audio tape transfer
we love audio tape!
We are experts in the restoration, accurate audio tape transfer and digital migration of analogue and digital audio tape. We can create any type of digital audio files from your analogue originals and often convert tapes to cd.
We are happy to work with small or large orders, individuals or larger organisations.
It doesn’t matter if you have one old compilation tape you’d like to hear on CD or an archive of thousands of quarter inch master recordings. These are all important to their owners and are important to us.
We have carefully invested in a range of some of the best and most appropriate machines for the transfer of older magnetic audio tape. All our transfers are made to high resolution audio files, unless otherwise discussed, using high quality Benchmark Media Systems external analogue to digital (AD) converters.
We do not use the cheap USB record or tape machines you can buy in certain large electrical dealers or through offers in the newspapers!
While these machines may work their quality is often poor compared to our machines and they can handle tape roughly. If you have recordings that are important to you it’s worth getting the best from them by using a service such as ours.
audio formats supported
- compact cassettes to CD
- 4 and 8 track multitrack cassettes
- microcassette and minicassette tapes
- 8 track cartridges and NAB carts
- all speeds and track formats of ¼ inch reel to reel tape
- sticky, fragile, mouldy, damaged and deteriorating tapes
- Digital Audio Tape – DAT to CD transfer
- Betamax PCM Digital Audio tapes
- minidisc to CD
- HiFi / FM / PCM Audio recordings on video tape.
- Dolby A, B, C and SR encoded recordings.
- 1/2 inch 8 track multitrack tapes
- 2 inch 24 track multitrack tape
- Tascam DA88 multitrack tapes
- 33 rpm / 45 rpm vinyl records
some previous clients
- Archive for Mathematical Sciences and Philosophy
- Airship Records
- Brandon Hill Communications Ltd
- Brass Tracks Music
- Bristol Archive Records
- Bristol City Council
- Cadells Ltd
- Druidcrest Ltd
- Peter Gellhorn archive
- John James Bristol Foundation
- Jungle Records
- Lighthouse Studios
- Moodmedia Ltd.
- St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle
- Sugar Shack Records
- Withers LLP
- and many more individuals…
Options and Pricing
We base our services on sound technical understanding of recording, a love of music and old machines and a clear pricing structure. Yet we also recognise there are a wide range of possibilities in the transfer of older audio and video formats.
We can create beautifully colour printed and designed CD or DVD’s and inlay cards if necessary but this takes, quite often, a lot of time and we like to focus on the best audio quality in our transfers so CD Audio is suppled on high quality white faced CDr media in clear jewel cases. Large, high quality WAV files are usually supplied on white faced DVD-R media in clear Amray cases.
There is a wide range of older audio and video recording media, some very common and popular, some quite rare and specialised and some that deteriorates, degrades and needs treatment before transfer. We are also able to work on large scale projects sometimes with thousands of tapes.
Subsequently it’s not possible to create a simple set of prices for every situation so we prefer to talk with you about what you have, what you’d like to do with it and go from there.
We do offer free assessment of most tape types if you’re not sure about the condition, length or content of the recording.
We accept payment by credit and debit card, cheque, BACS, PayPal and cash.
Please feel free to contact us for a free and friendly discussion about your needs.