Audio to Digital

Cassettes, records, MiniDiscs and reel-to-reel tape. The recordings most people forget they still have, and the ones nobody else can play any more.

Audio formats we convert

If yours is on this list, we can read it. Not sure which one you have? Send us a photo and we will tell you.

Audio Cassette

The standard tape, 1963 onwards

Micro Cassette

Dictaphones, answering machines

MiniDisc

Sony, 1992 onwards

LP Vinyl

Records of any size

Reel-to-Reel

Open reel tape, any size

DVD

Newest format

Cassettes, MiniDisc and Vinyl

Audio cassette, micro cassette, MiniDisc and LP vinyl are transferred at the same tiered price as video tape, and they count towards the same order total.

Worth knowing before you order

Audio counts as items in the same order as your tapes. Five VHS tapes on their own are $30 each. Add one audio cassette and you are at six items, so all six drop to $20 each, the cassette effectively pays for itself.

Micro cassettes are the small ones from dictaphones and answering machines. They come in more often than you would expect, usually because someone has found a recording of a voice they had not heard in years.

Reel-to-Reel

Reel-to-reel audio tape is priced separately at a flat $35 per reel, whatever the size of the reel. It sits outside the tiered pricing because the transfer runs in real time and needs different equipment.

Open reel tape turns up in all sorts of places — band practices, church services, radio recordings, family tapes made before cassettes existed. If you have reels and no way to play them, that is normal. Almost nobody still owns a machine.

What we will not copy

We only transfer material you own or have the right to copy. Commercial albums, released music and copyright recordings are not copied, whatever format they arrive on. If commercial material arrives in an order we will not transfer it, and it comes back to you.

What you get back

Standard digital audio files you can keep, back up and play anywhere — on your phone, your computer, or a smart speaker. Your original cassettes, discs and reels are returned to you either way.

Some improvement to sound quality is often possible, but it depends heavily on the condition of the original recording. We will tell you honestly what to expect rather than promise a result.

Audio pricing

1 Item = $40 each

2 to 5 Items = $30 each

6 or more = $20 each

Reel to Reel = $35 each

Cassette, micro cassette, MiniDisc and vinyl share the tape tier. Reel-to-reel is priced individually. GST included.

  • Counts towards your tape order total

  • 7 to 10 days from arrival

  • No charge for blank media

  • USB, your own drive or Google Drive

Questions about audio conversion

Does audio count towards the same price tier as my tapes?

Yes. Audio cassette, micro cassette, MiniDisc and vinyl all count as items in the same order, so a mixed order of six or more reaches the best rate on everything in it. Reel-to-reel audio is the exception, at a flat $35 per reel.

Why is reel-to-reel priced separately?

Reel-to-reel transfers run in real time and need different equipment, so it sits outside the tiered pricing at a flat $35 per reel regardless of reel size.

Can you transfer records?

Yes. LP vinyl is transferred at the standard tiered rate, the same as cassettes and video tape.

Can you copy a commercial album or CD for me?

No. Get Memories Back only transfers material you own the rights to. Commercially released music is not copied.

Can you clean up the sound?

Some improvement is often possible, but it depends heavily on the quality of the original recording. Get Memories Back will tell you honestly what to expect rather than promise a result.

Ready to digitise your tapes?

Start your order now, or send us a message if you would rather talk it through first.