Re: Led Zeppelin Complete Recordings Box Set Gripe
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Was I wrong to expect "remastered" to mean "cleaned up?"
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Yes, that is not the definition of remastered. You are thinking of remixing (and even then things like the squeak probably won't go away although it could be masked)
Remastering takes the original analog stereo masters (probably on 1/4" tape, I don't think they had 1/2" master at that period of time but I could be wrong), checks them for phase coherence, provides EQ, compression and balancing across the entire stereo field (in remixing this would occur on the individual tracks that create the stereo mix), and then transfers them to a digital master which will be used to make CDs.
Its not often I am in the lounge, I hope this explanation helps!
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