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Digital audio conversion Services

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Professional Audio Tape, Vinyl & Reel-to-Reel Conversion Services

At Mr Scan, we can convert virtually any legacy audio format into high-quality digital files, preserving your precious recordings for future generations. Whether you have old cassette tapes, vinyl records, reel-to-reel tapes, MiniDiscs or professional audio formats, we can professionally digitise them and supply the files via secure download, USB stick or audio CD.

Audio Formats We Convert

  • C60, C90 & C120 Cassette Tapes to MP3, WAV or FLAC
  • Vinyl LP Records & Singles to Digital or CD
  • Audio DAT Tapes to MP3, WAV or FLAC
  • Reel-to-Reel Audio Tape Conversion
  • 8-Track Cartridge Digitisation
  • Standard Audio CDs to MP3 USB Stick
  • Sony MiniDisc (MD) Conversion
  • MC Microcassette / Dictaphone Tapes
  • Mini-Cassette Dictaphone Recordings

Professional Audio Restoration Included

Unlike many transfer services, every audio conversion carried out by Mr Scan includes professional audio restoration software as part of the service at no additional cost.

Our advanced restoration process can help reduce unwanted hiss, crackle, hum, clicks, pops and background noise commonly found on ageing recordings, helping to improve clarity while preserving the original character of the audio.

Below you can see example audio waveforms showing the improvement that can often be achieved through our professional restoration process. These enhancements are included with every audio transfer we undertake, helping you get the very best possible results from your original recordings.

Digital Audio File Formats

For most customers, we recommend high-quality MP3 files, offering excellent sound quality while keeping file sizes manageable.

However, if you require a lossless format, we can also supply your audio as:

  • WAV (Uncompressed Studio Quality)
  • FLAC (Lossless Compressed Audio)
  • MP3 (High Quality Compressed Audio)

If you require a specific file format, simply let us know and we’ll be happy to accommodate your requirements.

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With our professional digital audio conversion service, you can actually see the difference as well as hear it. The waveform above shows a typical recording from a 1980s audio cassette, while the waveform below demonstrates the significant improvements achieved using our advanced audio restoration software.

At Mr Scan, every audio conversion includes professional audio enhancement and restoration at no extra cost. We carefully reduce unwanted hiss, background noise, clicks, crackles and other age-related defects while preserving the original recording as faithfully as possible.

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What’s the advantages of Digital Audio over tapes?

Digital audio can be copied & shared endlessly without any quality loss
CD’s and USB sticks are more durable than tapes
Digital audio quality will not degrade over the years
No rewinding or fast forwarding
They take up less space
Digital audio is the new standard, tape players are fading out literally!

Some of the equipment used in our studio for audio conversions:

 Denon X1800 mixer – Denon Media Players

Numark audio mixer
 Sony DTC-ZE700 (DAT) SUPER BIT MAPPING

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Professional Digital Scanning
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Audio cassettes were once the primary method of listening to music, audio books, and other audio recordings before digital audio formats like MP3 and streaming services came along. However, many people still have old audio cassettes lying around with sentimental value or important recordings that they want to preserve. Converting these audio cassettes to a digital format can provide numerous benefits, including the ability to preserve and access these recordings easily.

Now let’s explore the benefits of converting audio cassettes to a digital format:

  1. Preservation of audio quality: Audio cassettes deteriorate over time due to wear and tear, exposure to heat, and magnetic interference. Converting audio cassettes to a digital format preserves the original audio quality and prevents further degradation.

  2. Easy access: Digital audio files can be easily accessed on computers, smartphones, and other digital devices, making it more convenient to listen to your favourite recordings.

  3. Space-saving: Storing audio cassettes takes up a lot of space, and they can be difficult to organize. Digital audio files take up much less space and can be easily organized on a computer or external hard drive.

  4. Sharing: Digital audio files can be easily shared with friends and family, making it easier to share your favourite recordings.

  5. Customization: Once audio cassettes are converted to a digital format, you can easily edit the audio files, cut out unwanted parts, and customize them to your liking.

  6. Preserving history: Many people have audio cassettes with recordings of family members, historical events, or personal memories. Converting these audio cassettes to a digital format preserves these important recordings for future generations.

Tape Repair service

DON’T PANIC !

If your tape is unfortunate enough to not play correctly then don’t worry our experts will carry out a repair on it to recover any usable footage.

This includes tapes which have jammed, have excess mould or snapped tapes.