Analogue
Compact Cassette
C30, C46, C60, C90, C120 and other standard Compact Cassette recordings used for music, interviews, oral history and home recordings.
Professional Audio Preservation
Broadcast Audio Cassette Tape Conversions in Oxfordshire
Professional digitisation of domestic, professional, broadcast and rare audio cassette formats to high-quality digital preservation files.
✓ Common & rare formats
✓ Broadcast & professional media
✓ Archive-quality transfers
✓ Corporate, heritage & consumer
Preserve valuable recordings
Protect interviews, music, oral histories and archive recordings.
High-quality transfers
Professional playback and carefully controlled digital capture.
Archive standards
WAV and Broadcast BWF outputs for preservation workflows.
Trusted specialist service
From a single cassette to substantial archive collections.
All Audio Cassette Formats Converted
Audio cassettes exist in many different forms, from everyday Compact Cassettes and long-play C120s to Microcassettes, Minicassettes, professional digital formats and rare obsolete systems.
Oxford Duplication Centre provides specialist audio transfer services for personal collections, corporate archives, broadcasters, museums, universities, heritage organisations and researchers.
We use appropriate playback equipment for the format and condition of the original recording. Where required, tapes can be assessed and prepared before digitisation.
Common Cassette Formats
From standard domestic cassettes to specialist tape formulations, we can help identify and preserve your recordings.
Type I
Normal Bias / Ferric
The most common analogue cassette formulation, found throughout domestic, business, educational and archive collections.
Type II
Chrome / High Bias
Higher-quality Type II and CrO₂ recordings used for music, production and higher-fidelity personal recordings.
Type IV
Metal Cassettes
Premium metal-particle cassette formulations used where higher performance and recording quality were required.
Professional, Broadcast & Digital Cassette Formats
Not all cassette-shaped media are conventional analogue Compact Cassettes. We also work with professional and digital tape systems.
Voice & Dictation
Microcassette
Small-format voice recordings used for dictation, interviews, journalism, research and portable recording.
Dictation
Minicassette
Compact dictation and office recording formats including Philips Mini-Cassette systems.
Digital
DAT / R-DAT
Digital Audio Tape recordings used extensively for professional audio, broadcast, music production and master recordings.
Multitrack
Alesis ADAT
Digital multitrack recordings stored on S-VHS-based tape and used extensively in professional recording studios.
Rare & Obsolete Audio Cassette Formats
Unusual media often require format identification before the correct playback equipment can be selected.
Sony Elcaset
A rare large-format analogue cassette system introduced in the 1970s. Original playback machines are now uncommon.
Digital Compact Cassette
Philips DCC digital recordings stored on cassette-shaped media and requiring compatible DCC playback equipment.
Grundig Stenorette
Specialist dictation systems and recordings encountered in historic business and office collections.
Dictaphone & Proprietary Media
Older dictation and office systems may use proprietary cassette formats or unusual recording speeds.
Variable-Speed Recordings
Some dictation recordings were deliberately recorded at reduced speeds. Correct playback speed is established before transfer.
Damaged & Fragile Cassettes
We can assess damaged shells, broken tape, contamination and other physical problems before playback is attempted.
Our Cassette Digitisation Process
Each collection is assessed individually so that the original recording can be transferred as accurately and safely as possible.
1
Identify
We identify the cassette format, formulation, recording type and likely playback requirements.
2
Assess
The physical condition of the cassette and magnetic tape is assessed before transfer.
3
Digitise
Professional playback and capture equipment is used to create a faithful digital transfer.
4
Deliver
Preservation masters and access copies are supplied according to your project requirements.
Digital Audio Output
Choose preservation masters, production files or convenient access copies for listening and distribution.
Broadcast WAV / BWF
Professional uncompressed files suitable for preservation and archive workflows.
WAV / WAVE
Uncompressed PCM audio suitable for editing, production and long-term storage.
AIFF
Professional uncompressed audio for editing and production environments.
FLAC
Lossless compressed audio for storage and access where smaller files are useful.
MP3
Convenient access files for everyday listening and distribution.
Audio CD
Physical listening copies can be produced where required.
Corporate, Heritage, Broadcast & Consumer Collections
Whether you have one cassette or several thousand recordings, we can help identify, digitise and organise your collection.
Projects can be supplied as individual files or organised into structured folders with agreed file naming, numbering and metadata conventions.
We work with private clients, businesses, universities, museums, broadcasters, production companies, researchers and heritage organisations.
Have an Unusual Cassette Format?
From everyday Compact Cassettes to rare professional and obsolete formats, our team can help you identify, preserve and access your recordings.
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