The Preservation Lab maintains a variety of playback devices, cleaning machines, and peripheral equipment, allowing for the high-quality digitization of a range of obsolete media formats.
Format/Equipment Manufacturer/Model Cylinder, Dictabelt Archeophone Grooved Disc (transcription discs, aka “lacquer” or “acetate,” and other instantaneous formats; 78 rpm discs, aka “shellac”, long-play (LP) vinyl discs) Technics SP-15 and SME 3012-R Tonearm Phono Stage Timestep T-01EQ, KAB Souvenir EQS MK12 Wire Webster-Chicago 80-1 Audiocassette (compact cassette) Tascam 122MKII, Tascam 122MKIII Microcassette JBR Forensic Microcassette Playback Unit, Sony M-2008 Quarter-inch open-reel (various speeds and configurations) Studer A810; Otari MTR-10, Otari MX-5050 (B, BQ, BIII, BIII-2), Revox B77 MKII Digital Audio Tape (DAT) Sony PCM-R500, Sony PCM-R700, Panasonic SV-3700, Panasonic SV-3800 Compact Disc (CD) Plextor PX-880U, Tascam CD-305, Tascam CD-401 MKII MiniDisc Sony MDS-E12 Alesis Digital Audio Tape (ADAT) tbd Digital Audio Processor (F1) Sony PCM-501ES Noise Reduction Dolby A Type Model 361, Dolby B Type Module AN180; DBX Type 2 Model 224 Digital Patch Bay Z Systems z-8.8 A-D Converter Mytek 8x192, Prism ADA-8XR Digital Interface Roland Quadcapture Computer Apple iMac Mid-2017 3.8 GHz Intel Core i5 Quad-Core, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD HD Digital Microscope Leica DMS 1000 Disc Cleaner Keith Monks Voltage Regulator/Power Conditioner Furman P-1800 AR, Furman PL-PLUSII Battery Back-up APC BR1000G Test Tone Generator Gold Line TS1RMX Studio Monitor Genelec 8050A Oscilloscope Leader LBO-508A, Leader LBO-511 Spectrum Analyzer Klark Teknik DN60 Air Compressor Rolair JC10A, DeVilbliss F412-2 Fume Extractor Air Impurities Removal Systems Extract-All Lab Oven Thermo Scientific 6550
Format/Equipment Manufacturer/Model Half-inch open-reel (CV) GE CV-2000 Half-inch open-reel (EIAJ-1/2) Sony AV-3650, Sony AV-8650 One-inch Type C Sony BVH-3100 U-matic (NTSC/PAL: LB, HB, SP) Sony BVU-950, Sony VO-9850, Sony VP-7040, Sony VO-9600P Betamax Sony SL-HF450, Sony SLO-420, Sony GCS-50 VHS (NTSC/PAL/SECAM, S-VHS, VHS-C Sony SVO-5800, Sony SVO-1630, Sony SVO-1500, Panasonic AG-W3P, Panasonic AG-DS550, Samsung SV-7000W Betacam (Oxide, SP, SX, Digital Betacam, IMX) Sony UVW-1800, Sony PVW-2800, Sony PVW-2800P, Sony DVW-M2000, Sony J-30SDI MII Panasonic AU-63 Video8 and Hi8 Sony EVO-9850 DV (MiniDV, DVCAM, HDV, DVCPRO) Sony DSR-11, , Sony DSR-1800A, Sony DSR-2000A, Sony HVR-M25U, Sony HVR-M35U LaserDisc Pioneer CLD-2080 Digital Video Disc (DVD) Plextor PX-880U, Pioneer PRV-LX1 Audio Level Interface Aphex 124A Distribution Amplifier Aphex 120A A-D Converter Blackmagic Ultrastudio Mini HD, Blackmagic Teranex 2D, Blackmagic Decklink Duo 2, AJA HD10AVA Video Monitor Sony LMD-2450W, Sony PVM-20M2U, Sony PVM-1954Q, Blackmagic Smartscope Duo Time Base Corrector (TBC) / Frame Synchronizer Fortel CCD HP, FOR.A FA-360, FOR.A FA-310T, Snell & Wilcox TBS185AV, Snell & Wilcox TBS190AV, Snell & Wilcox CVR-600AD, DPS-575 Remote Control Unit Sony BVR-55 Sync Generator Sigma Electronics BSG-26, Grass Valley SCB-200N Waveform Monitor/Vectorscope Leader 5872A, Tektronix WVR-500 Video Patch Bay Canare 24DV-2U Audio Patch Bay Neutrik NPP-TB Audio Splitter/Mixer Rane SM26S Voltage Regulator/Power Conditioner Furman PL8 Cleaner: Half-inch open-reel Bow Industries Bow 432 Cleaner: U-matic RTI VT-3100 RM Cleaner: VHS RTI 4905 Cleaner: Betacam RTI 4100ME Lab Oven Thermo Scientific PR205045M