Audio Guidance
This document establishes the standardised protocol for Series 02-AUD Audio files and their accompanying Plaintext Summary documents. It defines the strict rules for the "-00" master session suffixes, segment identifiers, filename conventions, and internal structural sections required to ensure absolute consistency across all auditory media assets and their searchable text counterparts in the Scole Archive.
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FILE ID: Scole-01-ADM-02-AUD-Audio-Guidance.txt
LOCATION: 01-ADM-Administrative/ADM-01-SANS-Documentation/
ARCHIVE-ID: Scole-01-ADM-GUI-23
PURPOSE: Standardised protocol for Series 02-AUD Audio files and their accompanying Summaries.
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ARCHIVE-ID: Scole-01-ADM-GUI-23
LOCATION: 01-ADM-Administrative/ADM-01-SANS-Documentation/
SUBJECT: Series 02-AUD Audio Standards
DATE: 28/10/2026
TAGS: #Audio #AUD #Archiving #SANS #Summaries
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1. AUDIO FILE NAMING & FRAGMENTATION
Audio files must be stored in the uncompressed .wav format for maximum archival fidelity.
Format: Scole-02-AUD-[YYYY]-[MM]-[DD]-[###]-[SUFFIX].wav
Suffix Rules:
- Whole/Unsplit Sessions: Use [-00] (e.g., -405-00.wav). This designates a complete master session recording.
- Tape Segments: Use [-T#S#] (e.g., -T1S1.wav) for recordings originating from physical cassette tape sides.
Note: The segment identifier must not contain internal hyphens.
2. ARCHIVE-ID SYNTAX
The ARCHIVE-ID for Series 02-AUD strictly uses a two-digit suffix, dropping the date.
Format: Scole-02-AUD-[###]-[SUFFIX]
- Whole Sessions: Scole-02-AUD-[###]-00
- Tape Segments: Scole-02-AUD-[###]-01 (for T1S1), -02 (for T1S2), etc.
3. AUDIO SUMMARY DOCUMENTS (-Summary.txt)
Because raw .wav files cannot be text-searched, every audio file must be accompanied by a Plaintext Summary document in the same folder.
- FILENAME RULE (Title Case): Scole-02-AUD-[YYYY]-[MM]-[DD]-[###]-[00 or T#S#]-Summary.txt
- ARCHIVE-ID RULE (ALL CAPS): Scole-02-AUD-[###]-[00, 01, etc.]-SUMMARY
- METADATA DATE: The DATE field in the document header must reflect the historical date of the session (e.g., 05/10/1998), not the date the summary was generated.
4. SUMMARY DOCUMENT STRUCTURE
Audio Summaries must use flowing text (no hard line breaks mid-paragraph) and adhere to the following internal sections:
- 1. RECORDING OVERVIEW: A high-level contextual paragraph explaining the technical or historical significance of the specific audio segment.
- 2. KEY SUBJECTS: Bulleted list outlining major themes, communicators (e.g., DHI or NHI), specific auditory phenomena (e.g., "birds whistling", "Tannoy" qualities), or experimental adjustments.
- CROSS-REFERENCES: Links to corresponding Transcript (-TRX), Diary (-DIA), Video (-VID), or Literature (-LIT) files. Note: Session Data Log (-SES) references are currently excluded pending future archival maturity.
- REVISION HISTORY: Log of all file versions and standardisation updates.
5. GENERAL ARCHIVAL RULES
- NOMENCLATURE: Terms such as "trans-dimensional communication" and "germanium receptor" must remain lowercase unless starting a sentence. Acronyms (TDC, DHI, NHI) are capitalised.
- TYPOGRAPHY: All documents must use standard vertical double and single quotation marks. Curly "smart" quotes are strictly prohibited.
- SPELLING: British English spelling and grammar conventions must be used exclusively.
- CITATIONS: Do not use the "cite:" marker in the document text.
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REVISION HISTORY:
v1.0 - 28/10/2026 - Initial Standard established for Series 02-AUD Plaintext Migration. Formalised -00 suffix rules, Summary naming conventions (Title Case vs ALL CAPS), and cross-reference exclusions.
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