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    Posted: April 16 2005 at 21:18

ok folks,
i've done some internet research but am still a little in-the-dark about digital remastering.  i know it's an audio "upgrade", but who does it, and how is it done ?
are there different levels of digital remastering ?

as always, thanks for your time







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Points: 2779 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 19 2005 at 08:29
Mastering and remastering are considered the 'dark art' of music to be honest. Put simply, remastering an album normally involves grabbing the original recorded media (usually the 24-track analogue tapes in the case of most 70's bands) and re-recording a 'master' tape/sound file using modern equipment and techniques to improve the sound quality. This new remastered recording is then used to make a 'glass master' which is the prime copy all commercial CD's get copied from.

Sounds easy doesn't it? Oh, no, no, no........

 
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Points: 3525 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 19 2005 at 18:47

Originally posted by sigod sigod wrote:

using modern equipment and techniques to improve the sound quality 

That's the rub...it all depends on what the engineer (or whoever is in charge) feels is 'improvement'. There's some really crappy digital remasters out there, and a fair number of different tries for the same albums. Could be worse, though...they could always add new material like Lucas did with "Star Wars"...
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Points: 1261 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 19 2005 at 18:53
Originally posted by James Lee James Lee wrote:

Originally posted by sigod sigod wrote:

using modern equipment and techniques to improve the sound quality 

That's the rub...it all depends on what the engineer (or whoever is in charge) feels is 'improvement'. There's some really crappy digital remasters out there, and a fair number of different tries for the same albums. Could be worse, though...they could always add new material like Lucas did with "Star Wars"...

The remaster of Alan Parsons Project "Tales of mystery and imagination" has a LOT of added material on the remaster.... makes it better actually

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Points: 3525 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 19 2005 at 21:30
Originally posted by Hangedman Hangedman wrote:

Originally posted by James Lee James Lee wrote:

Originally posted by sigod sigod wrote:

using modern equipment and techniques to improve the sound quality 

That's the rub...it all depends on what the engineer (or whoever is in charge) feels is 'improvement'. There's some really crappy digital remasters out there, and a fair number of different tries for the same albums. Could be worse, though...they could always add new material like Lucas did with "Star Wars"...

The remaster of Alan Parsons Project "Tales of mystery and imagination" has a LOT of added material on the remaster.... makes it better actually

They must have replaced all the songs then.

I'm kidding! Just kidding! Don't hurt me!

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Points: 2779 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 20 2005 at 11:12
Originally posted by James Lee James Lee wrote:

Originally posted by Hangedman Hangedman wrote:

Originally posted by James Lee James Lee wrote:

Originally posted by sigod sigod wrote:

using modern equipment and techniques to improve the sound quality 

That's the rub...it all depends on what the engineer (or whoever is in charge) feels is 'improvement'. There's some really crappy digital remasters out there, and a fair number of different tries for the same albums. Could be worse, though...they could always add new material like Lucas did with "Star Wars"...

The remaster of Alan Parsons Project "Tales of mystery and imagination" has a LOT of added material on the remaster.... makes it better actually

They must have replaced all the songs then.

I'm kidding! Just kidding! Don't hurt me!




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