Greetings Rollscanners, Just finished scanning this article. It looks like a very thorough reference for anyone wanting to archive audio data although little...
Spencer, One "standard" method is to use Simple file verification (SFV). A web search should turn up several options, including some free or open source...
I expected to see some recommendations in that article regarding the best medium for archiving. What is the life expectancy of PC-burned CDs or DVDs? The...
... Getting a good copy is important. File comparing and verifying will help ensure it starts out matching the original. Keeping it readable is also important,...
Greetings Rollscanners, I would like to report on my experience with a simple file verification program that I have been using now for a few days. It is called...
I have been looking into this issue since Spencer's original post. Regarding media: according to most manufacturer's data CD-R outlasts DVD-R by a ratio of...
Here is how NASA does it: http://preview.tinyurl.com/5fd8v2 "And so historic records from NASA's golden era have possibly been lost forever amidst an...
Greetings Rollscanners, At lot more to think about concerning durability of media and especially about the error correcting capabilities. I don't think I ever...
Greetings Rollscanners, I have recently took an interest in adding lyrics to MIDI files to create karaoke files. I tried using Cakewalk a while ago and it is...
Recently, my 25+ year old roll repair rig finally collapsed on me. Time to build a new one. As I did so, I photographed and documented the process. It is not...
Got an interesting music from the author of a free Midi Player I had not heard about before. Drag and drop any of our midi files into its desktop icon, then...
Hi all, I am a new member and a newby to roll scanning. Is there an archive of the previous posts (or digests) for this group that I can download? I really...
... CUT ... I started it mainly to check the the accuracy of copying without doing a binary comparison. Hsave you considered using parity files? These are...
... Look here: http://www.pairlist.net/pipermail/rollscanners/ Unfortunately this archive stopped mid 2003. Nevertheless it may serve as a good introduction to...
Hi, Is there a survey of the state of the art in roll scanners? I am seriously considering building one but I would first like to review my options. I would...
... My scanner is based on an early reference design that was posted to the IAMMP website. This was a design that Spencer Chase made for Richard Stibbons....
Julie Porter
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Sep 24, 2008 5:52 am
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CUT ... Thanks for the information. I will have a close look. regards, Bon Nicholson...
That's a nice rig, Terry. I like the idea of using the cutting mat. Since my wife's a quilter, there are a LOT of those around the house! It seems to me I...
Hello Julie i have downloaded the files USBCIS.zip and the 2 merlin bench archives. I have a few questions In the schematic for your board: 1. there is an...
My name is Channing I am a Female that has Autism the Aspergers form. I have a major interest in All Kinds of Carillons both the Traditional Cast Bell Carillon...
Yet another scam has emerged that we should be aware of. Somehow, somebody has figured out a way to sniff out email addresses from within Yahoo. You may...
Can someone recommend a way to scan optically rolls with a 5 volt electropneumatic valve driver output without the computer archiving, or even without using a...
... You would be better off using a traditional pneumatic system to play rolls real time. An incredible amount of processing is needed to convert the optical ...
Julie Porter
jporter@...
Oct 22, 2008 6:29 am
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The following message I just received may e of interest to our group. Regards, Terry ... Date sent: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:22:57 -0500 From: Richard Beil...
Greetings Rollscanners, I think it is great that people might be interested in adding lyrics to MIDI files of old songs. I have tried it a few times myself and...
... I'm the one who wrote that email that Terry shared with your group yesterday. Perhaps there was some misunderstanding. I don't put lyrics in the MIDIs. I...
Hi Rich. Great idea you came up with! Wish I could sing! I'd join you... ";-) I have a large bunch of old rolls, many with words, and I'll help if I can....
