Eryl B Davies wrote: > >From Randy Remote's post > > >When it was remastered for HDCD, they eliminated those tracks. > > If they just remastered they couldn't eliminate tracks. It would be like > trying to take eggs out of cake.
Yes, that's right > > What they probably did was to use a computer and a noise removal program like > Sonic Solutions "No Noize", "CEDAR" or Sonic foundry's "Sound Forge" to > mathematically remove the noise. These 'de-noisers' can work very well. I used Sonic Solutions to clean up a hissy intro on one of the songs from my CD. The other thing they might have done is to just remix, which would have been a pretty simple thing, since it's just guitar & vocal. > When used carefully these programmes can > perform wonders on old masters. Indeed many classical labels even use them on > modern masters to remove microphone and desk noise arising from distant miking > and highly dynamic source material.