SORRY-THIS SERVICE HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR THE TIME BEING

Why full Audio Restoration?
The specialised service has the sole purpose of providing the benefits of high quality restoration and transfer to CD-R of your media.
This comment from David K. probably sums the Service up better than I can?
Hello Mick,
Just a note to say that I’ve now had chance to listen properly to the remaining two CD’s and I am very happy with the results. I know you don’t post testimonials on your site but I will certainly recommend your services to anyone who needs audio restoration work done. Your knowledge of the subject matter is certainly re-assuring and gives confidence that the best quality product will result from your work. I would not have believed it possible to completely remove all the noise and crackles etc. and still preserve all the musical content but you have certainly managed that for me!

Thanks again,
Best wishes
David.

Reg P. commented,
Mick,
Package arrived safely and I have to say the CD-Audio is quite brilliant - I could not be more pleased.
Once again many thanks for your fantastic service.
Regards
Reg

What does it cost?
Initially the cost of the return postage of your media - YOU TRY BEFORE BUY!!! - for the cost of return postage.
- After the initial enquiry.
- You send your media and include return postage.
- Your media is assessed and a sample before and after clip sent back to you for approval.
- If you're not satisfied with the sample and don't wish to proceed with the restoration - your media returned.
- If you wish to proceed then you will be advised of cost - based on charges laid out below.
At worst it costs you return postage to find out what can be achieved with your media.
At best you have a high quality restoration on CD, at a very competitve price!!!

Don't require this level of restoration?
Have a look at the "Low Cost Transfer" page - which can give very good results depending upon the condition of the media.
If not, it will still result in an improvement on a simple transfer and conversion of Vinyl and Cassettes to CD.
At the price point it can't approach the quality of the standard Audio Restoration service  -  which aims to provide the best possible audio quality from Vinyl and Cassettes, without compromise.

The rates below apply to private collectors only, they do not apply to material restored & prepared for re-issue or archiving purposes. For this type of Project - please contact me to discuss after reading the brief notes at the foot of this page.

VINYL - LP

Audio Restoration and Transfer of Vinyl LP Record to CD.

All LPs' are deep cleaned before transfer - it's the only way to recover all the detail available in the recording. Secondly, I have no wish to damage my Stylii unecessarily. If cleaning is an issue then please don't send the LP.
Full audio restoration to remove or reduce all faults within the tracks and transferred to play as any other CD.
What does it sound like?
Have a listen to some of the samples (either with tthe Player on the left of this page or on the Vinyl Samples page).

Standard LP -
Non-Standard LP -
(Minimum order is £15.00).
(Non-Standard would be for example the K-Tel, Ronco and Golden Hour type of Records, which have by design tried to put as much material onto the media as possible and the quality has suffered as a result - more difficult to restore to an acceptable level).
(Prices above do not include return postage by RM Special Delivery).
A more basic service is now being offered on the "Low Cost Transfer" page.

VINYL - EP/12" Single/45rpm.

Audio Restoration and Transfer of EP/45rpm Vinyl Record to CD.
What does it sound like?
Have a listen to some of the samples (either with tthe Player on the left of this page or on the Vinyl Samples page).

45rpm -
12" Single -
EP -
(Minimum order is 2 sides).
(Prices above do not include return postage by RM Special Delivery).
A more basic service is now being offered on the "Low Cost Transfer" page.

SHELLAC 78 rpm.

78rpm Record Audio Restoration and Transfer to CD.
The service is aimed at commercially released Records only.
What does it sound like?
Have a listen to some of the samples (either with tthe Player on the left of this page or on the 78 rpm Samples page).

(Prices above do not include return postage by RM Special Delivery).

Family Recordings - Although reasonable results can be produced - I'm withdrawing the service for this type of Project as I feel the time involved in restoration makes the cost prohibitive - sorry!!

Ther is no low cost option offered with Shellac 78s - all require a considerable amount of work to bring them to a decent standard and the price comparison with finished quality is still very competitive.

(Commercial pressings on Acetate  have generally survived badly and the price of restoration may have to be assessed on an individual basis per Track - restoration in some cases, due to the amount of time involved, may not be economically viable and may have to be returned).

CASSETTE TAPE.

Full Audio Restoration and Transfer of Cassette Tape to CD.
What does it sound like?
Have a listen to some of the samples (either with tthe Player on the left of this page or on the Cassette Samples page).

Cassette Tapes can have many other faults apart from tape "hiss" such as various types of dropouts, glitches, distortion, excessive mechanical based wow, poor quality recordings, clicks and pops etc. Simply removing the hiss will have no effect on these faults and will, in many cases, make them more noticeable.
The service offered will address all these faults - along with the tape hiss.
Print through, caused by long term storage can sometimes be reduced but not always - depends on the severity, in relation to the wanted audio content of the Cassette.
Final CD plays as any other with full track separation.

Commercially produced Cassettes generally fall into a small range of lengths/sizes. Any sizes falling between the bands below should be priced to the next higher band..
The sound quality of Cassette Tapes vary enormously, so it has been necessary to illustrate a range of prices to cover the potential work involved for full Audio Restoration. A firm quote on price will be given at the stage when a sample is sent for approval.
Also, at this point, if your not happy with the quality of the restoration at the price quoted - you can decline to go ahead with the project and the only cost is the return postage of the Cassette.
Price Range Guide: The lower charges would apply to a good quality Commercial recording with minimal tape degradation. The highest charges could apply , for example, to a recording from a portable recorder on poor quality tape. There are, of course, many excellent home or semi-pro recordings and these will usually be charged at the lower price levels.

C-46 -
C-60 -
C-90 (on 2XCD-R) -
C-120 (on 2xCD-R) -
(Minimum order value is £16.00).
(Prices above do not include return postage by RM Special Delivery).
A more basic service is now being offered on the "Low Cost Transfer" page.

4-Track Cassette.

A 4-track deck with or without  dbx noise reduction is available, running at either normal or double speed.
Contact me to discuss.

RESTORATION FOR RE-ISSUE OR ARCHIVING.

Proof of Copyright ownership or permission from the Owner will be required for this Service.
Cost will depend upon your requirements.
Tracks can be supplied in sample rates of 44.1, 48.0, 88.2, 96.0 or 192.0kHz at 16 or 24-bit.
Full sample track FOC can be arranged before commencing the project.
Contact me to discuss.

CD COVERS AND CASES.

CDS' will be supplied in Mini-DVD cases as they tend to "survive" the Postal Service better.
Unfortunately, due to the separate Copyright restrictions imposed upon, for example LP Cover Art, I am not able to supply a copy of any original Artwork. I can of course personalise the cover with your own pictures, if you wish.
Otherwise, the Cover will contain Artist name and Album Name on a generic background.
The Inner Cover and Back (where applicable) will contain the Track Names and times on a neutral background.
CDs' are supplied wth a generic label giving basic information - directly printed onto the CD.