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@Josh Mound greets us with Har-Bal representations for a while but I just had the heart to take a trial and can't find much echo here or elsewhere... while it seems pure magic (clarity, dimensionality )! even minding levels and the absolute polarity inversion. It automagically did marvels on the few tracks I tried, including TBVO Muddy Waters or difficult Chopin Nocturnes by Arrau that was reported as non benefitting from a remastering by his beloved looooong remastering software (that I suspect to boost low level info more than anything else anyway) by an aficionado of said soft. I actually used the same tracks while trialing said looong remastering software and it worsened rather than fixed : I'm impressed by Har- Bal. Does anybody have a long term experience of one clic remastering with IntuitQ? (it would be crazy enough to one clic remaster each track, don't even mention spending hours per track...) I admit I'm troubled. I see a "map" with the average and peak levels per frequency distribution of a whole track, not sure I understand how it relates to the "territory" instant per instant when it comes to globally reshape the "map" to smoother features... Any input welcome and I'd be happy if others' jump in to share impressions. The software is not expensive, the trial full...
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00s3h40 The Art of Remastering - BBC Radio 4Extra Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores digital re-mastering: is it the art of restoring music to its original glory; or just another way of selling us music we already own? The whole of the Beatles back catalogue has recently been re-released in re-mastered form; a quick search of any record store or online shop will reveal that a large number of recordings have been re-mastered, from very old crackly recordings to very recent releases. But what do the words 'digitally re-mastered' on a cd actually mean? Sara Mohr-Pietsch visits London's iconic Abbey Road Studios (recently awarded Grade II listed status) to meet some of the engineers who re-master recordings there. She asks them and others from the music industry what re-mastering actually means. She learns that sometimes re-mastering can be as much about what to leave in as what to leave out. And is it an advantage to have the original artist involved in the process? Sara also considers the consumer's point of view; we've already bought these recordings on vinyl and cd (and possibly cassette as well) so why do we need to buy them again? Can the average listener hear any difference between the original version of (for instance) a pop song from the 1960s and the re-mastered version? Sara looks at the technology that is used to clean up very old recordings, where the music is often buried almost completely beneath noise and the sonic distortions caused by very primitive recording equipment. Whatever your view is of the value of re-mastering, what is clear is that the re-mastering engineers Sara meets treat the work they do with great care and reverence - they are often uncovering moments in history.
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I very much love the Vivaldi interpretation of Dixit Dominus by Negri in the (originally?) Philips recording "Sacred Choral Music Vol. 5: Dixit Dominus RV595, Sacrum RV 586, In exitu Israel RV 604, Introduzione al Dixit RV 635" CD released in 1990. I am really crazy about it. Its like a 300 years old, early fusion of John Coltrane and The Doors ;-). But the sound quality is just awful, spoiling the joy of listening to a loud replay. Any idea which forum I could use to gather some music lovers to join me and approach Philips for a remastering...? Money does not matter... (stupid to say this, but I would be willing to spend more than for another silly 10-20 CDs). Sounds crazy, might be rediculous, but never give up... Any co-maniacs? Any ideas? Thanks guys!
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