Brooks had previously refused to prerecord the anthem, which meant the league had nothing to play in his place if he left.
From the abcnews.go.com
To prerecord is a choice, not a necessity.
From the signonsandiego.com
Tape's high audio quality caused other radio performers to demand the ability to prerecord their broadcasts, forcing an end to the recording ban.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Office-seekers and elected officials can also prerecord names to address voters personally in a recording just before the town-hall telephone events go live.
From the online.wsj.com
If I ran a business, I could prerecord a series of training sessions, each new employee could subscribe to the series and then get a new session delivered in sequence at regular intervals.
From the techcrunch.com
More examples
Record before presentation, as of a broadcast
An interview which has been recorded in advance
This DVR capability will record video prior to motion being detected, then send to the disk as much prior video as memory allows and video of the motion itself.
To record a TV or radio program prior to broadcast or to record sound or part of a scene to be inserted later.
Perform an action before Oracle Forms navigates to the record level from the block level.