8305 Vickers St. Suite #206
San Diego, CA 92111

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8305 Vickers St. Suite #206, San Diego, CA 92111 (858) 503-7965
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8305 Vickers St. Suite #206
San Diego, CA 92111

DIRECTIONS sandiego@dvdyourmemories.com (858) 503-7965 BOOK APPOINTMENT
8305 Vickers St. Suite #206, San Diego, CA 92111 (858) 503-7965
BOOK APPOINTMENT

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Restore Your Audio in San Diego

Does your old audio sound faded, or have other defects? Over the years, analog audio will degrade in sound quality. Our audio restoration team in Denver can help analyze your source audio and digitally eliminate unwanted elements, making your audio sound remarkably better.

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Audio Restoration

Choose a package
Basic AdvancedPremium
Basic Noise/Hum Reduction
General Volume Management
Pop/Click Reduction
Basic Mastering
Spectral Editing
Custom Mastering/Equalization
Price: $20 per media piecePrice: $40 per media piecePrice: $80 per media piece

Basic Info

  • A “media piece” is one cassette, one reel, one record, etc. up to 2 hours in length. Save 20% off restoration costs with 6 or more pieces.
  • This service is for audio restoration on digital files only. If your audio is contained on an analog source, it first must go through our audio transfer services. If audio source is physically damaged, a tape repair may be necessary.
  • Prices above do not include initial transfer costs.
  • You will receive the original recording plus the restored version when you pick up your order. Files are kept on our local machines for no longer than 30 days. We can transfer your audio to CD, DVD, Blu-ray or hard drive.
  • If you intend to have us store your files on a USB storage device which already has content written to it, there will be a $15 setup fee. There is no fee if your storage device does not have data you wish to keep on it, if it was purchased through our services, or if we have used the device before to store your files.

Audio Restoration Samples

The player below will allow you to listen to the difference that restoration can have on your audio.Take a listen to the difference between the raw audio file and the two levels of restoration service.

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Upgrade to Blu-ray and experience the future of family media! For more information about transferring your video tapes to Blu-ray, please visit our Blu-ray transfer page.

Video Taape Repair

Tape Repair Service

Tape Repair Service is only $30 per tape. Re-splicing the tape and replacing the cassette shell when necessary are included in this service. Repaired tapes must go through our tape transfer service after the repair has finished. Got a simple fix? Check out our Video Tape Repair Guide.

$30 per tape

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Geek Corner

Audio Restoration

DVD Your Memories is now offering professional audio restoration! We have two different levels of service available: basic and advanced.

Basic Restoration

The basic restoration service will provide you with a solid once-over using preset values on high-quality audio restoration software. This will ensure that your audio is at a relatively equal volume throughout, noise, pops, and clicks will be moderately reduced, and the overall tone of the piece will be a bit brighter and more lively. This is a great option if you want to give your transfer a little more kick and a little extra shine without breaking the bank. All audio transfers will benefit from this service!

Advanced Restoration

The advanced restoration service will provide you with a highly customized and dynamic restorative experience with your transfer. Our dedicated audio engineer will utilize every resource at their disposal to unlock the potential of your transferred media. No presets will be used, all modification values will be set by hand to adapt to the specific needs of your audio and guarantee that the resulting product sounds its very best. The engineer will work closely with you to discuss your preferences and expectations to customize the process even further to your unique perspective – not everyone has the same ear, priorities, or preferences when it comes to restoring audio!

No matter which service you choose, you will receive a copy of the original audio as well as the restored version so that you may compare then and see the impact our service made for yourself.

Choosing Basic vs. Advanced

Not sure which level of restoration you want to purchase? Completely understandable! It’s not always clear-cut as to what will come of each service when it comes to your specific media. Each type of media has its own unique characteristics and will yield different results depending upon which service you choose. 33 1/3 speed vinyl LPs tend to benefit greatly from advanced restoration while professionally recorded and well-maintained audio cassettes may only benefit from noise reduction covered by the basic restoration.

That said, the advanced level service will always give you the best possible results. By purchasing advanced restoration, you are guaranteed the maximum level of clarity and definition that can be acquired from your media. Our dedicated audio engineer will utilize every tool and skill in their arsenal to ensure your satisfaction and will work closely with you to fully understand and, to the best of their ability, fulfil your expectations. Bear in mind that if you choose to purchase the advanced restoration service and we discover that your media only requires basic restoration to accomplish maximum quality you will be informed as such and will only be charged for the basic restoration performed. This falls directly in line with our ideal of customers paying only for what they receive.

