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8-Track Tape Restoration

"KERCHUNK"- That familiar sound that let you know the next track was on the way.  Though basically chastised as low quality and laughable by today's standards, there is no denying that this format dominated the music scene in the late 60s and early 70s. 

About 8-Track Tapes

Tape Restoration Techniques

Choosing Your Software Tools

Fast Edit:  The End of "KerChunk!"

An Educated Taste Test

Hear It For Yourself

Anything Else I Need To Know?

About 8-Track Tapes

William Powell Lear, the inventor of the Lear Jet, invented the 8-track tape in the 1960s.  At this time there were several cartridge-based continuous loop solutions, like the 4-track, but the genius behind Lear was in his marketing of this product.  He developed this technology for automobiles as an alternative to radio listening and had the units standard in all 1966 Fords and then all Chrysler and GM products offered the same.  

The 8-track is a 1/4 continuous length of tape that holds 8 tracks running parallel.  Track one and five constitutes track one stereo left and right.  Then two and six...etc.  At the end of the tape there is a piece of foil which signals the tape heads to move 1 slot lower and so forth.  

8 Tracks were produced well into the 80s and were a mainstay of auto and portable play for many years until being supplanted by cassettes and later CDs.  

Tape Restoration Techniques

Like record restoration, there are countless articles and opinions on how to best preserve and archive your precious and slowly dying audio tape collection.  The following hints are mostly agreed upon and safe to try.  

What Do I Have?
To Bake Or Not To Bake
Do What With My Tail?
Tape Warpage...How to Fix It.
Clean Heads...Healthy Minds
Back It Up!

8-Track Specific Techniques

Though most tapes suffer from the same ailments as they age and deteriorate (hiss, warpage, weather issues, etc.), because the 8-track had an unusual track changer built into its tape mechanism, it has its own special problems that you may encounter.  We offer a full assortment of 8-track repair supplies that should eliminate most issues.  Plus, we offer a great new DVD that helps you repair and restore your treasured 8-Tracks!

Kerchunk

Probably the number one annoyance with 8-Track tapes was the loud noise you heard each and every time your 8-Track player sensed the foil on the tape and switched tracks.  This could come at any time...including in the middle of a song.  No fear, using our Fast Editor, you simply highlight the Kerchunk and the overlapping audio and do a "cut" and you should easily eliminate this well known pest.

Choosing The Tools

Audio Mentor $29

DC Millennium $59

DC EIGHT $159

New!

Handy Wizard Interface Makes The Whole Process Of Going From Vinyl or Tape to CD Easy.

Realtime changing of filters...listen to the noise disappear while the file plays!

Make Your Own CDs

Includes MP3, WMA Support

Realtime Restoration and Enhancement

Free Technical Support

More Info?

 

Remove Clicks, pops, hiss, surface noise

Realtime changing of filters...listen to the noise disappear while the file plays!

Run Multiple Filters Simultaneously

Record in 8, 16 or 24 bit

Perfect For the Serious Hobbyist

Batch File Processing (work on multiple songs simultaneously)

Full Enhancement capabilities- Make any audio file sound better

4-band Dynamic Compressor and Expander

Free Technical Support

More Info?

Our Newest Edition!

Everything In SIX, SEVEN, Millennium and Mentor PLUS:

Big Click Filter

Direct Spectral Editing

Improved Tune Library

Subharmonic Synthesizer

Overtone Synthesis

FLAC, Vorbis and Broadcast Wave support 

New CD and DVD Drive support

Main screen waveform scrubbing support added

Free Technical Support

More Info?

Fast Edit:  The End of "KerChunk!"

Of course, the beauty of a digital editing system is the speed with which you can perform simple cut and paste editing.  The Fast Edit mode in DC SIX takes this a step further, by allowing you to not only edit instantly (without waiting for the computer), but also saves each edit in the Fast Edit History window...if you perform an edit and aren't crazy with the results, you simply click on the previous entry and your last edit is undone and removed.  Every edit is completed before your finger leaves the mouse and you only wait for the computer once you're completely satisfied with what you're hearing.  It's a great new feature and further simplifies your editing procedure.

 

 

 

An Educated Taste Test

How much of a difference can the Enhanced Audio products make in your audio life?  Why don't you try them for yourself?  We have demos and Getting started tutorial guides for both products listed below.  Download both the demo and the Getting Started Tutorial guide...the tutorials don't take a great deal of time, but they give you a fantastic idea just how powerful our products are.  

