RE: arsclist Richard Burns

["Copeland, Peter" <Peter.Copeland@xxxxx>]

Dear All,
    My apologies for (a) being late in replying to this posting, and (b)
apparrently harming the memory of Richard Burns, whose creativity I much
admire and respect.
    To answer Stephen Sutton's question: Yes, there is still a place for an
analogue realtime noise suppressor - in Archives, where there may be a
requirement never to interpolate or synthesise any part of the analogue
sound waveform. To that end, a British engineer has made a somewhat improved
version using faster-switching transistors, and also adding equalisation for
all the known disc equalisation turnovers. As I do not think this is an
appropriate place to advertise, I will send details to anyone who contacts
me offline at <peter.copeland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>.
Peter

-----Original Message-----
From: Divine Art [mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 06 November 2002 19:58
To: ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: arsclist Richard Burns

Though I did not know Richard Burns, I am sorry to hear the news.  This
prompts me to ask>  In this day of digital technology is there still a place
for an analog realtime noise suppressor such as the Packburn?  Is there
anyone in England with a good quality used one they want to dispose of??

Stephen Sutton
Northern Vintage Recordings Archive

----- Original Message -----
From: "Susan T. Stinson" <ststinso@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 7:01 PM
Subject: arsclist Richard Burns

> ARSCMembers:
>
> It is with regret that I am passing along the news that Richard
> Burns died last evening.  I know that many of you have known him
> for a long time - as a record collector, colleague at Yale and
> Syracuse Universities, or through the use of the Packburn noise
> suppression units which he and business partner Tom Packard had
> built and marketed for many years.
>
> Dick has been in increasingly frail health in recent months,
> although mentally as sharp as ever.  His great knowledge and
> interest in records and music, as well as his work in audio
> recording, however, will remain a chapter in the lives of many of us
> who had occasion to connect with him over the years.
>
> A memorial service is planned tentatively for Sunday 12 January at
> 3PM, in the Setnor Auditorium of the SU School of Music.  I will
> confirm this with additional details as they become available.  I do
> not yet have an family address for condolences, but any messages
> that come to me will be conveyed to them.
>
> Sue
>
> Susan T Stinson, Curator
> Belfer Audio Laboratory and Archive
> Syracuse University Library
> 222 Waverly Ave., Syracuse, NY 13244-2010
> 315-443-3477    FAX 315-443-4866
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