PRESERVE YOUR AUDIO REELS !
Freeman Productions is offering you the chance to save your old audio reel to reels into a format that will last forever. All from our Johannesburg located studio
Transfer Your audio reels to USB
If you’re worried about losing access to your old audio reels, we can convert them to a format that will play on modern devices
Why audio reels should be converted
Unfortunately analogue technology such as audio reels will degrade over time, loosing its quality
Why trust us ?
With hundreds of happy customers under our belts, you can trust us to give you a quality and reliable service
AUDIO REEL TO REEL TRANSFER
Digital is forever. As much as people may argue about the benefits of analogue, it wears away over time leaving its contents lost. Do you have any audio reels that are left in storage? You may need to convert them to a digital audio format if you want to preserve that data that’s on them.
Luckily Freeman Productions, a Johannesburg company, offers a service for converting these old reels onto a digital format that will keep all the important meetings and events that you have recorded, archived for years to come! We also convert audio cassette tapes and vinyl
Why should I convert my reels?
To preserve quality
Your audio reel to reels lose their quality when exposed to light, moisture and other elements. They can't last forever.
Machines are pricey
Finding a machine that will play your old audio reels is an extremely difficult task that will set you back thousands of rands!
Digital is forever
Once converted, your digital files can, if backed up regularly, last indefinitely!
Upload online
As a digital format, your new audio files will have no restrictions. This means that you can upload your reels to the internet
Enjoy again
What ever precious content exists within your reels, there is nothing like listening to your old audio for the first time in years!
Show everyone
When you have converted your reels, there is no limit to the copying and sharing that you can do. This means that you can share it with your friends and family!
THE PROCESS
Lable the audio reels
The very first thing we do is label all of your products. This is very important as it not only ensures that the will be no confusion when handling your reels, but it will also make sure that you can relate the audio files to the physical audio reels when we are done
The actual conversion
Here is where the magic happens! One of our engineers will plug an old audio reel machine into one of our computers in order to capture the audio (making sure the levels are adjusted correctly)
Fixes and tweaks
Next we need top check that everything has been captured correctly and that there there is no empty space. If there is, we remove it
Saved to storage
That's it, as simple as that you know have fully converted audio reels saved onto your storage
How audio reels are converted
KEEP YOUR AUDIO REELS FOREVER
Know someone who would live to listen to these reels? Sharing is easy once converted!
We actually recommend this as the more copies you make the longer your conversions will last (potentially forever)
Its all just so easy, simply copy and paste the files
REVIEWS
Great service, exceeded expectations!
Samkelo Khumalo
A real pleasure dealing with professionals. Service and support is wonderful. Highly recommended
Doug Shead
Excellent quality of work and service
Aphrodite Gogakis
What an absolute pleasure to work with such decent people who give absolute attention to detail in the most loving and professional way
Chaim Tuch
TRUST
We know how important this is
- Because of the personal nature of audio reel to reel conversions, we understand that the contents of your audio reels is so important. Because of this the utmost care is placed when converting your reels.
Our reviews
- For further piece of mind we recommend you look at our extremely positive google review
BRING CONTROL BACK TO YOUR REELS
Once converted, you can treat your reels like any mp3
What format will the converted audio reel to reels be?
While we normally convert to an MP3 format, if requested, we can convert your reels to any file type you choose
My reels are extremely old, can I still convert them?
Yes! From our experience reels that are even decades old are still audible today. It is best not to leave them longer than you need to though
History
- Reel to reel tapes were a way of recording audio in the 20th century from about the 1920's.
- The technology involves a full reel of tape that is connected to a second take up reel
- The audio is then magnetically recorded onto the tape
- This is what is known as analog technology, meaning that it is a physical process that is subject to physical disadvantages
Downsides
- When you leave your audio reels unprotected, they can degrade and loose their quality.
- It is incredibly difficult (and expensive) to find an audio reel to reel player nowadays
- Converting your reels is so much cheaper and more effective than keeping or buying old equipment.
OTHER QUESTIONS
YOU MAY STILL HAVE QUESTIONS
You can have as many audio reel to reels converted as you need if you are a company or a individual
The quality of the converted reels do depends on the original quality of the reel. We can, however, denoise the sound.
We provide USB and HDDs but you can bring your own if you are mindful of the remaining space
If you contact us today, we can quote you on your specific needs
It generally ranges between ten and twenty working days. We can perform an express delivery if you request
We are able to repair damaged reels, although the final product will be dependant on the extent of the damage
THE SWEAT SOUND OF
DIGITISATION
Thank you for considering our audio reel to reel conversion service. We hope that we are able to assist you in archiving your precious audio recordings and allow you to keep them for many years to come!
