When shipping important media like video tapes and vinyl records, it is vital that you pack them safely and securely. The last thing you want is to break or otherwise damage your recordings! The first step is to acquire a sturdy box. Heavy duty cardboard is prefered, as often times packages are thrown around during...Read More
Los Angeles reel to reel audio to CD services Brief History Reel to Reel audio is a form of magnetic tape audio recording in which the tape is actually held on a reel, rather than being enclosed within a cassette. The reel which holds the tape, also called the supply or feed reel, is attached...Read More
CD Ripping or transferring your CDs to your computer’s hard drive has several advantages. For one, it allows you to make duplicate, backup copies of your favorite music as either a pieced-together mix tape, or a complete copy of the original CD. Secondly, it allows you to consolidate your entire music collection into one location...Read More
Depending on when you were born, you are probably familiar with the old gramophone record. Also known as a phonograph record, or simply record, is an analog-based sound storage and playback mechanism consisting of a flat disc with inscribed spiral grooves running along the inside of the record. The groove starts at the outer edge...Read More
A common type of request we receive at DVD Your Memories is to convert old audio cassettes to CD or MP3. At our local offices, we perform many types of audio transfers in addition to audio cassettes to CD such as reel to reel audio conversions and vinyl LP to CD. What many people don’t...Read More
DAT tapes are often confused with standard analog audio cassettes, mostly due in part because they look the same, but that’s where most of the similarities end. Most of us are pretty familiar with the old audio cassette, as they were a large part of our lives growing up in the 1970’s through the 90’s....Read More
This month, the audio cassette turns 50 years old. Despite being obsolete for nearly two decades, the audio cassette format lives on. Believe it or not, but the audio cassette is actually the common format for a lot of the Middle Eastern, Indian and Asian street or folk music because cassettes are so cheap to...Read More
When it’s time for a party, music is essential to a good time. Creating a customized playlists can help you mold the music to fit the theme of the party, and making sure that all songs work together to keep the party moving. It would be pretty awesome to throw an 80’s party for one...Read More
Gotta Groove Records – “Groove With Us” from Nick Cavalier on Vimeo. Despite the waning popularity of traditional analog media such as 8-track and audio cassettes, vinyl records are still being steadily produced and collected, even today. Digital downloads from services like iTunes have essentially taken the place of the CD nowadays, leaving little reason...Read More
In the world of digital audio, there are many different types of audio files that can be created, all with different attributes. Understanding the differences between common audio formats can not only help you with future audio projects, but also better prepare you to archive and preserve your own audio, if you choose to do...Read More
Although not needed very often, knowing how to change the speed of your audio files can be important, especially if you are converting old reel to reel to CD or vinyl records to CD, and don’t have the native speed available to you when you initially transfer it. A good example would be trying to...Read More
Recently, our Orange County store misplaced a Reel to Reel Power Cord for their Teac Reel to Reel audio deck. In the past, we had fashioned our own cables, as a quick search for a replacement reel to reel power cord or cable reveals that any site listing the model number for this particular unit...Read More
Vinyl records, while not the most durable forms of media in the world, are still collected and played today because of their unique sound when in good condition. Over the years, records can deteriorate quite a bit, and if played on a turntable in this condition, could produce loud pops and clicks over your speakers....Read More
Whether you’re a music producer, studying in college, or making the next cinematic masterpiece, you’re going to need a good audio editor to get you there. In this post, we’re going to take a quick look at the top five best audio editing applications and digital audio workstations (DAW) based on nominations from LifeHacker.com Audacity...Read More
Restore Your Precious Legacy Audio with DVD Your Memories DVD Your Memories is now offering audio restoration services for RAW audio files, as well as for any media type that we currently transfer. We can provide audio cassette restoration, LP Record and vinyl restoration, microcassette restoration and reel to reel audio restoration. For pricing information,...Read More
Cautions: This method is for vinyl LPs only – NOT for 78 rpm shellacs. Polyvinyl Acetate glues will adhere and tear apart 78s. The jury is still out on 7” 45 rpms. There has not been enough testing on these polymer cousins to make a call. For preservation of your stylus, it is very important...Read More
Of all the audio formats, the MP3 audio format is easily the most common audio format available today, arguably now more popular than CDs are and many people even convert their family memories recorded on reel to reel and audio cassette to MP3. However, there are other formats besides MP3 such as WAV, FLAC, AAC,...Read More
Sometime in 1889, Emile Berliner recorded the first album in the history of the world. Then, that record by the father of the gramophone was destroyed. Today, Patrick Feaster, a sound historian at Indiana University, recreated the album using just a printed photograph of the album. His technique defies belief… Fester found an old photograph...Read More
Developments in audio mixing and editing software make it easier than ever for a talented, technically capable musician to add professional polish to amateur audio. No degree in sound engineering? No problem! Some simple hardware and software adjustments can have you rocking out in no time. In addition, you can also perform your own audio...Read More
I can remember a time when the audio cassette was king. More portable than vinyl and less prone to damage, it could even be taken in your car or played on personal players like Sony’s Walkman! Now it has gone the way of the dinosaur, and even its heir, the CD, is falling into disuse....Read More
Storing, managing, and cataloging a large library of audio can be a daunting task. Need to move? Did one of your decks just eat a tape? Does a church member need a copy of one of the sermons? Can’t find the recording with the sermon you’re looking for? When you’ve got thousands tapes, cassettes or...Read More
This article will cover how to convert audio to MP3 and other formats. Converting audio files to another type of file like MP3, FLAC or Apple Lossless is a pretty straightforward process. First of all, there are tons of different audio converters out there. Some are free, some might even be bundled with your system...Read More
By converting your cds or music collection into MP3, you’ll not only be archiving your cherished music, but keeping them in a format that is low on disk space, but maintains your music’s rich sound quality. This guide will show you how to not only convert your CDs to MP3 and WAV, but also convert...Read More
