Monday, January 21, 2008
None More Black
I've made the first significant addition in my project to archive all my music, and the popular music of Canada. I've obtained a Crosley Keepsake in black. It's not the greatest of tools, as the construction seems somewhat wonky, I think a this point in time, with it's USB connection and stereo speakers for personal use (so as not to disturb anyone in the house with the record player on the stereo) it will serve my purposes. I suppose at some point in the future I will upgrade to a proper record player/pre-amp combo that will provide better fidelity, though that is a purchase that remains some ways into the future yet.
Monday, January 7, 2008
Questions asked frequently by no one but me
1.) How will you decide what to include?
Well, aside from including anything from my personal collection --which will be included-- the primary focus of the archive will be Canadian music circa 1945-present using the MAPL system as a starting off point. Of course, no such system is perfect, and I will most likely be leaning heavily towards the criterion needed for pre-1972 inclusion, but I will be as complete as possible.
However, it won't only be Canadian music included. There will be historically significant non-Canadian music as well. The Beatles Canadian only releases would be a good example of this. Would it be possible to count the number of kids who were inspired to pick up guitars in 1963 after hearing those records?
2.) Is monetary value a concern?
Yes. And no. Mostly no. The primary concern for me is the music on the album and the information on the album. So, what I mean is, if I have a choice between an album at $50 in perfect mint condition, versus an album at $25 where you can see slight wear on the album cover, I'll take the $25 album every time because that means I'll have another $25 free to get a second album to save for future generations.
3.) What type of media will you be collecting?
If it spins, it's in. CD, SACD, DVD-Audio, 78, 33 1/3, 45, reel to reel, wire recording, it's all in. If I can't play it yet, that just means I'll have a small challenge ahead of me, but it will be preserved for posterity.
4.) Is any of this subject to change at any time?
Yes. Except number 3.
Well, aside from including anything from my personal collection --which will be included-- the primary focus of the archive will be Canadian music circa 1945-present using the MAPL system as a starting off point. Of course, no such system is perfect, and I will most likely be leaning heavily towards the criterion needed for pre-1972 inclusion, but I will be as complete as possible.
However, it won't only be Canadian music included. There will be historically significant non-Canadian music as well. The Beatles Canadian only releases would be a good example of this. Would it be possible to count the number of kids who were inspired to pick up guitars in 1963 after hearing those records?
2.) Is monetary value a concern?
Yes. And no. Mostly no. The primary concern for me is the music on the album and the information on the album. So, what I mean is, if I have a choice between an album at $50 in perfect mint condition, versus an album at $25 where you can see slight wear on the album cover, I'll take the $25 album every time because that means I'll have another $25 free to get a second album to save for future generations.
3.) What type of media will you be collecting?
If it spins, it's in. CD, SACD, DVD-Audio, 78, 33 1/3, 45, reel to reel, wire recording, it's all in. If I can't play it yet, that just means I'll have a small challenge ahead of me, but it will be preserved for posterity.
4.) Is any of this subject to change at any time?
Yes. Except number 3.
Sunday, January 6, 2008
The Journey Begins
I've done it! I'm on the cutting edge of 2002!
This, my little corner of the web, my so-called blog, will be a chronicle of several projects I've got on the go. The ultimate goal is to have all these projects come together in a form yet to be revealed.
The first, and right now largest of these projects is the archiving of my music collection. Over the years I've accumulated a somewhat sizeable CD collection, and have recently come into an equally sizeable record collection. I plan on creating digital back ups of all these albums on both hard drive and dvd, which will then serve as my primary music collection, while the master copies will hopefully be catalogued and saved for the enjoyment of future generations.
What form this will all take has yet to be decided. I'm currently researching options for my catalogue -- that is database, which system to use etc. -- and the only real decision I have made thus far is which codec to use. Right now, I plan on using Free Lossless Audio Codec as my digital archiving solution of choice. It has many of the benefits of WAV, such as lossless audio, while also having the benefits of the much more popular MP3, such as compression and metadata, with little to none of the drawbacks.
How will this all go? Only time will tell I suppose, as I'm still in the very beginning stages of this project. However, I have to make a couple more purchases and then I will be able to truly begin this project in earnest.
This, my little corner of the web, my so-called blog, will be a chronicle of several projects I've got on the go. The ultimate goal is to have all these projects come together in a form yet to be revealed.
The first, and right now largest of these projects is the archiving of my music collection. Over the years I've accumulated a somewhat sizeable CD collection, and have recently come into an equally sizeable record collection. I plan on creating digital back ups of all these albums on both hard drive and dvd, which will then serve as my primary music collection, while the master copies will hopefully be catalogued and saved for the enjoyment of future generations.
What form this will all take has yet to be decided. I'm currently researching options for my catalogue -- that is database, which system to use etc. -- and the only real decision I have made thus far is which codec to use. Right now, I plan on using Free Lossless Audio Codec as my digital archiving solution of choice. It has many of the benefits of WAV, such as lossless audio, while also having the benefits of the much more popular MP3, such as compression and metadata, with little to none of the drawbacks.
How will this all go? Only time will tell I suppose, as I'm still in the very beginning stages of this project. However, I have to make a couple more purchases and then I will be able to truly begin this project in earnest.
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