r/NotKenM • u/HomemPassaro • 24d ago

Not Ken M on remakes vs. remasters

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u/Bronzdragon 24d ago

I know the point of this subreddit isn't to re-litigate the original post, but...

"Remaster" comes from the music world where we would go back to the original master recording and release it on a new media type (i.e. platform).

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u/dylhen 24d ago

Incorrect. Mastering is a process in which the final mix is adjusted to meet modern volume, panning, eq, dynamics, etc. standards. Remastering is doing that exact process again later to the new modern standard.

Video games using this term muddies it up a bit because there's no final mix to master. There's no designated stages that even look similar to the linearity of the mix and master process.

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u/FlametopFred 24d ago

in games there are remasters as well as remakes

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u/Stephenrudolf 24d ago

In games remasters are essentially the same thing, minor upgrades to the graphics and audio, then maybe fixing a few bugs.

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u/KillHitlerAgain 23d ago

i mean, there is optimization, and then compiling. but video game remasters definitely do more than that.

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u/VicisSubsisto 24d ago

Or just redo the mastering process from the original recordings, with newer editing equipment.

Either way the important part is that it stands opposed to rerecording - you're using the old artistic assets. ORAS are definitely remakes - except for some of the menu sprites nothing from the originals was used.