Convert DAT tapes to digital
& save your memories.

MEDIAFIX digitises your DAT tapes starting at £5.99 per tape. Use our DAT tape to MP3 converter and benefit from our best price guarantee. You will get the lowest price on the market for converting your DAT cassettes in the UK.

You can send your DAT tapes by post to the following address:

MEDIAFIX Logistics Centre
AMCO Park, Acanthus Road
Redditch
Worcestershire
B98 9EX

We convert your DAT tapes to MP3. You can then choose to save them on CD, USB drive, a hard drive or get them through a download link.

Yes, we transfer tape labels for free up to 20 characters.

Yes, we can fix torn tape with no decrease in quality. For an extra £15.00 per DAT cassette, we will repair up to three tears.

Yes, after digitisation, we will return your original DAT tapes together with your digitised files. We’ll save your digitised files in the format you booked, for example as MP3 files on a USB stick, CD, or via a download link.

Your DAT tapes are handled with care throughout the whole process, and they’re sent back to you safely once the conversion is complete.

Yes. For £5.00 we can convert only selected sections. Just tell us the exact start and stop time stamps.

Converting your DAT tapes to digital with MEDIAFIX is easy:

1. Start your request and print your order form
2. Pack your DAT tapes, add the signed order form and send it by post
3. We digitise your DAT cassettes according to your requirements
4. Pay for your order and get back your converted audio on CD or USB stick.
5. Enjoy!

Cassette tapes and DAT tapes may seem similar, but they’re not the same. First of all, they work differently. While cassette tapes are analogue, DAT tapes are digital. This means that they record the sound as digital, binary data, often resulting in higher audio quality and less background noise.

Another key difference is that DAT tapes were mostly used in professional contexts, for example for radio broadcasts or live recordings. They never achieved the same popularity as cassettes. For this reason, it’s difficult to find DAT players on the market.

To convert DAT tapes to MP3 or WAV, you have two options: either you do it yourself or you use a professional digitising service.

If you want to convert a DAT tape to digital at home, you’ll first need the right equipment: a working DAT player, an audio interface or a digital input like S/PDIF (optical/coax) if your DAT deck supports it, a PC, and recording software. The hardest part is finding a working DAT player, since they’re rare and usually expensive.

To proceed with the digitisation, you’ll need to play the DAT tape in real time and record the audio in your software. When the tape is ready, you’ll just need to save it and export it as an MP3 or WAV file. Keep in mind that DAT conversions always happen in real time, so the process might be quite slow.

The second option is to use a professional DAT to digital conversion service. It’s the easiest choice because you won’t need to worry about time and equipment. At the same time, you won’t have to worry about possible playback errors.

With a professional digitising service like MEDIAFIX, you simply send your DAT cassettes via post. They’ll be converted to digital using specialist equipment and to a format of your choice (MP3 or WAV) or even to CD.

This way, you won’t need to buy expensive equipment you’ll probably just use once in life, and you’ll have high-quality digitised files which you’ll be proud of!