remaster
remaster verb: to produce a new version of a recording by remixing the original master recordings.
Verb
remaster (third-person singular simple present remasters, present participle remastering, simple past and past participle remastered)
- To produce a new version of a recording by remixing the original master recordings.
- To create a new master copy by enhancing sound or picture quality of an older recording.
- To produce a new version of a video game with updated graphics, often re-recorded music, and added features and content.
- But the remastering shows how nostalgia is driving publishers’ decision making.2020 August 1, Imad Khan, “Like Old Hollywood Movies, Video Games Get a Polish for New Audiences”, in The New York Times
Noun
remaster (plural remasters)
- Synonym of remastering (“new version of a piece of media”).
- Like Hollywood remakes or remasters old movies, video game publishers are overhauling and rereleasing games to tap into ready-made fan bases for popular franchises like The Legend of Zelda, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon and World of Warcraft.2020 August 1, Imad Khan, “Like Old Hollywood Movies, Video Games Get a Polish for New Audiences”, in The New York Times
- On Wednesday, Nightdive Studios is releasing a remaster of Dark Forces that features enhanced lighting and textures but retains the look and feel of the original game.2024 February 28, Calum Marsh, “Between ‘Star Wars’ Trilogies, a Golden Age of Video Games”, in The New York Times
- Synonyms:
- remastering
Synonyms of remaster
Forms of remaster
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | remasters |
| present participle | remastering |
| past participle | remastered |
| past | remastered |
| Noun | |
| plural | remasters |
Origin of remaster
From re- + master.
Words formed from remaster
Words that rhyme with remaster
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- astrologaster
- canaster
- copastor
- cotoneaster
- criticaster
- diaster
- faster
- grammaticaster
- headmaster
- hereticaster
- historiaster
- historicaster
- interpilaster
- Jaster
- Kaster
- laster
- logicaster
- mathematicaster
- medicaster
- monaster
- musicaster
- outmaster
- overmaster
- paster
- philologaster
- philosophaster
- pinaster
- poetaster
- politicaster
- replaster
- scientaster
- sterraster
- theologaster
- usageaster
- verticillaster
- witticaster
Questions about remaster
- What does remaster mean?
- Remaster means to produce a new version of a recording by remixing the original master recordings.
- What part of speech is remaster?
- Remaster can be a verb or a noun.
- What is the past tense of remaster?
- The past tense of remaster is remastered.
Words near remaster in the dictionary
Source and license
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