(1) A recording session which occurs at a location other than a recording studio, such as a concert hall or church, i.e., on location.
(2) As in a remote control, used to activate a device without using the device’s control panel. (3) A device controlled from a distance either through a remote control transmitter or keypad, or by using the controls of another device. For example, playing a remote synthesizer through on a MIDI network, or operating certain sync tape machines as remotes by transmitter control.