Last weekend, because of my musician activities, sub humus (under ground) audio remastering & vinyl venatio (hunting), I only managed to archive 2 LPs. In short, I had a lot going on. One must perform 3 separate tasks to achieve and maintain ongoing archival custodia as I regularily do.

I call this 3 part process, "ut excipio , transfero & rememdium".

1.ut excipio) The act of hunting obscure heavy vinyl with the intent to capture is simple. You merely go down to your favorite used record "keep" and capture as much as you feel merits your interest and whose weight is justified via the arduous trek back to your den, cave, or basement lair with said records in tow. Now, the act of semita (tracking) is where the hunt gets extremely challenging, but I will "go there" later.

2.transfero) This is the process of acclimation whereby the captured vinyl prey is physically cleaned, *proof listened & then transferred (recorded) via a high standard dedicated turntable to a computer's hard drive via an audiophile grade external soundcard or "dock".

3.rememdium)This term translates to "cure" and this in turn translates in this applicable case to an audio "ReMastered Rough Draft"(RMRD). This is to say that the Album's side long wave files are broken down into smaller song files. These segmented or indexed smaller files are then further ^"batch processed". These sequential multiple digital processes insure that the analog warmth and distinction of the original recording is preserved as best as is possible while removing surface noise and vinyl imperfections. The result is a rough but suitable digital audio rendering. This allows the smaller file material to be archived in a undiminished or "compressed" high quality audio format in one of 3 ways that I choose. Either, (a) on the hard drive of the computer, (b) on a CDR disc, or (c) on a DVDR disc.

The latter two options have four major advantages:

1. Physical Storage Portability

2. Conserves Storage Space On The Hard Drive In Place of Using The Hard Drive As A Storage Medium.

3. Multiple Application In Various Players (you can listen wherever you want)

4. Zero Loss of Quality via Compression as In The Case of MP3s, etc.

* Proof Listening is just that. Like "proof reading" the archivist is "proofing" audio material in terms of it's potential interest or sound quality.

^Batch Processing is a computer program feature that allows you to place numerous files in a queue or specific "holding" area so that each file can be effected via an identical sequential process consisting of various digital effects, filters or "treatments".