"Considering the compromised state of the record you had to work with, the difference between the original recording and the "cleaned up" version is amazing.

While it would be impossible to completely mask all the surface noise, it's been reduced significantly -allowing the music to rise above and be heard.

Thank you Talking Dog Studios"

- Nick Gane -
(transfer and restoration of original self-recorded 78 from 1951)

General Information: Materials are loaded into our workstations and treated as per the options listed below. Please specify if you would prefer audio discs, or mp3s on data discs. Or just bring in your USB thumb drive and we'll copy the files to that, no additional charge. There is a $5 charge for every CD we burn.

Basic Transfer: Prior to transfer, our engineers evaluate the current quality of your material. Depending upon the recording, we will do a straight transfer, or a basic cleaning (using standard rumble filtering, high-end filtering, level correction). Pops, ticks, etc. remain as-is.

Advanced Restoration: Direct Transfer service plus the added benefit of a digital noise reduction, suppressing ticks and pops, surface noise, tape hiss, and background noise.

Remastering: If required, we can give in-depth attention to each individual track, enhancing the recording to make it sound as best as it can (editing, corrective equalization, compression, imaging correction, etc.). Because the level of detail required varies for each recording, fees will vary: give us the recording and we'll give you a quote.

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Audio Transfer

Here are just some of the services Talking Dog Studios has to offer:

  • Vinyl (78, 33, 45) to CD or mp3
  • Reel-to-reel or Cassette Tape to CD or mp3
  • Mini-Disc or micro-cassette to CD or mp3
  • CD Duplication or CD to mp3

Our mp3s are non-copy-protected industry-standard files, playable on computer, iPod, or any other mp3 player.

Transfer Examples

original 1

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clean 1

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original 2

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 clean 2

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original 3

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 clean 3

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original 4

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 clean 4

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Talking Dog Studios is dedicated to the task of preserving your audio recordings with the use of our professional audio and restoration equipment. Once your media is digitized, we can perform restoration techniques such as cleaning and filtering, pop and click removal, hiss removal, etc. Plus, we'll bring each recording up to today’s listening volumes to be similar to other audio you listen to. Each track will become an individual cut on CD or individual mp3 file (some facilities give you a single long track for each side of an album or tape), for ease of listening to your favourite tracks.

  • Do you have old recordings of the voices of family or friends that you
    haven't heard in years? Preserve those priceless recordings as mp3 files
    or audio CDs.

  • Do you have old records or cassette tapes that you enjoyed years ago?
    Bring back those memories!

  • Do you have speeches, lectures, or recorded meetings on cassette tape
    or microcassette that you would like to transfer? Imagine the convenience
    of listening to these recordings in your car, on your computer, or on your
    mp3 player .

  • Are you a DJ who has a record collection and is now using CDs? Do you
    have 12" remixes that can't be found on CD? Eliminate the pain of bringing
    records to your next gig and transfer your records to CD.

  • Are you a musician? Whether your recordings are on reel-to-reel or any other
    vintage format, this is an easy way to get those old recordings transferred.

They also make great gifts that can be cherished for years to come. Don’t let the precious sounds from years past be lost forever!

Note regarding the fees listed below:do you have a lot of recordings to bring in? We will negotiate a discount for larger orders.

Source Basic Transfer Advanced Restoration  
Reel-to-reel, cassettes, etc. $25 per hour of recorded audio $35 per hour of recorded audio  
78 $5 per record $10 per record  
33 $15 per record $25 per record  
45 $2.50 per record $5 per record  

Please note: The audio transfer process is done in private. Your
materials will not be played for any third party. Upon completion, the
material is deleted from our hard drives, though it is kept in data form on
our backup system in order to easily address any problems or future
restoration you may decide upon.

Contact us: (306) 790-4008

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