Comments on Profile Post by Vtory

  1. Thad E Ginathom
    Thad E Ginathom
    I *think* that what you are mentioning there is the *other* sort of mastering.
    Jun 17, 2018
    Vtory likes this.
  2. atomicbob
    atomicbob
    I'd like to have good examples pointed out as well. Often the remaster is due to the use (abuse) of Waves L2 or L3 compression along with some dynamic EQ such as Waves F6, or those from Sonnox or iZotope.
    Jun 17, 2018
    Vtory likes this.
  3. Kattefjaes
    Kattefjaes
    I quite like the 2013 "Kind Of Blue". Maybe it's more than a mere "remaster"- it's a fresh transfer from the master tapes too, done with the upmost care, cleaned up and lovingly mixed to mimic the earlier stereo mixes as closely as possible. It's cleaner, clearer and also at the right speed (pretty sure the old CD version wasn't, BICBW).
    Jun 17, 2018
  4. Kattefjaes
    Kattefjaes
    Jun 17, 2018
    Jinxy245, 9suns and Thad E Ginathom like this.
  5. Kattefjaes
    Kattefjaes
    I also really like the 2015 version of "Amused To Death". It's not just a compress fest, it has had some fixes in the mixing and some discrete re-recording of elements (as well as the addition of a Hal9000 sample that they couldn't get cleared before). Anyway, it sounds genuinely better than the 1992 original, though the difference is reasonably subtle.
    Jun 17, 2018
    Vtory likes this.
  6. Vtory
    Vtory
    Thanks @Kattefjaes I will check them out. Very encouraging comments indeed.
    Jun 17, 2018
  7. dmckean44
    dmckean44
    Sometimes it can be obvious that they're using an earlier generation tape than that equivilant 80s era CD. 80s era catalog titles can often have things ike tape warble too.

    But all that tends to be negated by the fact that the remasters tend to be more compressed and use a delta sigma ADC for conversion.
    Jun 17, 2018
    Vtory likes this.
  8. Gravity
    Gravity
    The 2012 Analogue Productions remasters of Norah Jones.
    Jun 17, 2018
    Vtory likes this.
  9. Merrick
    Merrick
    Check out the hi-res remasters of Tom Petty’s catalog, he allowed them to be mastered with full dynamics. Similarly check out the “unlimited” remasters of Paul McCartney’s catalog (unlimited in this place meaning no limiting on dynamics as well).
    Jun 18, 2018
    Vtory likes this.