Name: Overcoming Obsolescence: Repair and maintenance of legacy playback machines
Start: 2024-10-10T09:00:00-0400
End: 2024-10-10T09:45:00-0400

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Thursday October 10, 2024 9:00am - 9:45am EDT

1E07

Since the 1980s, several digital recording systems were produced that used open reel tapes (DASH standard and ProDigi), cassette tapes, DAT, Video8, VHS (ADAT), U-Matic, etc and the more recent MOD (magnetic optical disk).

All these formats became obsolete with the introductions of Hard Disk and software-based recording systems.

Today, many of these formats can still be found in our archives and need to be preserved, but the real issue is having the machines to read them. This is why the second-hand market is relied upon.

But what happens when these machines are broken? Are there still resources available to repair them? This is the challenge that the world of archiving, and beyond, must face.

Gabriele Franzoso and Bob Shuster will discuss creative solutions for repairing and maintaining these legacy playback machines

Speakers

Gabriele Franzoso

Audio preservation engineer and repairer and maintenance audio machinery, Swiss National Sound Archive

I started as repair technician for some of the most important audio brands. Later, I worked as assistant audio engineer and maintenance technician in a renowned recording studio. During that time, I also worked occasionally as live sound engineer. For a short time, I worked as electronic... Read More →

Bob Shuster

Thursday October 10, 2024 9:00am - 9:45am EDT
1E07

Archiving & Restoration, Workshop

AES Show 2024 NY

Gabriele Franzoso

Bob Shuster

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