Remastering Presto
I've been listening to Rush's Presto a lot in the car lately and I find myself EQ'ing it quite a bit to get it to sound good. Their first album for Atlantic, and first with producer Rupert Hine, Presto hasn't ever been reissued or remastered. It ranks among my top 5 Rush albums, probably because it was the second studio album they released after I became a fan in '86. I will probably be recording a cover of the title track sometime in the next year; it's one of their most dynamic songs ever.
I'm using Sound Forge to attempt my own remastering of the album. I'm boosting the bass and the overall level. The original recording has a lot of dynamic range, but it sounds a bit thin compared to later albums. I think Counterparts and the MFSL version of Moving Pictures are the best sounding Rush CDs; I hope to make it sound more like them. When I come up with a good recipe, I'll share it here.