[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: Digitizing taped interviews
Kim,
I'd like to know more about this because it sounds like you are using a CD
burner through a PC and not a CD burner that is a component of an audio
system. How do you hook up the tape player to the comp? Or did I just
completely misunderstand you? Also, with CD burners that are hooked up to a
tape player to make dupes, I have heard about a myriad of problems regarding
"finalizing" the cds so one can play them back. Has this been an issue? I know
it is with burning CDs of music.
Erika Gorder
Rutgers University
Special Collections and University Archives
Scott, Kim A. wrote:
> We have a program here called "Spin Doctor," a part of the Adaptec package,
> that will take analog sound from records, cassettes, and real to reel tapes
> and convert them to Audio CDs. It works great, and I have been steadily
> transferring oral history tapes to this format. Of course, I keep the
> original tapes, since next year CDs will be obsolete, as will every other
> computer software package we are all using. (There is no money in keeping
> things as they are....)
>
> The main advantage of using the audio CDs is that we can keep from putting a
> lot of wear and tear on our tape players and still allow customers to access
> the interviews. You have to preserve those old tape players, you know,
> because the people who know how to repair them, and the spare parts, are
> going to become as common as the guys who know how to fix Linotypes. Does
> anyone know any good mechanics who specialize in steam engines?
>
> Kim (embracing the new age with profound reluctance) Scott
>
> A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List!
>
> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to listserv@listserv.muohio.edu
> In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname
> *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES
> To post a message, send e-mail to archives@listserv.muohio.edu
>
> Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at
> http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html
>
> Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <rschmidt@lib.muohio.edu>
A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List!
To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to listserv@listserv.muohio.edu
In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname
*or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES
To post a message, send e-mail to archives@listserv.muohio.edu
Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at
http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html
Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <rschmidt@lib.muohio.edu>