| Audio
to Digital Prices
(All
prices include VAT): |
| Service
Explained:
To begin with, we assess your material and your needs.
On receipt of your material, we call you to confirm safe receipt.
To begin with then, we'll listen to your recording and call you
back with our opinion on what needs to be done.
Once we've received your instructions, we'll capture your file and
making adjustments along the way, we'll capture your material to
a computer and then using sound editing software, make the necessary
changes.
Finally, we'll output it directly to a CD or another data file format
as agreed at order stage.
Finally, we invariably customise your CD (if applicable)
with your own text and imagery to create that perfect finishing
touch. At the end, it is all checked for purpose and quality before
being approved for despatch. As for payment, this is only on completion.
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| Reel
to Reel Transfers: |
| Reel
to Reel Transfer (3 3/4 and 7 1/2
Inches Per Second) |
£49.99
for First Hour |
| Reel
to Reel Transfer (3 3/4 and 7 1/2
Inches Per Second) |
£29.99
Each Half an Hour Thereafter |
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| Compact
Cassettes, Mini Disc & DAT |
| Quantity
1 Off Per Tape |
£24.99 |
| Quantity
1-5 Per Tape |
£19.99
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| Quantity
6 Onwards Per Tape |
£14.99
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| Additional
Copy |
£5.99 |
| 3
for 2 Copies Offer: |
3
for £12 |
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Note: Reel to Reel Durations: Tape Durations can be quite difficult
to predict if you can't remember much about the content! Each step-change
of recording speed will actually double or halve the duration. A
four track tape can for example be twice as long as a two-track
tape.
Some
tapes are recorded on one side only, some on both sides. A standard
7" spool of stereo 2-track material recorded at 15 IPS might
contain as little as 15 minutes of audio, but the very same tape
recorded across four mono tracks at 1 7/8 IPS might contain over
8 hours of audio! This makes it jolly difficult to guess in advance
quite how much is on the tape.
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| (Prices
include VAT. P&P free for all orders over £95. No Upfront
Payment at all required. We
can often provide a discount on greater quantities.
Minimum Order Value: £20 inc vat. Call us on 01273 236630.
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Reel
to Reel Explained:
For home use, more basic reel-to-reel recorders were available, and
a number of track formats and tape speeds were introduced to allow
interoperability and prerecorded music. The first prerecorded R To
R Tapes were introduced by RCA Victor Record Co. in 1954. Reel to
reel was still very popular through to the end of the 1970s, despite
the compact cassette, mostly because of the superior quality of open
reel recordings. Many Audiophiles are willing to accept the relative
‘difficulty’ of open reel tape to gain better quality
reproduction. As a generalisation, the faster the speed the better
the sound quality.
In addition to faithfully recording higher frequencies and increasing
the magnetic signal strength and therefore the signal-to-noise ratio
(S/N), higher tape speeds spread the signal longitudinally over more
tape area, reducing the effects of defects in or damage to the medium.
Slower
speeds conserve tape and are useful in applications where sound quality
is not critical – such as speech in domestic recordings.
11 7/8 in/s or 4.76 cm/s — This is usually the slowest domestic
speed, best for long duration speech recordings. It was used since
it was very economical too!
3¾ in/s or 9.52 cm/s — a common domestic speed and used
on most single-speed domestic machines, reasonable quality for speech.
7½ in/s or 19.05 cm/s — This was the highest domestic
speed and also the slowest professional speed as a guide.
15 in/s or 38.1 cm/s — This was mainly used for professional
music recording and radio programming.
30 in/s or 76.2 cm/s — This was used where the best possible
treble response is demanded.
Speed units of inches per second or in/s are also abbreviated IPS.
3¾ in/s and 7½ in/s are the speeds that were used for
the vast majority of the general consumer market releases of commercial
recordings on reel-to-reel tape |
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Postage
and Packing - With Free Track and Trace Facility - It's Safer: |
| In
our survey our customers, posting rated as one of the most important
areas of concern. We understand this and offer a full Track &
Trace facility for every parcel that leaves our studios. Upon despatch
should you request it, we'll email you with details of your delivery
so you know exactly when you can expect it, along with your tracking
reference number. |
| Recorded
Delivery Free for Order over £95 - Otherwise |
£5.99 |
| Special
Delivery - On request |
£9.99 |
| Safety
First Postage Option: |
£3.49 |
| Worried
about having your precious films and dvd lost in the post? - For an
extra £3.49, we'll post the dvd(s) first and then send your
original cine film separately once you've safely received it. |
| All
prices include VAT. No Upfront Payment
at all required - We'll contact you on completion.
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Our
studio uses quality processes which are designed to play your material
at the right speed and capture all tracks at optimum quality.
The method of transfer is of vital importance both in respect of the
optical and audible quality but also with regard to the need to employ
error free technology. (There's nothing more irritating that dvds
that can't be read on your machine..) |
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