[Tobiah]

I need to get another copy of this album. I am aware
that there is a 1997 20 year anniversary 'digitally remastered'
version. I'm trying to decide whether that is what I want.
Can someone explain exactly what would take place during this
process? Certainly, in '77 they tracked on tape. I'd be
curious to know how may tracks by the way, and whether they
had to bounce tracks to achieve what was needed.

I should assume that as soon as digital recording became
available, that every important recording was moved to
digital as soon as possible, to stop the inevitable degradation
of every preceding format. When the album was remastered, did
someone work from such digital copies in the first place, or
try to load the original tapes on an ancient machine and work
from there? In either case, how did they record what levels
each track was set to. I remember charts of analog equipment
that one would attempt to pencil levels onto.

The big question, would be that since Animals was available on
CD, in digital format before 1997, what can I expect the
differences between that version and the 20th anniversary edition
to be? Most importantly, would the person doing the remastering
have any chance or responsibility to fiddle with EQ, and levels
etc. If this new version means that I somehow get a cleaner,
truer to life copy of the album, then I'm for it. If there should
be any change however, that would alter the work perceptually from
that in my memory, then I might check it out, but I'd have to have
both copies.

Thanks,

Tobiah

[Nil]

On 27 Oct 2011, Tobiah wrote in rec.audio.pro:

I should assume that as soon as digital recording became
available, that every important recording was moved to digital as
soon as possible, to stop the inevitable degradation of every
preceding format. When the album was remastered, did someone work
from such digital copies in the first place, or try to load the
original tapes on an ancient machine and work from there?

These new Pink Floyd remasters are said to be made from fresh
transfers from the the original tapes. I bought this one, and it
sounds great to me. I never owned any earlier digital versions, but
those that have say this one sounds significantly better, and that
"Animals" is the most improved of this batch. It certainly sounds
better than my original LP.

If there should be any change however, that would alter the work
perceptually from that in my memory, then I might check it out,
but I'd have to have both copies.

Only you can say whether it it's 'perceptually altered.'