Do they just pick any source tape then?
Can we agree there was at the time of the recording there was a "master" tape?
Can we agree that however generations on that intial recording is used as the source material?
In short if you want to get into a terminology debate what do you call the original source tape except the "master" tape?
Hence the term remastering-they've remastered the original master.
You are also changing your argument on what material is used saying, now it is uncommon.
You state above very very clearly there are using a different master-surely you meant they made a different master?
As this is the terminology you are so accurate about.
I would also be very surprised if the original source/master tape isn't always used for obvious reasons.
Also out of interest name me any 5 recent releases that have been remixed as part of the remastering process.
Any 5.
Can we agree there was at the time of the recording there was a "master" tape?
Can we agree that however generations on that intial recording is used as the source material?
In short if you want to get into a terminology debate what do you call the original source tape except the "master" tape?
Hence the term remastering-they've remastered the original master.
You are also changing your argument on what material is used saying, now it is uncommon.
You state above very very clearly there are using a different master-surely you meant they made a different master?
As this is the terminology you are so accurate about.
I would also be very surprised if the original source/master tape isn't always used for obvious reasons.
Also out of interest name me any 5 recent releases that have been remixed as part of the remastering process.
Any 5.