Examples of Archival Jazz Recordings Remixed with Digital Extraction Technologies

[Teasing the Korean]

Digital technologies available in recent years allow for the extraction and isolation of various instruments, even with mono recordings.  

Are there examples of older jazz recordings with less-than-optimal mixes being reissued in recent years using digital de-mixing technologies to remix them?  For example, could Mingus's bass on Massey Hall be isolated and brought up in the mix?

I know that this technology has been applied to some pop records, but I wonder about jazz.  I assume there wouldn't be much financial incentive to do so.

[mjzee]

3 hours ago, Teasing the Korean said:

Digital technologies available in recent years allow for the extraction and isolation of various instruments, even with mono recordings.  

Are there examples of older jazz recordings with less-than-optimal mixes being reissued in recent years using digital de-mixing technologies to remix them?  For example, could Mingus's bass on Massey Hall be isolated and brought up in the mix?

I know that this technology has been applied to some pop records, but I wonder about jazz.  I assume there wouldn't be much financial incentive to do so.

I imagine the software gets cheaper with each passing year, so in the near future you'll be able to do it.

[rostasi]

It's been available to the general public for years.
I use it at times, but never have thought to alter a jazz recording.
Not aware of actual re-released jazz recordings that have been
altered in this way, but it wouldn't surprise me if they existed.

(I'm assuming you aren't referring to things like
"Kind of Blue"-type enhancements and so forth).

Edited September 13, 2024 by rostasi

[JSngry]

Not at all sure that Mingus/Massey Hall would be the best use for this technology, or even a good one.

[mhatta]

I think Steinberg SpectraLayers Pro 10 can do that.

 

[Teasing the Korean]

9 hours ago, JSngry said:

Not at all sure that Mingus/Massey Hall would be the best use for this technology, or even a good one.

Well, it's all subjective, but inaudible bass typically leads to my unloading a record.  I can't remember if there is enough bass on the original to bring it out further.  But I have the version where Mingus overdubbed the bass, so in that sense, it is probably not the best example.

[JSngry]

The overdubbed bass version has been the standard version for all but the first year (or less) of the initial release.