IASA-BAAC 2026 Conference

Name: Azimuth Adjustments: Will We Do All Our Collections Again?
Start: 2026-10-19T13:30:00+0300
End: 2026-10-19T14:30:00+0300

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Azimuth Adjustments: Will We Do All Our Collections Again?

Monday October 19, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm EEST

Statehood hall: Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania

The current methodology to correct azimuth on quarter inch audio tape based upon a combination of spectral tools and listening abilities has led in the last 25 years to common practices how to digitize tapes with wrongly adjusted azimuth. In a recent field test with senior archive audio engineers and young students, a test was done to compare different approaches how to adjust azimuth – based upon ears, spectral tools, and completely new approaches. The test results of traditional and new methodologies will be presented, which might put a new light and a question in the way how collections have been digitised in the past.

Speakers

Jean-Christophe Kummer

Managing Partner, NOA GmbH

Jean-Christophe Kummer is responsible for business development, company management, and the worldwide expansion of NOA systems. From his early days, he has been an entrepreneur. After earning his Tonmeister degree in Vienna in the early 90s, he was involved in many classical recordings... Read More →