recording studio again.

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Exeter singer songwriter Laura Dugmore is about to enter a recording studio and take that big step all artists dream of, recording the debut EP.

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The technology is a logical next step after the dramatic success of personal video recording.

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The idea of surreptitious, constantly available recording appears to be that one step too far that forces reevaluation.

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Mr. Issa took the unusual step of having the committee play an audio recording allegedly of Mr. Perez speaking about efforts to get a fair-housing case removed from the Supreme Court's docket.

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