audio tape transfer
what we offer
We are experts in the restoration and accurate transfer and digital migration of analogue and digital audio tape.
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 poor compared to our machines. 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
- stereo and multitrack cassette tapes
- microcassette and minicassette tapes
- all ¼ inch reel to reel tape
- sticky, fragile, mouldy, damaged and deteriorating tapes
- 4 track ¼ inch reel to reel
- Digital Audio Tape – DAT to CD transfer
- Betamax PCM Digital Audio tapes
- minidisc
- HiFi / FM / PCM Audio recordings on video tape.
- Dolby A, B, C and SR encoded recordings.
- 33 rpm / 45 rpm vinyl record
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
- 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. Our for audio and video transfer therefore do not include printing on the surface of the CD or DVD but do include basic black and white printed inlay cards with the transfer information and any other information of your choice. You could also reduce the costs even more by specifying no printing and basic plain recycled card sleeves.
There is a wide range of older audio and video recording media, some very common and popular, some quite rare and specialised. Subsequently there are many possible options in the transfer and conversion of these to digital formats.
Please feel free to contact us for a free and friendly discussion about your needs.