The Cultures of Sound Network presents:
Digitizing Audio:
Topics in Contemporary Canadian Sound Archives
panel discussion and Q+A with:
Jonathan Wise, Collections Information Specialist, Archives for Canadian Museum of History
Jane Arnold, Archives at CBU, Marcia Ostashewski, Director of the Centre for Sound Communities at CBU, and Graham Marshall, Partnering, Engagement & Communications Officer, Parks Canada
Spencer Crewe, Digital Audio Studio Coordinator at MMap
Tom Merklinger, Programming and Technical Coordinator and Audio Engineer, Sound Studies Institute at UofA
Monday, March 24, 2025
1:00pm – 3:30pm Mountain Time
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Are you a music scholar or artist interested in rescuing a cherished recording currently trapped on legacy media? Are you interested in current practices around audio archives? This roundtable discussion will cover topics related to digitizing audio, dealing with old media (vinyl, cassettes, reel-to-reel tapes, and the dreaded 90s-era digital media such as CD-Rs and DAT tapes), and best practices for preservation, while also dealing with security and access issues. This roundtable discussion will feature short presentations by four teams across Canada, including the Canadian Museum of History, the Centre of Sound Communities at Cape Breton University, the Research Centre for the Study of Music, Media, and Place at Memorial University, and the Sound Studies Institute at the University of Alberta.
The roundtable is free and will be moderated for live questions to the panel.
The goal of the CSN is to develop a mutual understanding among cultural communities through the creation, preservation, and dissemination of knowledge about their musical and cultural identities. Through teaching, research, and outreach, the CSN brings together researchers, educators, creators, performers, producers, and the public to promote areas of common interest in the promotion of the diversity and strength of musical cultures, in their many forms and locations, and to develop this collaboration in pursuit of those goals.
Read more here: https://culturesofsoundnetwork.org/
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