Why Choose Portraits by Hart for Audio Conversions?
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Family-run business since 1958 – now fully dedicated to preserving memories
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All transfers carried out personally in-house in Stourbridge
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No third parties – your tapes stay safe with us throughout
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Careful handling to prevent further degredation
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Prices starting from £12.50
Audio Tape to Digital Conversion – Cassette & Reel-to-Reel, Stourbridge
Safeguard Your Family Voices and Memories
The constant changes in digital technologies have left many of the old analogue audio formats gathering dust. Many of us have family audio tapes of events, special occasions and of our children growing up. Audio cassettes and 1/4” reel to reel tapes although good in years gone by can deteriorate through the passage of time.
You may think that your analogue audio tapes are safe for the future stored on a shelf or in a drawer. However, analogue magnetic tape deteriorates over time. External magnetic forces and changes in atmospheric conditions all contribute towards their degradation. The only sure way to preserve your cassette tapes & 1/4” reel to reel tapes is to have them digitally transferred.
By transferring your analogue audio tapes to the CD or MP4 files you will be able to play them on your computer, CD player, car radio or even your tablet or mobile phone. You can also easily share them between family and friends.
We can now bring those memories back to life by digitally transferring your old audio tapes. Our Audio Tape to Digital Conversion Service ensures that your precious tapes can be listened to for many years to come.
Why Transfer Now?
Why Digitize Your Audio Tapes Now?
Analogue magnetic tapes (cassettes and 1/4” reel-to-reel) degrade over time: magnetic particles lose strength (causing fading sound/dropouts), atmospheric changes (humidity/temperature) cause warping or brittleness, and external forces can demagnetize them. Stored tapes may seem safe, but "sticky shed syndrome" or oxide shedding can make them unplayable—or worse, snap during playback.
Don't let time silence your family's story. Once lost, those voices and moments are gone forever. Digitizing to CD/MP3/MP4 preserves them safely for generations.
Formats We Convert
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Audio Cassettes
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1/4" Reel to Reel Tapes
Our Process
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Inspect tapes for condition/issues
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Clean & repair as needed
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Digitize to high-quality digital files
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Output to CD, MP3 on USB
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Return originals + digital files
Related Services
We also digitize and convert Super 8, Standard 8, Regular 8, 16mm & 9.5mm cine film to DVD and MP4. For more information please please go to the Cine Film Transfer Page
We convert video tapes too. For more information on converting your video cassettes please go to the VHS Video Transfer Page
Ready to hear those memories again?
If you would like more information or a price for converting your tapes please get in touch and we will be happy to answer any questions you may have.
Prices start from £12.50
All photographic & video to digital transfer services we provide are carried out in house by ourselves. We will never pass your treasured negatives, transparencies, video tapes & cine films on to a third party.
Many businesses & High Street chains offering these services do not carry out the work themselves, they forward it on to a third party. We carry out all of the work ourselves. When you hand your items over to us you are very often handing them to the person who will actually carry out carry out the work.