Your audio recordings capture voices, music, and soundscapes that bring history to life. But on fragile formats, those sounds are at risk of being lost. We help organisations digitise audio collections so your content is preserved, accessible, and ready to be heard again.

We digitise all audio formats, from open-reel tapes and cassettes through to mini and microcassettes, delivering in virtually any profile you need. Preservation standards such as Broadcast WAV (BWF), WAV, and FLAC ensure long-term security, while access profiles like MP3 make your recordings easy to share and reuse. This gives you confidence that your collection is protected for the future and ready to be used today.

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Why it matters

Magnetic tapes, discs, and other audio carriers degrade over time. Playback machines are disappearing. By choosing to digitise audio now, you:

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Protect unique voices, performances, and sound recordings from loss.

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Make your audio accessible for research, education, broadcast, and reuse.

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Unlock long-term value Open up new opportunities for your community through access and engagement, or generate revenue for your organisation through reuse and licensing.

The DAMsmart difference

We don’t just scan reels, we digitise film to preservation and access standards, with care.

Work with our expert team

SAFE HANDS
Your collection is entrusted to a specialist audio team with decades of preservation experience. From oral histories to music archives, we treat every recording with care and respect.
TECHNOLOGY
Professional playback machines and audio capture systems designed for precision and reliability. All equipment is professionally maintained and our processes are aligned with International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives standards.
COLLECTION CONTROL
From intake to delivery, every recording is managed within a controlled workflow. By overseeing each step, we safeguard the integrity of your collection and ensure consistent, high-quality results.
CONSERVATION
Proven methods for stabilising fragile audio carriers, including sticky-shed tape, broken cassettes, and deteriorating discs. Even compromised recordings are carefully restored for safe playback and capture.

Why choose DAMsmart
to digitise audio?

For nearly 20 years, organisations across Australia have trusted us, from the National Archives of Australia to universities, broadcasters, and cultural institutions.

Here’s what you can expect:

Trusted leader in the region
DAMsmart is the only provider approved by the National Archives of Australia to deliver audiovisual digitisation services for video, film, and audio, and we bring more large-scale project experience than any other service provider in the region.
Standards that fit your needs
Archival masters, broadcast-quality WAV, or access-friendly MP3.
All formats covered
Plus expertise in video and film digitisation and data migration, giving you a single trusted partner for your full collection.
Secure handling
Purpose-built facilities in Canberra, Auckland and Kuala Lumpur with professional environmental and security controls.
Capacity for every collection
From a single oral history to 100,000 hours of recordings.
Exclusively for organisations
Archives, broadcasters, libraries, councils, cultural institutions. We’re not a consumer transfer shop; we deliver professional outcomes for professional collections.

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Audio formats we digitise audio

We work across almost every motion picture format, including:

Open reel (¼-inch)

Compact cassette

Mini cassette

Micro cassette

DAT (Digital Audio Tape)

MiniDisc

Lacquer discs

Vinyl records

Other grooved media

CD-R

Optical audio formats

And more.

Not sure what you’ve got? Send us a few photos, we’ll identify the formats for you.

Specialist workflows

Every sound recording is different. We adapt our processes to suit your needs:

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Fragile or
damaged recordings

Careful cleaning, repair, and preparation for safe playback.

Oral histories and interviews

Handled with respect for cultural protocols and community sensitivities.

Music and performance archives

Workflows designed to capture and preserve the full dynamic range and fidelity of recordings.

Sensitive collections

Secure processes for projects requiring confidentiality or security clearance.

Large archives

Scalable digitisation for tens of thousands of hours of sound.

Beyond digitisation

Digitising is just the beginning. Once we digitise audio, DAMsmart helps you preserve and use your collection long-term.

Preserve long-term

Protect your digital masters with trusted data preservation services, storage, and integrity checks.

Content modernisation

Enhance your audio with transcoding, format migration, and metadata enrichment for today’s platforms.

Access

Provide online access so recordings can be searched, listened to, and curated with ease.

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Consultancy & Project Planning

Let’s work together to make your stories of the past, part of the future.

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Every voice, every
performance, kept alive.