Convert Audio Tapes to Digital

Convert audio tapes to digital with Supaphoto©. Send your package and we'll carry out your audio tape to digital work including digitising reel to reel audio tapes onto a USB, CD or Cloud

Or call us now for some friendly advice Freephone 0800 690 6160

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Welcome to Supaphoto

Convert Tape to Digital Service - What kind of audio tapes do we transfer?

We specialise in converting audio tapes and cassettes to easy to play everyday media formats such as Digital Audio Files such as MP3. Use our easy Supaphoto© Cloud Download Service or you can choose for example to convert a cassette tape to USB. You can also opt for a CD in a nice presentation case.

We specialise in transferring Compact Cassettes, Reel to Reel Tapes, Dictaphone style Micro Cassettes, Mini Discs, 78 RPM Records, and CDs. 

We also convert CD to Digital to safeguard old recordings.  (This service is increasingly sought after. For example, with the passage of time, we are more and more seeing unplayable CDs that have become scratched or are just suffering from deterioration through age and storage.)

To compliment our transfer services, we also provide a host of supporting services such as a service to repair audio tapes and Audio Restoration to enhance and improve your old recordings. 

Common audio brands we are used handling – Scotch, Ampex, Philips, Agfa, BASF, Maxwell, TDK, BASF, Memorex and more besides
Whatever the brand, we’re used to handling the differences and making adjustments accordingly.

Supaphoto's Audio Digitising Advantages

Here are just a few of the reasons why people choose Supaphoto everyday. You won’t be disappointed.

Cassette Tapes

Security of Handling

We take security of handling very seriously

Free Blanks & Other Services

No charge for blank tapes & free trimming when necessary

Optional Advanced Service

Ideal for customers with material that needs more tender loving care

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Choice of Output

Chose between Digital Files via Cloud , USB or CD

Audio Formats that We Convert

There aren’t many types of audio that we don’t convert. From the classic cassette, to reel to reel and vinyl records, we’ll cover most people’s needs.

Preserve, Share & Enjoy The Supaphoto Way

The best thing you could ever do for your family in three simple steps.

Supaphoto employee packing customer film in box.
1. Package Up Your Memories

Simply pack your beloved memories and send them to us. Use either our courier collection and return service or send it to us directly via recorded delivery. We’ll also send you a simple, step-by-step welcome pack straight to your inbox for peace of mind during the order process. 

Supahoto staff carefully handling customer material.
2. Lovingly Converted

We love what we do. Our dedicated team will digitise every item by hand. We’ve saved millions of memories over 20 years. And don’t worry, you’ll get regular updates along the way.

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3. Share & Enjoy With Your Family

This is where the magic begins, We’ll return all of your original media. Once preserved, you can access them via our easy cloud download service, a simple memory stick or a lovely DVD. Finally, just relax and let those memories flood in. 

Supaphoto Audio Sample

Over the years we’ve transcribed audio from many people and organisations. Spoken history is always something that fascinates us as the people of speak of events that affected them that to that point unknown. 

This particular recording is from a French lady who recalls her first impressions after moving to England in 1946.

We’ve transcribed huge cassette collections from county councils in England to recording the history of people speaking in their own words that lived in a small village called Ditchling in Sussex over many years since they were very young. 

Converted, Preserved and Ready to Enjoy

Choose what you’ll get back. Sit back and soak it in!

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Digital Download
This is a memory stick holding transferred media.
Memory Stick
Customer DVD in presentation case
DVD in Case

Sussex University's Massive Collection of Bob Copper's Priceless English Folk Music

We were so proud to have been chosen by the University of Sussex to digitalise and convert their priceless collection of beautiful audio reel to reel magnetic recordings from Bob Copper. We’ve also scanned hundreds of images from Sir Richard Attenborough’s photo collection which he left to Sussex University. 

Bob Copper, who has died aged 89, was a leading member of the famous singing Copper family of Rottingdean, East Sussex, and an important collector of English folksongs. His earliest musical memories were of sitting around the fire singing with his father, Jim, and his grandfather James Copper, who was born in 1845. 

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We love what we do and care deeply about what it means to you  

Thousands of Satisfied Customers

Supaphoto Ltd is an established company of almost 20 years with 000s of happy customers

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    Audio Tape to Digital

    While our parents penned love letters, we crafted mixtapes.

