Dry sound and finished product are commonly used terms in music recording. Dry sound refers to the original recording without mixing and post-processing, including vocals, musical instruments, accompaniment, etc. These audio files are usually pure sound recordings. The finished product refers to the final music works after mixing, synthesis and post-processing, usually audio files with reverberation, delay and compression effects. Dry sound and finished product are both important links in music production, which have different functions in different stages of music production.

Dry sound is often used in audio post-processing, including mixing, editing and arranging. Because the dry sound file retains the original recording information, it can flexibly adjust, add and weaken sound elements in post-processing. Dry sound is also often used in audio works such as remixed version and cover, and the music style is changed by processing and arranging different effects. The finished product is the final form of musical works, which is mostly used for radio, television, stage performances and other occasions. In order to make the dry sound into a more high-quality music work, the finished product has obvious artistic nature and played a very important role in the history of music production through the efforts of audio post-processors.

The biggest difference between dry sound and finished product is the musical effect and style. Dry sound usually captures the original and natural audio information, without adding any effect, so that people can observe, edit and adjust the elements more intuitively. However, dry sound is not the final presentation form of music works, and it needs to be post-processed through mixing, synthesis, suppression and other processes to finally produce high-quality finished products. After being processed and adjusted by music producers, the finished products have various sound effects, timbres and rhythms, which leads to a great difference in music style, experience and taste from the original dry sound. The finished products can better meet the tastes and needs of music appreciators and make people enjoy music better.