You send us your Homemade Records and we do the rest!
Audio Conservation can transfer, digitize and convert your Home Recording Disc lacquer records to new modern digital formats and preserve them for future generations. We have the ability to digitally transfer all varieties of homemade records in every speed ever recorded.
$34.99
Our price includes one Home Recording Disc Transfer of any length of time, to a new lossless digital file, a thorough cleaning of your record (if possible based on composition) and a scanned picture of your original media. Also included is the basic editing of your new digital file to correct the start, end points and end fades.
You can purchase our cloud storage option and we will supply a download link to your newly digitized Home Recording Disc or you can purchase a CD-R or USB Thumb Drive from us above to transfer your media to and we will include it in your package when we return your material.
Upon receipt and inspection of your material we typically complete transfers in 3-5 business days at which time we will return your media via USPS and supply a tracking number.
Record digitizing almost always requires additional audio restoration to improve sound quality. If you would like restoration services to fix issues with your Home Recording Disc lacquer to digital conversion such as pops, crackle, hiss or hum please specify at checkout and we will give you a quote upon completion of the transfer.
It is important to note that some types of records such as acetates, home made pressings, cylinder phonograph records and aluminum or fiber core discs will most likely never be able to be fully restored but can be greatly improved. Unfortunately there is no universal solution when it comes to fixing and restoring recorded sound. Audio restoration can be simple and take 15-20 minutes or take multiple hours depending on the issues present and techniques required to perform the work. In the case of vinyl records many pops and clicks in the new digital audio transfer need to be removed by “hand” during the editing process. This results in a clean and more natural sounding master recording while preserving the original sound of the record.
Please be aware that websites offering a fixed price for restoration work are generally using a “one size fits all” approach and potentially doing more harm than good to the finished audio. Each time unwanted noise is removed it affects the audio, restoration should be tailored towards the individual recording and changes within the recording. A simple recording with 10 songs has 10 different songs, so the restoration work applied to one song doesn’t always apply to the other songs.
We monitor your media the entire time it’s being converted and perform real time adjustments if necessary to ensure the best quality digital transfers. We are not a “big box” digitizing service and do not outsource any of our work. All of your records are converted digitally in house right here in the USA. Our digitizing services are archival quality with specific attention given to the individual needs of the customer on a per project basis.
Our new and vintage transfer equipment is regularly maintained, cleaned and calibrated to provide the best sound quality for your audio transfers.
If your record doesn’t have a major record company logo on it, has an extra hole or two in the label or it has handwritten labels chances are it’s a home recording disc. Home recording discs were popular throughout the 1940’s and early 1950’s as they enabled home users to “cut” their music or voice on a record. Machines such as the Presto K or Wilcox-Gay Recordio were not uncommon in early mid-century households. Creating a “living letter” on a homemade record for someone in service during WWII was something that was done fairly regularly although not many of these recordings survive today. If you have homemade records you should consider transferring them as soon as possible as most are rapidly deteriorating. Such records are fragile in nature and most have not been stored properly or played properly throughout the years. Furthermore it’s highly likely your homemade disc is a one of a kind recording of which there is no duplicate. Please see our Record Database page for more information to help identify your records or contact us above.
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