How much space do the tapes and CDs need ? On Sunday, 20 December 2015, Augustine Leudar <augustineleu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Sorry to hear about your friend. Yes can we have a list of equipment > available ? I will ask around about housing his work - e here is it all > based ? > best > Gus > > On Sunday, 20 December 2015, David Pickett <d...@fugato.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','d...@fugato.com');>> wrote: > >> Richard, >> >> Sad to hear that he has died. His Garage Door recording is a classic -- >> although I only have it on the HFN CD, and assume that somewhere there are >> ambisonic files! >> >> I was thinking only the other day that most of my stuff would instantly >> lose value when I shuffle off my moral coil. Nobody will know or care how >> to use the gear I have built, and the significance of the recordings that I >> have will probably be unknown to those who have to clear up after me. >> (Unless I do something about this...) >> >> It seems that Mike's recordings are one thing and the gear another. What >> gear is available? If a list can be published here, there would probably >> be stuff of value to members of this list. >> >> David >> >> At 12:00 20-12-15, Richard G Elen wrote: >> >>> Hi, everyone... >>> >>> I heard yesterday from my friend John Whiting that the veteran recording >>> engineer specialising in stereo and spatial sound, Mike Skeet, has passed >>> away. I knew him from the days of my Editorship of Studio Sound, where he >>> made several contributions, and over many years he recorded and privately >>> released an extensive collection of unique recordings including binaural, >>> Ambisonic and other surround-sound material that makes an important >>> contribution to our understanding of spatial sound recording. >>> >>> Mike leaves an extensive collection of master tapes and equipment, much >>> of the latter specially built, that has nowhere to go. John Whiting put it >>> thus: >>> >>> ...the master tapes of all the dozens if not hundreds of fine compact >>>> cassettes and then CDs that he produced over the years will probably end up >>>> on a scrap heap. A close professional friend has been trying to find a home >>>> for them and no one is interested, all the way up to the National Sound >>>> Archive. None of his surviving familiar is likely to give it house room. >>>> Even most of his sound equipment, much of it unique and all of it first >>>> rate, has over the last few months proved to be unsaleable and even >>>> unwanted as a gift. >>>> >>> >>> I wonder if any of you can think of anyone who might be able to give >>> this landmark collection a home, or if you can pass this information on to >>> someone who might have thoughts on the subject. >>> >>> I will happily pass on any suggestions to John Whiting - I am not sure >>> whether he is on this list. >>> >>> Many thanks, >>> --Richard Elen >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Sursound mailing list >>> Sursound@music.vt.edu >>> https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, >>> edit account or options, view archives and so on. >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Sursound mailing list >> Sursound@music.vt.edu >> https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, >> edit account or options, view archives and so on. >> > > > -- > www.augustineleudar.com > > -- www.augustineleudar.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20151220/ef3d7577/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit account or options, view archives and so on.
