[Dixielandjazz] Dixielandjazz Say It Ain't So!-Digital recordings in danger

[Steven Goldman]

?Unforgivably, the name of the original report was never cited! Here is the 
link to the pdf file of the original "The State of Recorded Sound 
Preservation in the United States":

http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub148/pub148.pdf

Its not quite as bad as the title of the news stories would lead you to 
believe. The report is really aimed at archivists and archive personnel, not 
home collectors. They are not saying that analog methods are preferable, or 
that digitalization is dangerous (they clearly say the digital age is here 
to stay). With proper equipment, methods, and constant upkeep digital 
material will not degrade. Sounds like common sense, but unfortunately many 
archives apparently do not follow good procedure and think they can 
digitalize it and forget it. The authors also give suggestions of what 
should be done. One should also remember, pre-digital archives did not 
always take very good care of their material either.

As of yet, I have just skimmed the report so I cannot vouch for the complete 
accuracy of anything I just said :) so you should read it if interested.

Steve Goldman

-----Original Message----- 
From: dixielandjazz-request at ml.islandnet.com
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 2:00 PM
To: Steven J Goldman
Subject: Dixielandjazz Digest, Vol 93, Issue 43


To: DJML and Musicians and Jazzfans lists
From: Norman Vickers, Jazz society of Pensacola

Jazz Journalist Ken Dryden of Chattanooga sends this cautionary note.
Thanks Ken.

I've copied article below.  If you go to the original you'll see file photo
of Duke Ellington, but otherwise text is same.
fnv

-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Dryden [mailto:askkendryden at yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 8:41 AM
To: Norman Vickers
Subject: Say It Ain't So!

This is disheartening news, particularly for those of us who record and
trade
live jazz broadcasts
and other non-commercial broadcasts.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100929/ap_en_ot/us_endangered_digital_recording
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Ken Dryden




By BRETT ZONGKER, Associated Press Writer Brett Zongker, Associated Press
Writer - 44 mins ago

WASHINGTON - New digital recordings of events in U.S. history and early
radio shows are at risk of being lost much faster than older ones on tape
and many are already gone, according to a study on sound released Wednesday.

Even recent history - such as recordings from 9/11 or the 2008 election - 
is...(cut)



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