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Center
for the Documentation of Endangered Languages
Sound Laboratory
The
Center for the Documentation of Endangered Languages (CDEL)
was founded in 1992 by AISRI on the premise that oral
records are essential for language documentation, preservation,
and dissemination.
CDEL uses digital sound recording technology to preserve
audiovisual materials, to enhance the quality of older
analog recordings, and to enrich multimedia educational
resources.
Digital sound recording technology now allows for optimal
sound quality recordings, and with current software
programs it is possible to isolate and save sound recordings
as files that can be incorporated into multimedia formats
such as the IDD database program.
The sound laboratory has been equipped with the basic
instrumentation necessary for the following activities[1]:
- to create and store sound files
as well as import them into IDD and other multimedia
programs.
- to establish a sound archive where
recordings are stored for users in the future.
- to use computer software programs
to enhance the sound quality of older analog recordings
made on wax cylinders and tapes, so that this material
can be used for linguistic study and can be incorporated
into dictionary databases and multimedia lessons
Current
Projects
CDEL is located on the west end of
the 3rd floor in the Student
Building at Indiana University.
[1] Acknowledgements: Funds for laboratory instrumentation have come from Indiana University and the National Science Foundation under Grant No. SBR-9712479.
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