Re: [AV Media Matters] RV: Preservation of Dictaphone Record

[acosentini@nypl.org]

I've transferred sound from many dictabelts. You have to think of
them kind of like large floppy cylinders. They turn much slower than
a cylinder and the groove is lateral and much smaller than a
cylinder groove. The sound quality is not that good but good enough
for speaking. So if you need someone to transfer the sound out of a
dictabelt and onto something more modern I can do it.

Adrian Cosentini
Chief Audio Engineer
Rodgers & Hammerstein Archives
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York NY 10025
212-870-1609
acosentini@nypl.org

>Hello ARSC members,
>
>I am the Non-print Conservator for the Emory University libraries in
>Atlanta Georgia.  The other day one of the librarians brought me a pack
>of  Dictaphone belts.  Does anyone know how to determine if their is
>recorded information on the belts, will the recorded signal look like an
>optical sound track?  Are there any companies that can transfer the
>recordings on the belts to a modern format?
>
>If anyone has any information regarding dictaphone belts you can either
>post the information or send it to me directly.
>
>Thank you,
>Lance Watsky