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08/10/2020

NEW ARTICLE! "Non-standard track configuration in historical recordings: Technical and philological consequences for " by F. Bressan and R. L. Hess, in Fontes Artis Musicae, 67 (3): 229-252, 2020.
Abstract. This article discusses a specific moment in the preservation of audio recordings, and magnetic tapes in particular, namely the identification of the track configuration. This identification is necessary to perform a correct signal extraction before proceeding with the digital encoding, and cultural re-encoding, of the acoustic information. The main value in this work resides in the considerations that show how technical challenges and choices determine the output both from technical and cultural points of view. These considerations should be relevant to audio experts as well as to archivists and archive managers, in that they illustrate how a technical issue has implications on the preservation planning, the allocation of resources, and on the end output – the digital preservation master. Two sound archives are presented as a case study. The archives are a good example of unusual tracks configurations with multiple speed changes. This work contributes to the long-term goal of building a coherent body of work in audio preservation, showing the interdependence of technical and cultural choices before, during, and after the process of re-mediation and re-articulation of audio documents.

21/08/2020

Michael Matlosz, President of , talks about the upcoming conference in Trieste, Italy. A new hybrid format to accommodate the restrictions imposed by the ongoing pandemic. You never wanted to miss this conference, a privileged platform to discuss the science and society, but this year especially. Register at http://esof.eu
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNOKvhmY35I
Article: https://www.euroscientist.com/esof2020-trieste-michael-matlosz/

EuroScience President Michael Matlosz explains the challenges of organising the 9th edition of the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF) conference during the ongoin...

17/06/2020

Fresh from the print! "Active preservation of analogue audio documents: A summary of the last seven years of digitization at CSC" for the SMC 2020 Conference in Torino, Italy. With CSC - Sound and Music Computing Group - UNIPD 😍

21/05/2020

C'est parti! First assignment, first course, second doctorate 🤩🤩🤩 - with Federica Bressan at Université de Montréal

12/05/2020

"Embracing the challenge of the digital humanities:" an interview on the Marie Curie Alumni Association Newsletter, featuring my recent meeting with Europeana.eu Foundation Executive Director, Harry Verwayen:http://research.federicabressan.com/share/press/20200415.intervista_mcaa_newsletter_april_2020.pdf - with Federica Bressan Technoculture podcast

30/03/2020

Ya burnt.

25/03/2020

My article "Analytical Description of a Data Sheet for Audio Preservation: From Meaning to Data and Back" published in Fontes Artis Musicae, 65 (4): 230-257, 2018 is FREELY available through June 30, 2020, courtesy of IAML in response to the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic:

This article presents the analytical description of a data sheet for audio preservation. The data sheet is normally enclosed in an audio preservation copy and contains information about the original carrier, the preservation copy and the process of content transfer. The data serves as example to mak...

17/02/2020

I recently met one of my academic idols, Prof. Roger Dannenberg. Besides being a top scientist at Carnegie Mellon University, Mr. MIR is a musician, composer, and performer. Today his new opera "The Mother of Fishes" opens at the CAPA Theatre in Pittsburgh, PA. The show partners with the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. Toi toi toi 🎵 - with Federica Bressan

15/02/2020

Yes. This 👇

Zoltan Istvan is a California-based best selling author, former reporter and the most prominent advocate for the transhumanist movement worldwide.

11/02/2020

Just got a paper accepted "without revisions." What you get for working with perfectionists (true, Richard)? 😉
Coming soon: "Non-standard track configuration in historical audio recordings: Technical and philological consequences for preservation" on Fontes Artis Musicae, July-September 2020 (Vol. 67, no. 3). So proud to work with you again, Richard.

31/12/2019

Last newsletter for this year! With a selection of activities from 2019 and my best wishes for a happy end and a happy beginning! https://mailchi.mp/094124b85d57/happy-easter-with-daphnet-2528525

1. Fulbright: engines ready!
2. IASA Conference (October 2019)
3. Peer review video project (October 2019)
4. Technoculture on EuroScientist (October 2019)
5. H2020 Results dissemination (September 2019)
6. Webinar on Digital Storytelling (September 2019)

🎵 There's still another game to play, and life is beautiful that way. 🎵

Not subscribed yet? Go to: http://daphnet.federicabressan.com and scroll down! - with Federica Bressan

13/11/2019

This is a nice story. The main character is a music piece, composed by a young, now old, musician (Azio Corghi). The piece was placed on different media, and forgotten about. Years later, another young musician (Gianluca Verlingieri) sets out to put the piece back together. Among other documents, there is a sound recording on magnetic tape. (Here's where I come in!) The tape is digitized 😎 and the young musician re-creates a new performance (with Davide Ficco) at Between 2019 - Festival for Art, Science & Technology at the KMH - Kungliga Musikhögskolan in Stockholm.
There's more to the story, we hope to capture it in a publication soon! Hashtag tapes live on! Hashtag audio forever - with Federica Bressan