Audio Cassettes

If you have audio cassettes (also called ‘compact cassettes’) from days gone by, microcassettes often used in answering machines, or reel-to-reel audio, we can convert them to digital files. Files are saved as Mp3 files for easy listening. and FLAC for archival purposes. We do some sound editing to reduce background sounds, pops, hisses, electronic noise, etc. The beginnings and ends are edited off. Your files are returned to you on an external hard drive or flash drive you provide or you may purchase one from us. Price dependant on memory size needed.

Standard Length:
$15 per tape

Extra – Length:
Tapes longer than one hour will incur an additional cost.

Micro-Cassette tapes:

Micro-Cassette tapes and the small tapes that were used in phone answering machines, small portable voice recorders, and dictation machines. We can digitize them into Mp3 files so they can easily be listened to again.

Average Price:
$15/tape

Reel-to-Reel

Reel-to-reel or open-reel audio tape recording is a recording on magnetic tape in which the tape is on an open reel and not inside a cassette. They were popular up to the 1980s. We can digitize the tape into Mp3 files so you can again listen to your recordings.
Price is determined by the size of the reel.

3-Inch Reel
$20.00

4-Inch Reel
$25.00

5-Inch Reel
$30.00

7-Inch Reel
$35.00

Clipping:
We can also make clips or separate files from your conversion $10.00/clip.

Records / Phonographs

The files are returned in MP3 file format and also FLAC for archival purposes. There is sound editing done to reduce background noise, electronic noise, pops, and hissing. Beginning and ends edited off so files start and stop neatly. Records sometimes need to be recorded at a slower speed to keep the needle from popping out of the grooves and sped up on a computer.

Materials: Acetate, Cardboard, Vinyl, and more.

Sizes: 78, 33, and 45

Price is dependent on age, condition and material. Starting at $15.00

Additional Questions:

How will my items be returned to me? 

They will be in Mp3 format, the Mp3 format is universally standard and easy to open and share.  If you want another format let us know when you place your order. We also supply the uncompressed flac files for archiving. They are given so they should never have to be digitized again if additional editing is ever desired.

How many copies of my files will I get?

We will make up to 5 copies at no additional cost with purchase or delivery of the Flash Drives or External Hard Drives. We want you to have redundancy to help keep your memories secure.

What type of flash drives or external hard drives should I get?

At the end of digitizing your items will will give you the total amount of space your files need. When purchasing get slightly larger than the amount of space needed as they are not actually the exact size stated on the package.  Go with name brand and the 3.0 or higher generation for speed of transfer.  Here are our suggestions for 

Flash drives:  128 gb Sandisk and 256 gb Sandisk

External hard drives are larger and are great for storing all your video and photo files.

External hard drives :2 TB WD, 5 TB WD