    Audio cassettes revolutionised our world. Coupled with the advent of the Sony Walkman, they revolutionised how we experienced and shared music, delighting our ears, and we cherished every moment. It was akin to discovering fire or the wheel. Our auditory pleasures became portable, offering a private sanctuary on the bus, during lectures, at the half-pipe, or post-breakup. Nothing silenced a nagging teacher or a parental sermon better than slipping on a pair of headphones.

    The mixtape cassette, a novel form of self-expression, wielded power that rivalled a sword. That legacy endures, but the old tapes themselves, unfortunately, do not. They’re deteriorating. If you neglect converting cassette tapes to CD or digital formats, you risk losing both the music and the memories. Our Supaphoto audio cassette to CD or digital conversion service, whether through a thumb drive or via Supaphoto Cloud™, serves as your time machine back to those emotions, the playlists as unique as fingerprints, live recordings, and music absent from any other format.

    We’re all familiar with it—the compact cassette, music cassette, cassette tape, or audio cassette—a magnetic tape nestled between two miniature spools encased in protective plastic. It housed pre-recorded audio or blank tapes for personal use. It marked a pivotal advancement in both home recording and portable audio. Cassettes played a role in societal transformation, spurring underground rock, hip-hop, and punk movements, uniting people, and catalysing political change and artistic freedom.

    While many of us have upgraded our music collections from the days of hitting the record button when our favourite song aired on the radio, we’ve also preserved a few cherished cassette tapes. Take a moment to evaluate your collection. If it’s from a major record label, chances are the music is available in a superior format (CD or digital).

    But if it’s from a smaller label, or if it’s a mixtape, a live recording, or those whimsical fake radio commercials you recorded in your bathroom, those treasures are irreplaceable. They can only be preserved, and time is slipping away. You deserve easier access to your cherished moments.

    Do your cassettes emit hissing sounds, waver, fade in and out, or suffer from uneven playback? Does your tape player occasionally feast on them? Do you even have a working tape player? Are the metal components rusting, or the cassettes warped or cracked?

    To preserve magnetic audio tapes and slow down their deterioration, it’s important to store them in a controlled environment with stable temperature and humidity, protect them from strong magnetic fields, and handle them with care. Digitizing the content on the tapes is also recommended to create a digital backup and reduce the need for physical playback, which can contribute to wear and tear.Some older magnetic tapes, particularly those from the 1970s and 1980s, are prone to a condition known as “sticky shed syndrome.” This occurs when the binder used to hold the magnetic particles together on the tape becomes hydrolysed, causing the tape to become sticky and less playable. We’re used to this at Supaphoto and can ‘bake’ the tapes at a controlled temperature and humidity in a scientific oven especially used for such purposes. This will aid the digitisation.

    Our expert technicians are on standby, ready to breathe new life into your aging cassette tapes by digitising them for the modern era. Our cassette-to-digital transfer service will convert the content into CD and .wav files. When we’re through, it’ll be like receiving that mixtape from your summer camp crush all over again. Put on those headphones and relive the magic of 1985.

    Supaphoto Quality

    Before we transfer reel to reel tapes or audio cassettes to digital or CD, each tape is initially inspected for damage and repaired as necessary. Our audio transfer technicians will then process each tape using one of number of dedicated decks and software. Put simply, our objective is always to capture your audio recordings as faithfully as possible

    1a. Standard Service

    Single Media Output

    MP3 Digital Audio Files or CD(s)
    • 1 Tape - £29.99
    • 2 - 5 Tapes - £24.99
    • 6 Onwards - £21.99

    Dual Media Safety Offer

    Set of MP3 Digital Files AND Supaphoto CD(s)
    • 1 Tape - £44.98
    • 2 - 5 Tapes - £39.98
    • 6 Onwards - £36.98
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    1b. Advanced Service

    Single Media Output

    MP3 Digital Audio Files or CD(s)
    • 1 Tape - £39.98
    • 2 - 5 Tapes - £34.98
    • 6 Onwards - £31.98

    Dual Media Safety Offer

    Set of MP3 Digital Files AND Supaphoto CD(s)
    • 1 Tape - £54.97
    • 2 - 5 Tapes - £49.97
    • 6 Onwards - £46.97
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    2. Media Choice & Oputput Options


