Audio Lab Restoration
RESTORATION
Audio restoration improves the sound of audio recordings which are impaired by clicks, pops, noise and buzz. Recordings with moderate damage can be restored with no trace of disturbances. Even severely damaged recordings can be salvaged.

TRANSCRIBING SOURCES
In transcribing recordings from tape and vinyl and other sources into digital files, a high quality transfer will pay dividends when it comes to applying digital restoration. There are various professional techniques in achieving high quality transfers. To give examples, Audio Lab very carefully cleans records in distilled water to remove surface grease and dust before recording them into the digital domain. We also use the highest quality analog to digital converters to ensure the truest signal path possible.

AUDITORY MASKING
One of the main techniques in audio restoration is to exploit the auditory masking of human hearing. For example, it is not always necessary to remove 6dB of noise in order to make it sound as though 6dB has been removed.

SCIENCE AND ART
Audio restoration is both a science and an art. Removing clicks, pops and spurious tones is a science because it is clear when we have succeeded. On the other side of the coin, broadband noise removal is more of an art, where great judgment is required in balancing the noise reduction against damaging the signal. In rough terms, click removal and tone filtering are achievable to a very high standard because the disturbance is separated from the signal in either the time domain or the frequency domain. Broadband noise, however, contaminates all samples and all frequencies. Achieving optimal results during the restoration process requires an engineer with highly trained ears, who specializes in removing undesired frequencies with surgical precision. Audio Lab achieves the upmost accuracy during the restoration process producing stellar results.

SESSION
Each restoration session in unique. Studio time varies according to what your restoration project specifically requires. You are encouraged to attend the session. A copy of your restored audio is made at the end of the session for your review. Listen to your restored audio! Contact us within one week with your approval or to make any changes. Payment is due at the end of each session.
RESTORATION & ARCHIVING OPTIONS
● Restoring poorly recorded or damaged audio.
● Restoring audio from 1/4" reel to reel tape.
● Restoring audio from vinyl.
● Restoring audio from cassettes.
● Audio Lab archives restored audio to CD, DVD, personal hard drive, or flash drive.