Audio Specifications and Standards

From UA Libraries Digital Services Planning and Documentation

Contents 1 Sound Forge 9.0 (Sony): 1.1 Introduction: 1.2 Technical Information: 1.2.1 Default File/Output Settings 1.2.2 Associated Hardware 1.3 Troubleshooting: 1.4 Resources and Links:

Sound Forge 9.0 (Sony):

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Introduction:

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Technical Information:

Default File/Output Settings

• WAV at 24-bit/44.1khz
  • note: IASA TC-04 calls for a minimum sampling rate of 48kHz (preferably 96kHz) [1]. We will discontinue use of 44.1kHz sampling rates pending confirmation of appropriate storage space as 24/48 vs 24/44.1 should yield only an 8% increase in space requirements. - arora, 051309
• REAL Audio 8 at 16-bit/44.1kHz, 105 kbps (stereo)

Associated Hardware

• see Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)

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Troubleshooting:

No issues as of yet (May, 2009).

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Resources and Links:

• TAPE (Training for Audiovisual Preservation in Europe). European Commission on Preservation and Access, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
• Capturing Analog Sound for Digital Preservation: Report of a Roundtable Discussion of Best Practices for Tranferring Analog Discs and Tapes. (2006) Council on Library and Information Resources and Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
• Sound Directions - project website, maintained by Indiana University Digital Library Program.
  • Sound Directions: Best Practices for Audio Preservation. (2007) Casey, Mike & Bruce Gordon. Bloomington, IN/Cambridge, MA.
• Grammy foundation® Basic Methodology for Preservation, Conversion and Archiving Recorded Media. (revised 2008) Grammy Foundation, Santa Monica, CA.