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Old Jun 6, 2010, 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Secret Squirrel View Post
So there are some things we can combine after all. We'll need Datschge to chime in on whether he thinks we can combine Remaster and Demaster.
I think we can and probably even should combine them since otherwise the Remaster term would only be used in cases where the work is known to have been remastered, with everything else getting the rather derogatory term Demaster. Like Dag noted most listeners won't be able to tell the difference between them, only that it's different from in-game . Actually I'd still prefer both terms to be replaced with a term like Revamp since that's more neutral. Remaster on the other hand is a rather non-telling term (possible introduction of loudness races in newer masterings aside) and other possibilities like Upgrade/Downgrade (referring to sound design changes) and the likes reflect subjective qualities which should be avoided in classifications imo.

Edit: Maybe it should always be detailed in the notes in what way an album differs from in-game to get the Revamp classification.

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