Spoken Word Tape Recordings Converted to CD
Preserve the tape recorded voice of a loved one to CD as a treasured family heirloom
Recorded personal recollections of historical events transferred from tape to CD
Archive recorded lectures and academic proceedings on easy to store CDs
Transfer and preserve to CD, tape recorded documentation of family history and genealogy

Spoken word or conversational recordings are often made under less than perfect conditions. Tape hiss and motor rumble, always present on cassette recordings, are usually more pronounced and audible on spoken word tapes. Noises such as dogs barking, phones ringing, or dishes clanking can override the conversation. If lectures or other academic proceedings are being recorded the microphone is often located too far away from the speaker for adequate recording.

V.U. Sound Studio can minimize or eliminate these problems and preserve your most personal tape recordings to CD. We maintain specialized software and utilize digital filtering processes and techniques specifically designed to reduce or eliminate background sounds from recorded material. While we can't eliminate all unwanted noise from all recordings made under extreme conditions every time, we analyze and process each recording individually to maximize clarity and intelligibility.

Pricing
Your cost is determined by the length of your tape and the amount of restoration/clean-up required Examples of minimum costs are shown below.
  • $15.00 - Basic Service Package for 60 Minute Tape: Recommended for fairly clean tapes with good quality audio. Includes tape hiss reduction,equalization (tone adjustments required), compression, standardized volume range, transfer to CD with basic label and storage envelope.
  • $20.00 - Enhanced Customized Service Package for 60 Minute Tape: Recommended for noisy or hard to understand recordings.
Includes one hour of engineering time, volume compensation, minimizing background noise, specialized filtering, voice enhancement, CD prep, transfer to CD with label and CD Jewel case.

Typical recordings may require from the basic one hour to four hours or more. Additional engineering time is charged at a rate of $15.00 per hour. Tapes longer than 60 minutes require correspondingly longer engineering times.

If you don’t know how much work your recording requires, we will gladly review your tape and provide an estimate. Your only cost will be the return shipping of your tape if you decide not to have us do your work.

Payment
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