Preserve your recordings

Cassettes • Microcassettes • Reel-to-Reel (7½, 3¾, & 1⅞ IPS)
Digitized to MP3, WAV, or FLAC

Your family’s old audio recordings hold moments that will never happen again. We safely digitize every cassette, microcassette, and reel-to-reel tape using high-quality, in-house decks right here in Mason City, IA.

Northern Iowa & Southern Minnesota’s trusted audio-to-digital service.

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Serving Northern Iowa & Southern Minnesota

🛡️ Secure, In-House Digitizing

Your memories never leave Mason City

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Choose Your Audio Type

Quick pricing for every format

  • Cassette or Microcassette - $25 per tape

    Includes:

    • Cleaning & inspection

    • Speed-calibrated playback

    • Full tape digitization to MP3, WAV, or FLAC

    • Basic volume normalization

    • File naming and folder organization

    Optional Enhancements:

    • Track Splitting - $2 per track

    • Tape Repair/Splicing - $10 per tape

  • Reel-to-Reel — $45 per reel
    Speeds supported: 7½, 3¾, and 1⅞ IPS
    Formats: 2-track & mono

    Includes:

    • Gentle cleaning and tension check

    • Professional reel-to-reel deck transfer

    • Output as MP3, WAV, or FLAC

    • File labeling and organization

    Optional Enhancements:

    • Track Splitting — $2 per track

    • Tape Repair/Splicing — $10 per reel

  • Audio Enhancements (Optional)

    • Track Splitting — $1 per track

    • Tape Repair / Splicing — $10 per tape

    • Advanced File Formats — MP3, WAV, FLAC (Upon request)

    • Noise Reduction & Cleanup — Included

AUDIO DIGITIZING

Starting at $25 per tape

Blank tapes, unplayable recordings, or tapes under 5 minutes are free of charge.

All audio is digitized in-house using dedicated decks, no outsourcing, no combo DVD/audio machines, and no AI “guesswork.”
You receive clean, high-quality digital files you can save, share, or archive forever.

CASSETTE & MICROCASSETTE DIGITIZING

Ideal for:

  • Music recordings

  • Interviews and oral histories

  • Family messages & childhood recordings

  • Lecture notes, meetings, and storytelling

What you get:

  • Cleaned and inspected tape

  • High-quality playback using calibrated decks

  • Output as MP3, WAV, or FLAC

REEL-TO-REEL DIGITIZING

Best for:

  • Legacy family recordings

  • Church services or choir recordings

  • Bands, studio demos, and musician archives

  • Archival restoration

What you get:

  • Gentle tape cleaning and tension check

  • Stable playback using professional reel decks

  • Output as MP3, WAV, or FLAC

AUDIO OPTIONS & ADD-ONS

Track Splitting - $1 per track

We separate long recordings into individual labeled files.

Tape Repair / Splicing - $10 per tape

Fixes broken tape, jams, leader tape repair, or splice failures.

Advanced File Formats Included Upon Request

MP3 (standard), WAV (archival), or FLAC (lossless compressed).
No additional charge.

WHY DIGITIZING AUDIO MATTERS TODAY

Magnetic audio tape was never designed to last forever. As tapes age, the materials that hold the recording can gradually deteriorate, especially after decades of storage and repeated playback. Heat, humidity, dust, improper storage, and the natural aging of the tape itself can all affect sound quality and playability. In some cases, deterioration may not become obvious until a tape is played again. Older recordings may experience fading audio, increased noise, distortion, physical damage, or playback problems caused by:

  • Loss of magnetic signal and reduced fidelity

  • “Sticky-shed syndrome” (binder breakdown)

  • Print-through (echoing of previous recordings)

  • Wobble, distortion, and pitch instability

  • Mold growth on the tape surface

  • Breaks in thin cassette or microcassette tape

  • Playback equipment becoming rare and unreliable

Digitizing preserves the recording in its current condition, protecting the voices, music, and moments stored on these aging formats before further deterioration occurs.

Your Home Audio recordings are not getting any Younger

You still want to remember what those sounded like, right?…..Right?!!?‍ ‍

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