While we continue to wait for remastered Herb Alpert CDs, I have a question concerning CD mastering. As you probably all know, when CDs were first manufactured in the 80s they sounded really good. Then we found out that most record companies didn't master from original tapes, so they could have sounded better (the Bob Dylan catalog is a good example). So in the 90s most companies went back and remastered their most popular catalog product again and everyone went out and bought the titles again and were happy with the improvements. Now another decade down the line, I make compilations that include songs from discs remastered 6 to 10 years ago alongside songs from CDs remastered in the past couple of years. The playback level is so much louder on the new stuff and the stuff that I thought sounded so great several years ago doesn't sound so good now. :| I said earlier that I have a question so I guess I should get to it. How many times are we going to have to buy our favorite albums on CD in the next 30 years? I know I've bought Jimi Hendrix' "Are You Experienced" 3 times since 1988. Each issue has sounded much better than the previous ones. Will there actually come a time when a reissue of a disc comes out and 10 years later it becomes apparent that there's no way to improve the sound. This is it! It doesn't get any better! We'll never have to remaster (Jethro Tull, John Coltrane, The Partridge Family, whoever) again!!
This question made much more sense in my head. When I write it down, it seems more like random lunatic ramblings.
This question made much more sense in my head. When I write it down, it seems more like random lunatic ramblings.