Tape Baking -  Tape Baking Services

If your tape needs baking, you've come to the right place! We can Bake Tape to perfection!

Tape Baking...Why?

A lot of tape manufactured in the mid 1970's to early 1980's is starting to come out of storage now for re-mixing and re-issue, and engineers are finding that it won't play. The surface of the tape has become gummy and it sticks to the heads and fixed guides of the tape transport, squealing, jerking, and, in extreme cases, slowing down or stopping the tape transport. This problem has cropped up on all brands of tape, but is nearly always fixable, at least temporarily by baking the tape. For more info on tape baking, click here.

How Tape Baking Works...

When to Bake a Tape...

There are some important signs that show when a tape needs baking. The typical symptom is squealing when the tape passes the playback heador other fixed parts of a tape player. The squealing is audible directly from the tape and also transmitted electronically through the output of the tape recorder.

Continuous use of a squealing taperisks permanently damaging the tape, as oxide is sometimes torn off the tape. This flaking residue can be seen and can feel gummy while still on the tape's surface. There is also a risk of damage to the player. Another symptom is the tape sounding dull and distorted.

Deterioration can happen to any tape, but the problem is more common with audio recording tape manufactured in the USA from the mid 1970's to the early 1980's.

Tapes That Generally Need Baking...

AMPEX- 406, 407, 456, 457, 499, Grand Master
3M- 153, 206, 207, 208, 209, 217, 219, 226, 227, 806, 807, 808, 809, Classic DP, Classic LP, Classic SP, Master and Master SX

Tape Baking Prices                  

Cassette Tape 10.00 1/4 inch reel 29.00 1/2 inch reel 39.00 1 inch reel 49.00 2 inch reel 59.00 Video tape 19.95

There's a 25% discount on 10 or more tapes.

We can Transfer your freshly baked cassette tapes or quarter inch tapes (Quarter Track or Two Track Masters to CD to preserve your recordings. We can do a Straight Transfer of the tape or we can also reduce or completely remove the tape hiss and cleanup other unwanted sounds (restoration), so your CD will sound better than the tape. Includes Indexing as well at no extra charge.

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