YLE digital sound archive

The estimated annual growth of radio archives of Finnish Radio is between five and ten thousand hours of sound. Ten thousand hours of linear audio (stereo) equals about 7 terabytes of storage capacity. Such capacity is no longer an unattainable goal. To meet this growing demand, an archive system with the following capabilities: best possible sound quality; compatibility with existing catalogue databases; compatibility with existing and future production systems; and a two-tiered system which combines browsing-quality sound for quick reference, with production quality sound, is presented.