Restoring Old Recording from Reel tape - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

ALMADHI · 13th May 2005, 10:13 pm

Hello , everyone I am wondering is it possible to restore old recording , I have couple of recoreded reel tapes they are intact and stored inside a cabinet since 1965 , If I manage to bring a reel to reel recorder do you think I can play back the old recorgings in these tapes .

Any thoughts you would have be greatly appreciated .

reel-to-reel-man · 13th May 2005, 11:43 pm

Hello,
Restoring tapes is possible, do you have a machine to do it on? if not I can help you.

KB-KR20 · 14th May 2005, 12:36 am

Hi,
I do this often from both reel to reel and cassette recordings.
I find it best to digitize the recording and then use filters to remove background hiss etc. There are several programs you can purchase that will do this but I find that for most cases a simple freeware program called "Audacity" is quite adequate. A web search should give you an address for a free download.
Have fun,
Mick

13th May 2005, 10:13 pm	#1
ALMADHI Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Riyadh - Saudi Arabia Posts: 4	Restoring Old Recording from Reel tape Hello , everyone I am wondering is it possible to restore old recording , I have couple of recoreded reel tapes they are intact and stored inside a cabinet since 1965 , If I manage to bring a reel to reel recorder do you think I can play back the old recorgings in these tapes . Any thoughts you would have be greatly appreciated .

13th May 2005, 11:43 pm	#2
reel-to-reel-man Heptode Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Paignton, Devon, UK. Posts: 802	Re: Restoring Old Recording from Reel tape Hello, Restoring tapes is possible, do you have a machine to do it on? if not I can help you. __________________ Vintage recorder collector www.vintagerecorders.co.uk

14th May 2005, 12:36 am	#3
KB-KR20 Triode Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kingswinford, West mids Posts: 26	Re: Restoring Old Recording from Reel tape Hi, I do this often from both reel to reel and cassette recordings. I find it best to digitize the recording and then use filters to remove background hiss etc. There are several programs you can purchase that will do this but I find that for most cases a simple freeware program called "Audacity" is quite adequate. A web search should give you an address for a free download. Have fun, Mick