OT/Old Recordings/Shameless Plug

From: Zane H. Healy <healyzh_at_aracnet.com>
Date: Wed Sep 4 15:48:01 2002

> I have offered audio restoration services for many years, from any (and
> all) types of recorded audio media - cylinders, wire, tape: paper,
> plastic, sprocketed, 2MM to 4"... etc etc. I restore damaged media and do
> forensic work.

I'm impressed! I know that at least a couple of us have Mac's that are
setup as more or less Pro Digital Audio Workstations, but being able to
handle that range of formats, WOW! Are you hooking the equipement that
plays these formats up to a computer? If so how do you go about making the
connections? I'm curious as currently the only Phonograph I've got capable
of playing 78's doesn't like to be hooked up to other equipement, I get a
horrible hum (IIRC, the problem is called a current loop). While I'd like
to get a good archival turntable, no one seems to make one that also does
16rpm like my existing one does.

My current archival project involves shifting Laserdisc's to DVD-R. I'm
embarrassed to admit that I've resorted to using a system running Windows
XP. I'm still refining the process, however, I'm getting results that are
about as good as a non-Anamorphic Commercial DVD. I'm only doing this for
titles that can't be gotten on DVD (and in at least some cases will
probably never be released again).

                        Zane
Received on Wed Sep 04 2002 - 15:48:01 BST