    Which Medio Output is Best?
    • Digital audio files are easy to play and share on PCs, laptops or phones & can't get scratched. Enjoy home movie editing projects too. Most ask for CDs too in a lovely and protective presentation case. It’s also a vital safety back-up as digital files can easily be lost on a computer
    • Extra Copy of Mp3 Files on USB Memory Stick - £19.99
      Just insert into your computer to play, share and enjoy!
    • Extension Digital Files - £9.99
      Cost per Hour (Digital File captures where content exceeds 2 hours)
    • Extension CD(s) - £9.99
      Cost per Hour (CDs produced where content exceeds 2 hours)

    3. Common Requests & Enhancements


    Here are just a few more
    common requests that we receive
    • Additional Copy of CD - £7.99
      Cost per CD Copy
      A hard copy back-up set makes perfect sense
      to safeguard
      against digital files getting lost or damaged
    • Cassette Tape Repairs
      Mould Treatment, Sticky Tape, etc..
      (Minimum Charge per Tape) - £19.99
      We have a wide range of solutions here, so it's always best to assess your tapes beforehand
    • Audio Editing Service (Cost Per Hour of Work) - £39.99
    • Audio Restoration Service (Cost Per Hour of Work) - £39.99

    1a. Standard Service

    Single Media Output

    MP3 Digital Audio Files or CD(s)
    • 1 Tape - £29.99
    • 2 - 5 Tapes - £24.99
    • 6 Onwards - £21.99

    Dual Media Safety Offer

    Set of MP3 Digital Files AND Supaphoto CD(s)
    • 1 Tape - £44.98
    • 2 - 5 Tapes - £39.98
    • 6 Onwards - £36.98

    1b. Advanced Service

    Single Media Output

    MP3 Digital Audio Files or CD(s)
    • 1 Tape - £39.98
    • 2 - 5 Tapes - £34.98
    • 6 Onwards - £31.98

    Dual Media Safety Offer

    Set of MP3 Digital Files AND Supaphoto CD(s)
    • 1 Tape - £54.97
    • 2 - 5 Tapes - £49.97
    • 6 Onwards - £46.97

    2. Media Choice & Output Options

    Which Media Output is Best?
    • Digital audio files are easy to play and share on PCs, laptops or phones & can't get scratched. Enjoy home movie editing projects too
      Most ask for CDs too in a lovely and protective presentation case. It’s also a vital safety back-up as digital files can easily be lost on a computer
    • Extra Copy of Mp3 Files on USB Memory Stick - £19.99
      Just insert into your computer to play, share and enjoy!
    • Extension Digital Files - £9.99
      Cost per Hour (Digital File captures where content exceeds 2 hours)
    • Extension CD(s) - £9.99
      Cost per Hour (CDs produced where content exceeds 2 hours)

    3. Common Requests & Enhancements

    Here are just a few more
    common requests that we receive
    • Additional Copy of CD - £7.99
      Cost per CD Copy
      A hard copy back-up set makes perfect sense
      to safeguard
      against digital files getting lost or damaged
    • Cassette Tape Repairs
      Mould Treatment, Sticky Tape, etc..
      (Minimum Charge per Tape) - £19.99
      We have a wide range of solutions here, so it's always best to assess your tapes beforehand
    • Audio Editing Service (Cost Per Hour of Work) - £39.99
    • Audio Restoration Service (Cost Per Hour of Work) - £39.99

    Common Questions

    Yes, Supaphoto can transfer your audio tape to CD and WAV or MP3. We also enhances audio tapes too.

    We can transfer 1/4″ open reel to reel tape, standard compact cassettes, micro and mini Dictaphone cassettes, DAT tapes, CDs and Mini Discs.

    Our advice is to store audio tapes in dry stable conditions. This will help to prevent the slow deterioration and inhibit mould growth on the tapes. The best thing you can do to preserve your content permanently is simply to transfer your audio tapes to digital files. This is because your tapes slowly deteriorate over time in any condition.

    Don’t Let Your Memories Fade Away - Buy Now, Pay Later Option

    Buy now and split your total into 3 easy payments, automatically charged over three months.

    No interest and no hidden fees. Just call us on 0800 690 6160 for more details. Minimum order value applies. Offer subject to terms and conditions.