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
>
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>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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