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what does "remastered" even mean? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by birdcat@lemmy.ml to c/music@beehaw.org
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listening to lots of music lately and almost every second song is "remastered"; original is often not even available anymore.

and not one single time i can hear any kind of improvement. so what does it even mean, to remaster a song?

one of the worst cases, imo is atomic by blondie.

friggin classic

b-side abbba song?

and to add: iʼm not some kind of nostalgic puritan, plenty of songs get better after some remixing, covering and whatnot, like

The Clash - Rock The Casbah (12 inch Version)

But the remastered version?

dear god, if i wanted to listen to sting, i would listen to friggin sting.

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[–] birdcat@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I'm listening with pretty fancy earphones, I can hear that is sounds more "clear" sometimes, but mostly it seems that stuff gets removed and sounds more flat overall if that makes sense. maybe can you post examples of good remastered songs?