Re: [ARSCLIST] audio cassettes

[Cary Ginell <SoundThink@xxxxxxx>]

In a message dated 1/28/04 6:45:28 PM Pacific Standard Time, jhartke@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

> Why either/or? Many professionals recommend both a digital archive
> together with the original analog format. CDs or DVDs can be "played"
> without contacting the information layer, and copies of digital
> information retain the same quality as that of the master.
>
> Also, I recall past discussions of hub and other problems with
> cassettes.
>
> Jerry


I've done many interviews since the late 1970s; the ones I did on reel-to-reel often have sticky shed syndrome; the cassettes have survived, and although not the greatest quality, sound as good as they did when I recorded them. 

Cary Ginell
Sound Thinking Music Research
Soundthink@xxxxxxx