What does it mean to remaster music, and how exactly do you do it? In this article, learn how to remaster a song, including mastering engineer Adam Ayan’s tips and advice.
What Is Remastering? How to Remaster an Old Recording
If there’s a topic in audio engineering more shrouded in mystery than audio mastering, it’s got to be remastering. What is remastering? How does it differ from mastering? And how do you remaster a song?
What is remastering?
Remastering is the process of taking a previously released piece of music—whether a song, EP, or album—and applying new mastering processing to it. This often involves the use of both standard mastering tools, like EQ, compression, and limiting, as well as specialized restoration tools, like RX.
