We’ll get into some of the specifics of why and how this is done below, but the “what” doesn’t need to be much more complicated than that. It’s simply a new mastering of an existing release. This is where we start to get into the meat of it, as there are many reasons why a recording may be remastered. Very broadly speaking though, it is often to improve the fidelity using the latest state-of-the-art tools, and/or to optimize the release for a new consumer format.įor example, during the transition from vinyl to CD as the dominant format, albums were often remastered to take advantage of the increased dynamic range and frequency response.
In fact, as more and more streaming services are providing hi-res, lossless tiers, we’re starting to see another wave of hi-res remasters.
But before we dive into the technical aspects of why we remaster records, there are some important philosophical considerations.
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