AUDIO PRESERVATION
What Is Broadcast Wave (BWF)?
Understanding BWF, metadata, WAV audio masters and professional archival audio workflows.
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KNOWLEDGE CENTRE · AUDIO PRESERVATION
Audio Preservation & Professional Recording Formats
Expert guides to professional audio formats, preservation standards, magnetic tape condition and high-quality digitisation.
DIGITAL AUDIO
What Is WAV Audio?
Understanding WAV, PCM audio, sampling rate, bit depth and preservation masters.
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DIGITAL AUDIO
What Is Audio Sampling Rate?
Understanding sample rate and why the choice matters when converting analogue recordings to digital audio.
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DIGITAL AUDIO
What Is Audio Bit Depth?
Understanding 16-bit and 24-bit audio, dynamic range and preservation capture.
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MAGNETIC TAPE PRESERVATION
What Is Tape Baking?
Understanding sticky-shed syndrome, tape assessment, remedial treatment and safe audio transfer.
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AUDIO DIGITISATION
What Is Analogue Audio Digitisation?
How analogue recordings are transferred to high-quality digital preservation and access files.
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DIGITAL PRESERVATION
What Is Digital Audio Preservation?
A practical guide to protecting digitised audio after the transfer has been completed.
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AUDIO QUALITY ASSURANCE
What Is Audio Digitisation Quality Control?
Understanding the technical and listening checks that protect the quality of an audio preservation transfer.
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AUDIO PRESERVATION
What Is 24-Bit 96 kHz Audio?
Understanding the 24-bit / 96 kHz specification used for high-quality archival audio capture.
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AUDIO FORMATS
What Is Mono, Stereo & Multitrack Audio?
Understanding audio track configurations and why the original recording format matters when transferring tape.
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MAGNETIC TAPE PRESERVATION
What Is Audio Tape Deterioration?
Understanding the main physical and playback risks affecting historic magnetic audio tape.
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