A Hefty Challenge for IRENE: Working with Delaminating Lacquer Discs
Over the past few months, NEDCC's IRENE system has successfully recovered audio from a wide range of formats and conditions. One of our most difficult assignment to date has been delaminating lacquer instantaneous discs.
Thanks to a loan by the New York City Department of Records and the New York Public Radio Archives during our pilot project, we've been able to conduct experiments with a large collection of delaminating lacquer discs which cover the full spectrum of failure.
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