There’s history in the noise.
A client reached out to us with a single cassette tape recorded more than 30 years ago. It contained a family conversation — a loved one speaking, laughing, and telling a story that had not been heard since the early 1990s. The tape had sat in a drawer for decades, slowly degrading with time. When it arrived at Cranial Cataclysm Studios, it carried heavy hiss, uneven volume, and mechanical tape noise — but it also carried emotional weight.
Our approach is always careful and client-centered. We began by transferring the cassette using a calibrated deck to ensure the cleanest possible capture. From there, we used a combination of iZotope RX, Universal Audio tools, and transparent EQ sculpting to remove hiss, stabilize tone, and reveal the natural warmth of the voice again.
The goal is never to make audio sound processed —
it’s to let the humanity come through.
When the client heard the restored version, their reaction said everything:
“It feels like they’re in the room again.”
Projects like this remind us why preservation matters. Memories aren’t meant to fade — they deserve to be heard clearly.
If you have old tapes, recordings, or audio you thought was lost, we’d be honored to help bring it back.
Your history deserves clarity.
Restoring Family History: A Cassette Tape Brought Back to Life
