1/4" 1–4 Track Consumer Reels
Conversion of quarter-inch consumer open-reel recordings to high-quality digital audio.
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We provide professional audio reel-to-reel tape conversion, preservation and archiving services for individuals, organisations, broadcasters, businesses and heritage collections.
Our studio supports projects ranging from a single audio magnetic reel tape to large archive collections requiring systematic ingestion. We use professional equipment from manufacturers including Tascam, Sony and Revox to produce exceptionally high-quality digital audio outputs.
Our preservation work follows established archival principles, including the IASA guidelines for audio preservation .
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See the specialist playback and broadcast machinery used within our audio transfer and preservation services.
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Our clients include archive and heritage organisations requiring careful handling and professional digitisation.
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Explore the Walter Hayes Archive and its collection of historic material.
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We handle a wide range of consumer, professional and multitrack open-reel formats using appropriate specialist playback equipment.
Conversion of quarter-inch consumer open-reel recordings to high-quality digital audio.
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Professional stereo master reel transfer and preservation using suitable specialist playback equipment.
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Professional multitrack reel-to-reel transfers for production, archive and preservation requirements.
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Eight-track quarter-inch professional multitrack reel-to-reel digitisation.
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Half-inch professional stereo reel transfers using appropriate broadcast-quality equipment.
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Professional four-track half-inch reel digitisation for archive and production use.
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Eight-track professional half-inch reel-to-reel digitisation and transfer.
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Specialist sixteen-track professional reel transfers for historic production and archive recordings.
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Specialist conversion of historic Grundig Stenorette recordings to accessible digital formats.
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