Is there any chance of a new remastered version of “If Could Only Remember My Name”?
Stephen Barncard: “Well, there might be techniques for a better a-d conversion, but those will not remove the hiss, and I refuse to do so using ‘plugins’. If one wants to do that from their own copy, they are free to do so, but any and all techniques for ‘hiss’ removal comes at the peril of trashing the music and dynamics. I haven’t heard any hiss removal that doesn’t sound weird. At least on complex mixes, and I am NOT going to attempt to remix it– at least for stereo. (5.1 hmmmm, subject for another post….) It all comes down to what is called ‘better’. Better to me involves reproducing exactly what is on the master tape as well as one can. The hiss is part of it, and it doesn’t bother me or Crosby. Consider it part of the music as presented at the time. And considering the attitude of Atlantic Records, we supposedly are supposed to bow down and thank our lucky stars that they have allowed it to still be sold. The fact is, they just keep getting those re-orders. What else can expla
