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Colleagues An acquaintance is undertaking a digitisation project in various parts of the former Soviet Union, involving digitising many hundreds of hours of 1/4 inch analogue tape, recorded between 1953 and 1991. Recording speeds are generally low (1 7/8 & 3 3/4 ips), all are mono, mostly full track. What equalisation standards are likely to have been used? My vague understanding is that much (most? all?) Soviet audio technology came about through reverse-engineering western products, and thus any standards would accordingly be western derivatives. Is that overly simplistic? Would that mean European standards or US? If it's of any use, the recording/playback equipment which survives carries either a "Romantika" or "Tembr M3" brand name. The archivists there could shed no light on the question, and in my own experience in former Soviet Republics, basic AV technical expertise is often very thin on the ground today. In view of the difficulty in obtaining and maintaining quality machines with such slow playback speeds, they're thinking of ingesting at double-speed. This obviously throws up questions of appropriate EQ curves, hence my question. (A long shot I realise, and while I half expect tumbleweed in response to this message, I also know not to underestimate the collected experience of the list ;)) Regards Will .............................................. Will Prentice Technical Services British Library Sound Archive Tel: +44 (0)20-7412-7443 96 Euston Road Fax: +44 (0)20-7412-7416 London NW1 2DB http://www.bl.uk UK http://cadensa.bl.uk (online catalogue) ************************************************************************** Experience the British Library online at www.bl.uk Help the British Library conserve the world's knowledge. Adopt a Book. www.bl.uk/adoptabook The Library's St Pancras site is WiFi - enabled ************************************************************************** The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this e-mail and notify the [log in to unmask] : The contents of this e-mail must not be disclosed or copied without the sender's consent. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the British Library. The British Library does not take any responsibility for the views of the author. **************************************************************************