DC EIGHT (NEW)10 day free trial of our latest and greatest.  You won't need 10 days to decide that this is simply the most powerful audio editing audio restoration and audio enhancement product you've ever seen.  Only $159
Audio MentorThis cool new wizard takes you by the hand and leads you through the complete restoration process...from hooking up your turntable or tape deck, to spitting out a completely enhanced CD, MP3 or WMA file.  Only $59

DC Millennium Try and Buy

$59 never bought so much power.  See for yourself...with the new DC Millennium Try and Buy demo, you get 10 days to put this powerful product through its paces before a credit card is needed to unlock it.  This is a fully working demo so you'll get a pretty good idea just how helpful a product like this will be in your audio restoration/enhancement projects.  When you decide that you're ready to buy, just simply go to Help/Register...punch in your credit card and you receive an unlock code in minutes.  That means that you can purchase DC Millennium 24 hours a day 7 days a week.  We've also included a very cool Getting Started Guide so your 10 days won't be spent learning...you'll be getting results 30 minutes after you start.  Just go to the Diamond Cut directory and look for the PDF.

DC Millennium Getting Started GuideYou'll need this to guide you through your first sessions with Millennium!  It's a PDF that makes things easy.
DC SIX

This demo will allow you to sample the world's best audio restoration/enhancement and editing product.  It will only record 1 minute of material and save has been disabled, but if you want a taste test of excellence...you'll get it here.

DC SIX Getting Started Guide Easily navigate this product with a quick step by step tutorial that's completely "hands-on" and easy to read.  If you don't want the PDF to load into your explorer window, just right click on the link to the left and select Save Target As...

We've provided Record Restoration Quick Start guides for both DC SIX and DC Millennium.  The Getting Started Guides are in PDF form and only depend on you using the demo versions of both products.  These tutorials do not take a great deal of time, but they are jam-packed with info and perfect for quickly learning both products.  By now, you've probably decided on either a $59 or $199 investment...depending on the feature set you liked the best.  Just download either of the Getting Started Guides along with the demos and you'll be ready to start real 45 Record Restoration. These are PDF files and best viewed with Adobe Acrobat.  This is a free software product that you can download at www.download.com

Example Files

This is a typical old recording of a 78 RPM record.  We used a variety of filters to remove the clicks, pops, hiss and other disturbances.  With 78 Record Restoration, the goals are similar to any other record restoration...to make your file sound authentic, yet noise free and clean.

78 RPM With Noise                 Cleaned 78 RPM
 
Note:  On some machines, you may notice a hesitation at the beginning of your MP3 files when you click on them.  If you just let it play and then listen to it again, the hesitation will go away.  If you're using a dial-up...it's probably best to download this files and listen once you've downloaded.  

Will I Need Anything Else?

Each and every system is different.  You've also got to know what it will take to make your ears happy.  For example...Sound Blasters are very popular sound cards...unfortunately, popularity doesn't make them good...just popular.  There are potentially many products that could help you...depending on the scale of the restoration project you want to undertake.  We've created a page that outlines many of these product categories, plus the individual products that we recommend.  Just click here to go there.

 

Popular Products

DC EIGHT

 $159

This new flagship product offers features that any restoration enthusiast would love with no fat.  We don't try to be all things to all people, but if you want the world's best audio restoration...stop lookin.

DC 8 Software Training DVD

$39

Our resident software guru comes into your home via our DVD and walks you through tips and tricks for maximizing the quality and speed of your restoration results.  You'll be amazed at what you can learn in 2 hours.

Better Audio Restorations Training DVD

This detailed introduction to the Zen of Audio Restoration features a beginner's guide to restoration software.  Make the most of your restoration software

$39

DC LIVE/Forensics

There is simply no better Audio Forensics product on the market.  You can pay thousands more, but if you're clarifying noisy recordings or even running live audio surveillance, DC LIVE/Forensics is the best in the business.  $1499

Advanced Forensics Concepts Using DC LIVE/Forensics DVD

The in depth walkthrough covers all of the great new features of DC/LIVE/Forensics 7.5.  $59

Audio Mentor

New Price $29!

This intelligent wizard helps any user instantly achieve spectacular results.  Mentor takes you by the hand and gets you from the Record or Tape to CD in several painless steps. Only $59

Learning The CNF DVD

Go "under the hood" of the continuous noise filter.  This in depth training course will help any level user achieve better results with this powerful filter.

Diamond Cut Millennium

Powerful Audio Restoration and enhancement product.  Only $59

 

 

Computer Transfer Preamps

New thinking for your vinyl restoration.  These preamps give you the most accurate reproduction off of your record that is available...at a price you won't believe

Automatic Forensics Adaptive Filter VST Plug-In

Now you can get one of DC LIVE/Forensics most powerful automatic adaptive filters and plug it into the software of your choice.  This cool new VST plug automatically removes noise so that you can find a voice buried beneath the muck.  Only $399

Virtual Valve Tube Simulation VST Plug-In

Add real tube sound to any music file an instantly add the warmth and depth that only real tubes can provide.  This new VST Plug In is useful in so many ways that you'll instantly find it your favorite plug-in.  Only $99

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