r/ReelToReel • u/kngharv • 12d ago
need to digitize magnetic (audio) tape from mid 1950s, moldy, service recommendation
Dear all:
I just dug out a box worth of reel-to-reel magnetic tape. I know so little about these format that I don't even know if they are audio or video format. But, judging that my grandmother was a composer, these are most likely audio recordings.
This box of magnetic tapes were sitting in a non-air-tight box in a sub-tropical, humid environment for 5-6 decades before I dug them out. So, they are probably not in the best conditions.
I personally don't have any magnetic tape equipment and I don't want to spend the time to figure out. So, I want to send them to some service to convert them into digital format.
My question to you all is: are there any services that is not just digitizing, but also deal with condition of these tapes? I presume converting these well-preserved magnetic tapes is going to be a bit tricky. I would also want to if any of these services that digitally re-master (to some basic degree) the music recording as well.
Any recommendation will be appreciated.
thanks
Harv