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Bob Ludwig do?

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Q. Let's talk about the starting point for a remastering job. I think the term "master tape" often gets confused with the actual mastered tape. When remastering, do you create a new mastering instead of the old one, or do you work on top of it?

A "master tape" is the original mix approved for the production of the album, ready to be mastered. A "master take" would be the choice of the sometimes hundreds of mixes that were created and used for mastering the final album. An "EQ master" or "production master" would be the approved mastered files [or tapes] that were used for production.


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