SoundSaver by BIAS is a piece of easy to use software that allows you to record and clean up the audio of vinyl you have at home, using your Mac or PC.

From my perspective, this has the potential to be a very important piece of technology (or rather, one instance of an important category of technology) – as it not only enables people to easily convert their own record collections so they can listen to them on their iPods – but also enables and empowers a community of hobbyists and enthusiasts who may wish to restore otherwise unavailable and rare records from second hand shops, charity stores and garage sales, and share them online.

Let’s all download it and have a play (there’s a trial period), and then perhaps we could talk about setting up a website where unusual, interesting and otherwise ‘deleted’ works can be shared and preserved.

Remember: LOCKSS – Lots Of Copies Keeps Stuff Safe.