What does it mean when an album or song is “remastered”?
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When an album is recorded, each piece is recorded separately. A separate “track” is made for the singer and each instrument. The different tracks are then mixed together, and the result of that mix is the master.
Time, taste, and technology changes, however. For example, when the Beach Boys originally recorded “Pet Sounds”, it was mastered to mono. Partially this was because stereo wasn’t very popular yet, and partially it was because Brian Wilson was deaf in one ear and couldn’t hear the difference. When the album was re-released in 1997, a new stereo mix was created from the original tracks, and a new master, or “re master” version was created.
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