Audio Restoration in Penticton & the Okanagan

Yes, Porthos Media digitizes old audio tapes and converts them into modern digital audio files so you can preserve, share, and back up important recordings.We can help with family recordings, interviews, lectures, oral histories, old music demos, voice memos, sermons, community recordings, and other audio collections. If you’re not sure what format you have, send us a photo or bring it in and we’ll take a look.

Yes, we transfer cassette tapes to digital files for families, musicians, researchers, archives, and organizations across Canada.Cassette tapes can degrade over time, especially if they’ve been stored in heat, humidity, garages, basements, or old boxes. Digitizing your cassette tapes helps preserve the audio before it becomes harder to recover or play.

Yes, we can digitize voice recordings, interviews, oral histories, family stories, lectures, meetings, and spoken-word recordings.This is especially helpful for preserving the voices of parents, grandparents, relatives, community members, artists, historians, and people whose stories matter. We can provide the finished files in a practical digital format for listening, archiving, transcription, or sharing with family.Get in touch to find out how we can preserve your cherished recordings.

Yes, Porthos Media can digitize vinyl records and convert them into digital audio files.This can be useful for rare records, family recordings, local music, spoken-word albums, custom pressings, or personal collections that are difficult to replace. The final quality depends on the condition of the record, but digitization can make the audio easier to access, back up, and preserve.

Most audio digitization projects are delivered as easy-to-use digital audio files, such as MP3 or WAV, depending on your needs.MP3 files are smaller and convenient for everyday listening and sharing, while WAV files are larger and better suited for preservation, editing, or archival use. We can help you choose the best file format for your project.

In some cases, yes. We may be able to reduce background noise, improve volume consistency, or make old recordings easier to listen to.Audio restoration depends on the condition of the original recording. Some hiss, distortion, damage, dropouts, or muffled sound may still remain, but we’ll let you know what is realistic before beginning more detailed cleanup work.Tell us about your project and we'll tell you what we can do.

Yes! Porthos Media serves audio digitization clients across Canada. If you’re local to Summerland, Penticton, Peachland, Kelowna, or the Okanagan, we can arrange local pick-up. If you’re elsewhere in Canada, you can mail your tapes, records, or other audio media to us.Please package your materials carefully and include your name, contact information, return address, and a brief note about what you would like digitized.Mailing address:Porthos Media PO Box 1056 Summerland PO BC, Canada V0H 1Z4Please note that Porthos Media is not responsible for items lost, delayed, or damaged while in transit through the mail.