Software tools for philological access of historical audio documents: virtual magnetic tape recorder developed using Web technologies

In this work we will first describe the concepts that stand at the very basis of the musical cultural heritage philological preservation processes. Then, after having introduced the state of art of Web technologies and web applications, we will show how their diffusion and evolution can be strengths towards the purpose of developing useful software tools for granting philiological access to audio documents, showcasing an example: the virtual magnetic tape recorder