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RE: AFAIK copying an analog tape to digital is a transfer, not remastering.

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Tre'

In Reply to: RE: AFAIK copying an analog tape to digital is a transfer, not remastering. posted by magiccarpetride on May 09, 2017 at 12:08:18

"No one should be messing with that tape."

Correct and no one does.

But when that tape is used to cut a lacquer the signal going from the playback tape deck to the cutting head is altered to make up for the losses inherent in the cutting/pressing process but that doesn't alter what's on the master tape.

"I do realize that it is nearly impossible to replicate the sound of the master tape when cutting vinyl. However, that's the INTENTION of the crew cutting the vinyl. The final commercial product should sound as close as possible to how its authors prefer it to sound. "

In the old days the intention was to have the vinyl record sound as close to the master tape as possible but those days are long gone.

From the late 60s on, the intention is to have the final product (LP or CD) sound "better" than the master.

Tre'

Have Fun and Enjoy the Music
"Still Working the Problem"

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RE: AFAIK copying an analog tape to digital is a transfer, not remastering. - magiccarpetride 15:11:00 05/09/17 (1)
From the late 60s on, the intention is to have the final product (LP or CD) sound "better" than the master.

So if that's correct, does that mean that LP or CD have certain properties, as the sound carrier medium, that the reel-to-reel tape lacks? Does that mean that tapes are incapable of storing the sound that would be as good as the sound one can find on an LP or a CD?

These things absolutely make no sense to me. If the aim is to make something sound "better", why not make it sound "better" upstream, on the very master tape?
- RE: AFAIK copying an analog tape to digital is a transfer, not remastering. - Tre' 17:04:58 05/09/17 (0)
  "Better" is a matter of opinion.
  
  It's not like the goal of a recording engineer or mastering engineer is to make it sound real.
  
  They are going for "cool", not real.
  
  R to R tape is great but the sound from the master tape is messed with (mastered) just like anything else. You will not get a direct copy from the major labels.
  
  There was one company in New York, years ago, that made direct, un-mastered copies from the master tape of known albums. They were made them at normal speed. That is, they weren't high speed dups (like cassettes).
  
  Those were very expensive to buy.
  
  Now days we have The Tape Project.
  
  Tre'
  
  Have Fun and Enjoy the Music
  "Still Working the Problem"
  - http://www.unitedhomeproducts.com/master_tapes_for_reel_to_r (Open in New Window)

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