Re: [ARSCLIST] New online publication: Manual of analogue audio restoration techniques, by Peter Copeland

["Richard L. Hess" <arclists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Will,

I am so glad that the team at the British Library did this. As I was 
beginning my transition from broadcast systems engineering to 
analogue sound restoration, I was fortunate to make the acquaintance 
of Peter Copeland through this and other lists.

In 2002 I was asked by a publisher to review a proposal from Peter 
for a book (I was honoured that Peter had suggested me as a possible 
reviewer). When I heard of his passing and didn't see a book, I was 
afraid that much of his storehouse of knowledge would be lost.

This is absolutely WONDERFUL news that much of his knowledge and 
perspective has been captured. I am so pleased with this. I will 
shortly create a link to this on my website.

Again, many thanks to the British Library for making this possible. 
This is the best possible memorial for Peter that I could think of.

Cheers,

Richard

At 06:14 PM 2008-09-14, Prentice, Will wrote:
> Dear ARSClisters
>
> I'm very pleased to finally be posting a link to Peter Copeland's 
> manual. As will be clear from the blurb below and the preface to the 
> manual, this is not a straightforward guide to best practice, but a 
> rich collection of history, detailed research, opinion, speculation 
> etc put together by its author over a period of years. There's 
> plenty to think about, and plenty to discuss. Enjoy!
>
> Will
>
> ***
>
> Manual of analogue audio restoration techniques
>
> Peter Copeland, Conservation Manager at the British Library Sound 
> Archive from 1986 until his retirement in 2002, worked for many 
> years on a manual of analogue audio restoration techniques, designed 
> as an aid to audio engineers and audio archivists. Peter died in 
> 2006 after a lifetime dedicated to understanding the history and 
> complexity of analogue audio technology, and his manual was left incomplete.
>
> The British Library is making the work freely available as it 
> stands, as a service to professional audiovisual engineers and 
> archivists, and as a testament to a life dedicated to the care of 
> audiovisual heritage. As a snapshot of Peter's viewpoint at a 
> certain time, some parts have inevitably dated. The core of the work 
> however, is unlikely to date. Focussing in unparalleled depth on the 
> correct playback of analogue sound recordings, the result of 
> detailed research into the history of audio technology, it will be 
> an essential guide for audio historians and for technicians working 
> in digitisation programmes.
>
> The manual is freely downloadable as a 2.25MB pdf here:
> http://www.bl.uk/collections/sound-archive/manual.html
>
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