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In Reply to: RE: Comparing vinyl sound to hi-res digital remaster posted by Tre' on May 8, 2017 at 07:51:13:
> Every time a recording is re-released (if sourced from a analog tape) it is (has to be) re-mastered.
It depends on your meaning of the term "remastering" as to whether it changes the sound of the recording. If you simply copy an analog tape with a high-quality digital recorder like my TASCAM DA-3000, the digital copy will sound the same as the analog tape. If you re-equalize the digital copy you can make it sound different and I think this is what most us think of when the term "remastering" is used.
Any time you alter the frequency response of a recording the difference is easily heard. I believe this is the main reason that vinyl sounds noticeably different than a digital release of the same music. The vinyl process alters frequency response whereas the digital process maintains ruler flat frequency response. Consequently, when I make a digital copy of a vinyl record on my own system, it sounds the same as the record. If you compare my digital copy to the vinyl played on a different turntable, it will invariably sound different because different turntables alter frequency response differently.
Best regards,
John Elison
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- RE: Comparing vinyl sound to hi-res digital remaster - John Elison 08:34:22 05/08/17 (38)
- RE: Comparing vinyl sound to hi-res digital remaster - Tre' 09:25:17 05/08/17 (37)
- RE: Comparing vinyl sound to hi-res digital remaster - magiccarpetride 11:14:31 05/08/17 (36)
- Long answer - Tre' 11:45:00 05/08/17 (2)
- RE: Long answer - magiccarpetride 14:02:17 05/08/17 (1)
- RE: Long answer - Tre' 14:23:45 05/08/17 (0)
- "Is there a reason of that?" - John Elison 11:37:28 05/08/17 (32)
- AFAIK copying an analog tape to digital is a transfer, not remastering. - Rick W 10:07:02 05/09/17 (27)
- RE: AFAIK copying an analog tape to digital is a transfer, not remastering. - John Elison 22:27:56 05/10/17 (1)
- LOL. Other than transfering LP's to digital, what do you record and master? nt - Rick W 23:57:10 05/10/17 (0)
- Well said. Thank you. (nt) - Tre' 10:30:00 05/09/17 (0)
- RE: AFAIK copying an analog tape to digital is a transfer, not remastering. - magiccarpetride 10:29:39 05/09/17 (23)
- RE: AFAIK copying an analog tape to digital is a transfer, not remastering. - John Elison 16:47:41 05/09/17 (8)
- RE: AFAIK copying an analog tape to digital is a transfer, not remastering. - magiccarpetride 09:42:36 05/10/17 (7)
- RE: AFAIK copying an analog tape to digital is a transfer, not remastering. - Tre' 19:01:37 05/10/17 (3)
- RE: AFAIK copying an analog tape to digital is a transfer, not remastering. - magiccarpetride 10:04:50 05/11/17 (2)
- RE: AFAIK copying an analog tape to digital is a transfer, not remastering. - Tre' 11:17:02 05/11/17 (1)
- RE: AFAIK copying an analog tape to digital is a transfer, not remastering. - magiccarpetride 11:27:48 05/11/17 (0)
- RE: AFAIK copying an analog tape to digital is a transfer, not remastering. - John Elison 19:00:22 05/10/17 (2)
- Ya think its possible that guys like Grundman and Sax know some things you don't? nt - Rick W 22:15:13 05/10/17 (1)
- What difference does it make... - John Elison 22:19:40 05/10/17 (0)
- RE: AFAIK copying an analog tape to digital is a transfer, not remastering. - Tre' 10:49:20 05/09/17 (13)
- RE: AFAIK copying an analog tape to digital is a transfer, not remastering. - magiccarpetride 11:04:13 05/09/17 (12)
- That thesis is flawed. - Rick W 13:04:09 05/09/17 (3)
- RE: That thesis is flawed. - magiccarpetride 15:01:58 05/09/17 (1)
- RE: That thesis is flawed. - Rick W 18:01:05 05/09/17 (0)
- Excellent overview. (nt) - Tre' 13:10:05 05/09/17 (0)
- RE: AFAIK copying an analog tape to digital is a transfer, not remastering. - Tre' 12:19:10 05/09/17 (0)
- When I said producer, I meant Mastering Engineer (nt) - flood2 12:01:46 05/09/17 (0)
- RE: AFAIK copying an analog tape to digital is a transfer, not remastering. - flood2 12:00:31 05/09/17 (5)
- RE: AFAIK copying an analog tape to digital is a transfer, not remastering. - magiccarpetride 12:08:18 05/09/17 (4)
- RE: AFAIK copying an analog tape to digital is a transfer, not remastering. - flood2 13:19:58 05/09/17 (0)
- RE: AFAIK copying an analog tape to digital is a transfer, not remastering. - Tre' 12:49:52 05/09/17 (2)
- RE: AFAIK copying an analog tape to digital is a transfer, not remastering. - magiccarpetride 15:11:00 05/09/17 (1)
- RE: AFAIK copying an analog tape to digital is a transfer, not remastering. - Tre' 17:04:58 05/09/17 (0)
- Talk about the pot calling the kettle black - Tre' 11:51:18 05/08/17 (3)
- While I'm waiting for your list let me show you mine - Tre' 16:16:02 05/08/17 (2)
- Listening to JT "New Moon Shine" - Tre' 18:21:50 05/08/17 (1)
- Now Lyle Lovett "Joshua Judges Ruth" - Tre' 18:25:55 05/08/17 (0)