Serving Morrinsville
Tape, Film & Slide Digitising for Morrinsville
Half an hour from Morrinsville, there's a broadcast-grade studio in Cambridge that turns your ageing tapes, reels and slides into files the whole family can keep.
Somewhere in most Morrinsville homes there's a carton that hasn't been opened in years: the wedding on VHS, Super 8 of the kids on the farm, Nana's slides from the big OE, a cassette of someone singing at a 21st. None of it plays anymore — and dairy-country humidity is slowly taking what's left.
Sound Lounge in Cambridge is about 30 minutes away, and it's not a booth in a mall or a mail-forwarding outfit — it's a working studio run by Dane Clarke, who spent more than three decades in professional television, from the BBC to live sport, before settling in the Waikato. He does every transfer himself, on broadcast-quality equipment, and treats your originals like the one-of-a-kind items they are.
The process starts with a free assessment — an honest look at what you have and what it'll cost, with no obligation. If cost is the thing that's been putting you off, ask about Memory Layby — interest-free instalments so the memories don't have to wait for the budget.
Getting it done from Morrinsville
1. Ring for a price
Tell us what's in the carton — even roughly. You'll get a real price and timeframe, not a sales pitch.
2. One trip to Cambridge
Drop the box in on a Hamilton run or a weekend drive, or send it by tracked courier. If we're ever out Morrinsville way we can sometimes collect — worth asking.
3. Files for everyone
USB, DVD or a free download link — so copies can go to every sibling, not sit in one house.
What comes back to life
Don't forget the audio
Everyone remembers the video tapes — it's the cassettes that get missed. Speeches, church services, kids' interviews with their grandparents, someone playing the piano in the lounge. A voice is often the most precious recording a family owns, and cassettes fade just like tape. Bring the shoebox of those too.
Delivery options
Google Drive download — Free
USB stick (32GB) — From $30
DVD — $15