remastering
Updating old recordings
Remastering is the process of creating a new master recording or version from existing source material, typically to improve quality or adapt it to new formats.
Audio engineers remaster albums for modern playback systems; film studios remaster movies for high-definition release.
Video games get remastered with updated graphics: The remastered edition includes improved textures and lighting.
The term implies enhancement rather than fundamental recreation—the original content remains, but its presentation is refined.
High-resolution video standard
- high-definitionSuperior image resolution
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- upscalingIncreasing resolution or size
- bitrateData transfer speed
rendering · color-grading · HDR · telecine · stabilization · de-aging · Blu-ray · restoration
Smoothing by friction
- refinementElegance of manner
- improvementPositive change in quality
- upgradingImproving to superior version
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
revitalization · modernization · overhaul · cleanup · fidelity · sharpness · clarity · detail
Reviewing what came before
- vintageQuality from past eras
- classicOf lasting excellence
- catalogOrdered list of items
- reissuePublish anew
re-release · throwback · timeless · seminal · iconic
Storing for long-term keeping
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- restorationReturning something to condition
- curationSelective organization of items
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
safeguarding · repository · archive · catalog · vault · deterioration · acetate · nitrate
Combining into one mass
- equalizationMaking things uniform
- stereoTwo-channel audio system
- monoSingle, as prefix
- surroundEnclose on every side
compression · limiter · reverb · soundstage · decibels · equalizer · bit-depth · loudness
4K
High-resolution video standard
- high-definitionSuperior image resolution
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- upscalingIncreasing resolution or size
bitrate · rendering · color-grading · HDR · telecine · stabilization · de-aging · Blu-ray · restoration
polishing
Smoothing by friction
- refinementElegance of manner
- improvementPositive change in quality
- upgradingImproving to superior version
optimization · revitalization · modernization · overhaul · cleanup · fidelity · sharpness · clarity · detail · crispness
retrospective
Reviewing what came before
reissue · re-release · throwback · timeless · seminal · iconic
archiving
Storing for long-term keeping
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- restorationReturning something to condition
- curationSelective organization of items
documentation · safeguarding · repository · archive · catalog · vault · deterioration · acetate · nitrate
mixing
Combining into one mass
- equalizationMaking things uniform
- stereoTwo-channel audio system
- monoSingle, as prefix
surround · compression · limiter · reverb · soundstage · decibels · equalizer · bit-depth · loudness · dithering
- editingediting, cut, copy, paste, delete
- conversionsconvert, exchange rate, encoding, transcoding, reformatting
- music productioncomposing, autotune, synthesizer, producing, arranging
- audio masteringfinal mix, loudness, limiter, limiting, normalization
- recordingrecording, mixing, editing, overdubbing, multitracking
- audio effectsreverb, delay, flanger, chorus effect, phaser
remasteringdegrading
Lowering in worth
corrupting · deteriorating · compressing · downsampling · artifacting
remasteringtracking
Monitoring location over time
re-recording · live capture · first pressing · live recording · field recording
remasteringdestroying
Causing complete ruin
erasing · wiping · discarding · neglecting · abandoning
- digital remasteringEnhancing recordings using computers
master, mastery, masterpiece, masterful, mastering, masterly, masterwork, masterfully, remaster