This workshop has a limit of 10 in-person participants. Register for workshops when registering for the full conference at: https://shop.iasa-web.org/2022-conference-registrationThe workshop will present common problems of restoring and digitising audio carriers, such as magnetic tapes. From gaining playability of deteriorates tapes, to equipment choice and correct replay, to issues of digital restoration, a number of examples will be outlined, and common problems will be covered in depth. Correct alignment of analogue tape machines will be presented as well, with a special focus on the replay path. The participants will have the chance to ask questions and discuss the various problems in daily audio preservation work.
Outline:
6. Restoration of a heavily degraded tape, suffering from dirty contaminations, mould, various other signs of ageing
- Explanation of the necessary steps
- Demonstration of tape cleaning, splice repair, and other issues
- Rewinding and preparing the tape for transfer
- Adjusting the parameters
- Transfer of a part of the tape, to show the audible result
7. Transfer of a tape from the Fonoteca’s collection
8. Possible digital restoration steps for signal enhancement
9. Summary, discussion