If you are still unsure of what to expect and therefore which service to go with, listen to our samples to get an idea of what kind of sounds result from our restoration. If all else fails, we recommend that you assume that advanced restoration will be necessary and we will scale to whatever is most logical considering the condition and characteristics of your unique media.

Restoration Features

Volume Management

Normalization – This process finds the highest wave peak in a selection, calculates the distance between that peak and the loudest allowable volume without being over-driven, and amplifies the selection by the value of that difference. This is useful when the item in question has a fairly average level of volume throughout yet could stand to be a bit louder.

Maximization – A more complex volume processing technique, the purpose for which is to “compress” the dynamic range of the piece. It allows you to give the piece the desireable amount of gain throughout the selection without being overdriven. The primary difference between this process and normalization is that maximization will bring the perceivable volume level of all elements within the selection to be more equal whereas normalization will maintain the difference in volume between loud and quiet sounds. This process is particularly helpful in situations where the overall volume of a piece is irregular/inconsistent to a degree that is undesirable.

Noise/Hum Reduction

Noise reduction is the process by which a selection of sonic frequencies within a piece are identified as “noise” (generally undesirable sound) and are selectively reduced in volume or negated, leaving the desireable frequencies more or less intact. The problem with this process, though, is that the frequencies which make up “noise” often reside in the same spectrum as the desirable frequencies, particularly those which make up the vocal spectrum or that which we identify as “brightness” in music, and can have an adverse effect on the sonic qualities of the piece. This means that noise reduction must always be undertaken with great care for the content. Varying levels of reduction are appropriate for different situations.

For example, a piece of dialogue can stand to have a certain amount of reduction to improve clarity, perhaps not sounding quite as crisp or clear but at least not being drowned by tape hiss. On the other hand, a piece of music can suffer greatly from noise reduction resulting in a “deadening” of the tonal quality. This effect, however, can sometimes be countered by another type of processing called harmonic excitation (see below) to restore some of the original frequencies that were removed.

Spectral Editing

Sometimes the semi-automated processes of noise/hum reduction just can’t get a hold of certain sounds and leave behind irritating artifacts. In situations such as this, spectral editing comes into play. In this service, the technician will bring up a spectral display of the selection which shows a visual representation of the audible frequencies. This enables us to visually hunt down and eliminate rogue noises with precision and accuracy.

Pop & Click Reduction

Pops and clicks are a very common sound that we hear when we listen to old vinyl albums. Some attribute the sound to this media as a trademark of their sound properties and even enjoy it while others may find it incredibly irritating or distracting. For the discerning customer seeking maximum clarity we offer the service of reducing and, when possible, removing pops and clicks from a recording. There are two levels to this service, one if which uses an automated process which seeks out quick, sharp wave variations not in line with the rest of the wave and smooths them out. It is not, however, a perfect system and can be fooled if a pop is longer or not as sharp as others and will therefore be left behind. In these situations we can go in and manually remove such anomalies – this is level two. While the latter is the only way to guarentee complete elimination of all pops and clicks, it is a very time consuming process and can require a large investment of time and effort on the part of the technician.

Equalization

If the piece we are handling is lacking in certain frequency bands we can use the equalizer or “EQ” to boost those areas. It is not uncommon for a selection of music to have nice crisp highs in the treble frequencies yet disappointing bass response or even vise versa. EQ is the perfect tool for the job. Using this process, we can accurately identify under-expressed frequency bands and give them the gain boost they require to have the same punch as the rest of the piece, hence the name ‘equalization.

Stereo Widening

Stereo widing is yet another helpful trick to enhance the realism of a selection. By extracting and expanding the stereo field, the elements within seem to be more accurately placed on a stereo “stage” when normally it would sound as though they were all taking place in the same defined point directly in the center. In the audio industry we refer to the latter effect as “dead center” as it sounds so much less alive. When stereo widening is applied to your audio, you will notice a significant difference in the immersive quality of the final product.

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Areas Served

DVD Your Memories currently offering services in these and nearby San Diego areas:

San Diego Cities

Carmel Valley, Rancho Penasquitos, Rancho Bernardo, Mira Mesa, Poway, La Jolla, Torrey Pines, Encinitas, Del Mar, Escondido

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8305 Vickers St. Suite #206
San Diego, CA 92111
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