analog->digital transfers
MSB has facilities for transferring sound from most any recorded medium to
any other recorded medium.
Specifically, we have equipment on hand to play any of the following formats:
- phonograph records (any speed; standard lateral cut or veritcal hill-and-dale cut)
- damaged phonograph records can be played without further damage using ELP laser turntable
- 1/4" open reel tape (any speed; full-track, half-track, or quarter-track; mono, stereo, or 4-track)
- 1/2" open reel tape (any speed; two-track, three-track or four-track; NAB or AME equalization) NOTE: Additional charge for this format, please e-mail for details.
- DATs (digital audio tape, standard 3" by 2" cartridge format; 48KHz, 44.1KHz, or 32KHz)
- compact discs (5" or 3" size)
- cassette tapes (any speed; standard mono/stereo or 4-track)
- micro-cassette tapes
- 8-track cartridges (mono, stereo, or quadraphonic)
- MiniDisc
- RCA Sound Tape Cartridge (mono or stereo)
- Akai 12-track tape cartridges NOTE: Additional charge for this format, please e-mail for details.
- 3/4" U-Matic professional videotape (mono or stereo, large or small cartridge)
- VHS videotape (VHS or SuperVHS; any speed; standard or camera size; mono or HiFi Stereo; NTSC [North American] format only)
- Beta videotape (Beta or SuperBeta; BI, BII, or BIII; mono or HiFi Stereo; NTSC [North American] format only)
- Betacam videotape (analog Betacam or Betacam SP, digital Betacam SX, large or small cartirdge)
- Beta PCM digital
- Tascam DA-88/DA-78/DA-38 digital 8-track tapes (or 16-track, etc., 16-bit or 24-bit, uses Hi-8 camera tapes)
- laserdisc (standard CAV/CLV, analog or digital audio)
- RCA SelectaVision CED
- DVD (NTSC or PAL)
In addition, we have equipment on hand to record on any of the following
formats:
- compact disc (CD-R)
- DAT (standard; 48KHz, 44.1KHz, or 32KHz)
- cassette tape (any speed; standard mono/stereo or 4-track)
- micro-cassette tapes
- 1/4" open reel tape (any speed; half-track or quarter-track; stereo, mono, or 4-track)
- 1/2" open reel tape (any speed; three-track or four-track) NOTE: Additional charge for this format, please e-mail for details.
- 8-track cartridges (stereo or mono)
- MiniDisc
- RCA Sound Tape Cartridge (mono or stereo)
- Akai 12-track tape cartridges NOTE: Additional charge for this format, please e-mail for details.
- 3/4" U-matic professional videotape (mono or stereo, large or small cartridge)
- VHS videotape (VHS or SuperVHS; any speed; standard or camera size; mono or HiFi Stereo; NTSC [North American] format only)
- Beta videotape (Beta or SuperBeta; BII or BIII; mono or HiFi Stereo; NTSC [North American] format only)
- Betacam videotape (digital Betacam SX only, large or small cartirdge)
- Beta PCM digital
- Tascam DA-88/DA-78/DA-38 digital 8-track tapes (or 16-track, etc., 16-bit or 24-bit, uses Hi-8 camera tapes)
- DVD (any bitrate from 1.0 to 9.2)
If you need transfers to or from any formats other than those listed above,
please e-mail us to check for
availability and pricing.
NOTE: While we do provide transfers from one format to another,
we are not a duplicating plant. If you need large quantities of any
given format manufactured, you will need to contact such a business. However,
in the case of CDs, we will be happy to produce a CD master
which you can send to a pressing plant.
ALSO NOTE: For each item that we transfer, you will need to
provide us with one of three things:
- proof that you are the copyright owner of the recording, or that it is in the public domain OR
- a letter from the copyright owner stating that you are allowed to obtain copies OR
- a signed release stating that you are requesting copies for archival purposes, and MSB is not liable should any future question of copyright violation arise
We reserve the right to refuse any transfer request that appears to be
a flagrant violation of United States Copyright Law.
Cost
Our base rate for transferring from any standard medium (as listed above)
to CD is $10 per 20 minutes of material, plus $5 per source item. For instance, if you want a 60-minute tape transferred to CD, that would be $30 for the length + $5 for one item = $35. But if you want 4 15-minute tapes transferred to CD, that would be $30 + 4 x $5 for four items ($20) = $50.
After the transfer, additional copies are $1 per CD.
Transfers to CD are our most common. Rates for transfers to other media
vary widely depending on content length and format. Please
e-mail us for more information.
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