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Cassette Tape Restoration

The workhorse of the audio world.  This cool compact format started slowly but has outlasted its competitors with no end in sight.  

Cassette Tape Information

Tape Restoration Techniques

Choosing Your Software Tools

Cassette Specific Techniques

Screen Shot Of The Tools

An Educated Taste Test

Hear It For Yourself

Purchase Info

Anything Else I Need To Know?

Cassette Tape Information

The cassette tape was patented in 1964 by Philips.  This format was invented for its convenience and portability over bulkier reel to reel tapes.  Early entries were also fairly low quality and record companies were not quick to accept this format for commercial use.  They had grown used to releasing tape versions of popular albums after releasing the LP versions.  The tape versions were for serious "audiophiles", but vinyl was supreme and always first.  

Cassette acceptance was also delayed by a new popular format known as 8-tracks.  Though quickly thrust upon the consumer market, users soon found the deficiencies with 8-tracks...namely the loud "KERCHUNK" as the track switched...sometimes in mid song and also sacrificing the track listings of the LP in order to avoid the dreaded "KERCHUNK".  Of course, the number one problem with 8-Tracks was the fact that most players didn't record, so making your own recordings was a bit dicey.  Though cassettes had none of the problems that 8-Tracks did, 8-Tracks still ruled the marketplace for a fairly long time.  Though many companies were already making cassettes, probably the biggest player who changed the way we thought about cassettes was Maxell from Japan.  They brought better quality and overall help usher in a new age of cassettes that were quieter, higher fidelity and sturdier.  

As their acceptance grew, so did the music industry's acceptance of the format and now major releases were released simultaneously on tape and vinyl.  Also playback was important.  Portable players helped seal the acceptance of cassettes and ultimately seal the fate of vinyl as customers wanted to take their audio with them everywhere and vinyl was impractical as a portable source.  Car cassettes, Walkmen and portable stereos became the rage.  

Though slow to original acceptance, the Cassette's portability and relative quality have helped it outlast both vinyl and 8-track and its dominance continues today.

 

Tape Restoration Techniques

Choosing Your Software Tools

Screen Shot Of The Tools

An Educated Taste Test

Hear It For Yourself

Purchase Info

Anything Else I Need To Know?

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!

Cassette Tape Specific Techniques

Though most tapes suffer from the same ailments as they age and deteriorate (hiss, warpage, weather issues, etc.), because the cassette is confined to a smaller case, it has its own special problems that you may encounter.  We offer a full assortment of cassette repair supplies that should eliminate most issues.  Plus, for those of you trying to restore old or damaged cassette tapes, we're proud to announce a new DVD specifically designed for Cassette tape restoration.  

Head Alignment

Since the head gaps for cassette machines are very small, and the speed is only 1 - 7/8 inches per second , a slight miss-alignment of the playback head will produce a pronounced distortion of the fidelity of the upper registers of the musical scale.  It may be necessary to use the  "Time Offset" feature in our DC SIX or SEVEN software to correct tape azimuth miss-alignment problems.  If you are reproducing a mono cassette tape via a stereo playback machine, the effect of azimuth misalignment on high frequency loss can be somewhat improved by compensating using the "Time Offset" feature.  To compensate for the effect of azimuth misalignment, you can simply adjust the "Time Offset" control until the best high frequency response is heard with your stereo system placed in monophonic playback mode while previewing.  If you are dealing with stereo source materials, it is hard to determine the correct phasing by merely adjusting the "Time Offset" for the best image.  But, if you place your stereo system in monophonic mode with a stereo tape source, and follow the same procedure just described (use the "Time Offset" feature to adjust for the optimal high frequency response), this will also correspond to proper left channel to right channel phasing, and will therefore produce the best stereo image.  Of course, you must place the system back in stereo mode after the file conversion has been completed in order to appreciate the results.

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?

Screen Shot

No one else has it...this is a one button restoration machine.  In one pass, you can remove scratches, clicks, pops, hiss, hum, etc.  Want to hear what you're taking out...just click on our Keep Residue button and you can hear how the tools are actually affecting the output.  Adjust while you listen to get the best results possible.  For some, this is the only screen they ever see in the program.  Get stunning results, even if you're just starting out!

 

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 $199
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 $29

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 Guide You'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

Personal Forensics Investigation

$99 Evaluation

Maybe you have a cell phone recording, maybe it was a digital recorder...you hear muffled voices in the background. What are they saying? Not knowing has been eating at you and you need answers. You've seen advanced forensics tools on television, but you know nothing about audio and even less about clarifying a spoken voice on a recording.

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. 

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.

 

 

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

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. 

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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