Our Services

The United Music Foundation offers its audio heritage preservation, restoration and enhancement services. Please feel free to contact us for further information.

PRESERVATION OF AUDIO HERITAGE

• Identification and restoration of physical and chemical degradation on audio media, in order to make playback possible;
• Preservation of analog media in high resolution (minimum 24bits 96kHz).
  
  CURRENT MEDIA FORMATS :

• 1/4" Tapes: Mono, Stereo, Stereo 0,75 and 4 tracks stereo
  EQ: CCIR, NAB, AES and Nagramaster
  Speed: 3 3/4", 7,5, 15 and 30 ips.
• 1/2" Tapes: Stereo, 3, 4, 8 tracks
  EQ: CCIR, NAB and AES
  Speed: 7,5, 15 and 30 ips.
• 1" Tapes: 4 tracks
  EQ: CCIR and NAB
  Speed: 7,5 and 15 ips.
• Audio Cassettes
• DAT Tapes: 32, 44.1 and 48kHz / 16bits
• ADAT Tapes

AUDIO RESTORATION

We have access to a broad range of audio restoration tools, including the Cedar Cambridge system, which is currently the only existing unit in Switzerland.

The performance of this system is beyond compare for:

• Reducing broadband noise;
• Eliminating clicks and crackle;
• Attenuating or eliminating distortion;
• Correcting audio phase;
• Restoring the stereo image;
• Correcting speed variations;
• Spectral equalization without changing the audio level.

We carry out all our restoration work in full respect of the original works.

PREPARATION OF RECORDED WORKS

to be made available to the public

In order to pass on these recordings to future generations, we do our best, through our research, to include essays, interviews, pictures, as well as any other kind of historical memorabilia.

We can gather artist and songwriting credits, and, if possible, information on musicians, recording dates and locations.

In the case of a release, we can take all necessary steps to ensure that the rights of songwriters, artists and owners to the recorded works are fully respected.