{"id":1972,"date":"2023-01-31T12:39:42","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T12:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/?page_id=1972"},"modified":"2023-01-31T12:50:58","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T12:50:58","slug":"the-sound-effect-singles-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/the-sound-effect-singles-project\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sound Effect Singles Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2299 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sfx-discography entry\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/sfx-discography-project-13-known-unknowns\/\" target=\"_self\" >SFX Discography Project 13 &#8211; Known Unknowns<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/sfx-discography-project-13-known-unknowns\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1568\" height=\"2091\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_1490-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"SFX Discography Project 13 &#8211; Known Unknowns\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_1490-scaled.jpg 1920w, http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_1490-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Here I am, pleased that I have a much better database than I had previously. I&#8217;ve removed a load of silly guesswork on where records should be. I&#8217;ve fixed a plain wrong pair from Mike&#8217;s Collection. I still need to add all the new ones I&#8217;ve found, assuming they are real, to really get all&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-11-22T22:39:22+00:00\">November 22, 2023<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2214 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-sfx-discography entry\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/sfx-discography-project-12-catalogue-extraction-pt-3-counting-up\/\" target=\"_self\" >SFX Discography Project 12 &#8211; Catalogue Extraction pt. 3 &#8211; Counting Up<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In the last post I&#8217;d extracted 1720 unique catalogue numbers from the 1985 BBC Sound Effects Catalogue and pasted them into Excel. As well as deduplicating the list I ran quick sort to begin the process of matching up what was in the catalogue with what I had in my list. Spot D Mistake I&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-11-21T22:40:07+00:00\">November 21, 2023<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2220 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sfx-discography entry\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/sfx-discography-11-catatlogue-number-extraction-pt-2-simple-scanning\/\" target=\"_self\" >SFX Discography 11 &#8211; Catatlogue Number Extraction pt. 2 &#8211; Simple Scanning<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/sfx-discography-11-catatlogue-number-extraction-pt-2-simple-scanning\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1492\" height=\"1013\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-23-165025.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"SFX Discography 11 &#8211; Catatlogue Number Extraction pt. 2 &#8211; Simple Scanning\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-23-165025.png 1492w, http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-23-165025-300x204.png 300w, http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-23-165025-1024x695.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-23-165025-768x521.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">After a brief introduction to Regular Expressions last time it&#8217;s time to actually scan the 1985 BBC Sound Effects Catalogue and turn it into a text file. Happily, I had already photographed this whole thing in early 2022. That taught me that the OCR task was not at all easy and I put it to&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-10-23T18:38:56+00:00\">October 23, 2023<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2207 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sfx-discography entry\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/sfx-discography-project-10-catatlogue-no-extraction-pt-1\/\" target=\"_self\" >SFX Discography Project 10 &#8211; Catatlogue No. Extraction pt. 1<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/sfx-discography-project-10-catatlogue-no-extraction-pt-1\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1568\" height=\"2091\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3392-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"SFX Discography Project 10 &#8211; Catatlogue No. Extraction pt. 1\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3392-scaled.jpg 1920w, http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3392-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">What does this mean to you? The EC and NH are prefixes for Sound Effects Centre catalogue numbers, so that&#8217;s a clue. The capital letters are a complete alphabet minus the letters I and O, which is another. Expressed Purpose This is a regular expression. You don&#8217;t come across them in everyday programmes like MS&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-10-22T10:56:09+00:00\">October 22, 2023<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2195 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-sfx-discography entry\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/sfx-discography-project-9-ford-cortina-1600\/\" target=\"_self\" >SFX Discography Project 9 &#8211; Ford Cortina 1600<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Here\u2019s a case study on a BBC Sound Effects record that\u2019s on Discogs with an interesting* note. This is EC 19F, Motor Car: Ford Cortina 1600. https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/7598199-No-Artist-Motor-Car-Ford-Cortina-1600 My interest is aroused by this note about a note. \u201cNotes on paper sleeve from pressing plant which state &#8220;PU58, JOB 27422, 150 pressings, 4-3-75&#8221; Field recordings made&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-10-09T20:19:56+00:00\">October 9, 2023<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2183 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-sfx-discography entry\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/sfx-discography-project-8-matrix-revelations\/\" target=\"_self\" >SFX Discography Project 8 &#8211; Matrix Revelations<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Late on in the collating (see previous post) I noticed these two copies of EC 91C &#8211; English Church Bells &#8211; had different matrix numbers. And I had to sit down to absorb this information. I was rocked back on my heels by this because it means an assumption I had about dating these records&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-10-09T11:55:28+00:00\">October 9, 2023<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2168 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-sfx-discography entry\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/sfx-discography-project-7-collections-collated\/\" target=\"_self\" >SFX Discography Project 7 &#8211; Collections Collated<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The SFX 7\u201d adventure has been on hiatus. I was making steady progress on the automatic cropping of the labels, but hit a bit of a wall with the many things I needed to do basically daunting me a bit, whereupon I lost momentum. Then I got busy on other things and I&#8217;ve been needing&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-09-26T20:29:29+00:00\">September 26, 2023<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1999 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sfx-discography entry\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/sfx-discography-project-6\/\" target=\"_self\" >SFX Discography Project 6<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/sfx-discography-project-6\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1568\" height=\"1568\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fill-background-1568x1568.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"SFX Discography Project 6\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fill-background-1568x1568.png 1568w, http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fill-background-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fill-background-1024x1024.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fill-background-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fill-background-768x768.png 768w, http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fill-background-1536x1536.png 1536w, http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fill-background-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Let&#8217;s review the steps I&#8217;ve worked out so far and add some I haven&#8217;t in order to get an overview of how things are coming together. 1 &#8211; Deskew Although all the photos will be orientated the same way (up? round?) they all need to be straightened out. The basic approach is to use the&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-02-01T17:17:19+00:00\">February 1, 2023<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1957 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sfx-discography entry\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/sfx-discography-project-5\/\" target=\"_self\" >SFX Discography Project 5<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/sfx-discography-project-5\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1568\" height=\"1568\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bucket-cut.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"SFX Discography Project 5\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bucket-cut.png 3101w, http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bucket-cut-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Magic Tricks? Rather unexpectedly, Magic Select does not take its foreground image untouched. Here you can see the original and Magic Selected image overlaid. I&#8217;ve moved the cropped label around to try and line it up with the original, but it&#8217;s bigger. I&#8217;ve aligned it so you can see the difference clearly. With a bit&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-01-30T20:26:25+00:00\">January 30, 2023<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1909,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1972","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1972"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1972\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1978,"href":"http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1972\/revisions\/1978"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bbcrecords.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}