Expert Help Urgently Needed For Vital Audio Preservation Project!

[sonofagun]

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...toryId=4486840

See the photos linked here:

http://discover.npr.org/photo_galler...allery=4487170

Those tapes (now disintegrating) and equipment are all vital pieces of electronic music history that should be preserved.

Anyone know how the tapes could be saved - digitally saved/transferred?

Note the organo-cyber-acoustic origin of the circuits involved - incredible!

BTW, "FORBIDDEN PLANET" is my all-time favorite film! I am the world's #2 expert on the film - and also have a plot outline for an incredible remake.

[porschedpm]

Click the link to theis site.

http://www.saveoursounds.org/moreaboutsos.htm

It's the Save our Sounds site. It is supported by the Smithsonian and the Library of Congress. The also have quite a few artists on their leadership committee. Within the website you'll find an email address to the Smithsonian. I've emailed the Smithsonian before and received prompt and relevant response.

[sonofagun]

We spend (waste) 1/2 Trillion dollars on war & destruction and $750,000 for preservation of historical audio recordings!

Is something screwed up here !

[johnaec]

We spend (waste) 1/2 Trillion dollars on war & destruction and $750,000 for preservation of historical audio recordings!

I don't believe the military/industrial complex believes in preserving anything...

John

[sonofagun]

"The primary aim of modern warfare...is to use up the products of the machine without raising the general standard of living.

The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human lives, but of the products of human labor. War is a way of shattering to pieces, or pouring into the stratosphere, or sinking into the depths of the sea, materials which might otherwise be used to make the masses too comfortable, and hence, in the long run, too intelligent."

George Orwell, "1984".

[Mr. Widget]

I don't believe the military/industrial complex believes in preserving anything...

John

I am afraid you are quite wrong there John. The military/industrial complex has made many rich people significantly wealthier. (Google Bush Dynasty)

...but don't get me started, I'm likely to perturb some otherwise nice folks.

Widget

[Maron Horonzakz]

Yes ive made a fortune designing weapons of mass destruction for 30 years. Use them up so I can make more.