The Audio Tape People
Media Duplication is one of the UK’s and World’s leading audio cassette tape duplicating companies.
Since 2008 Media Duplication Ltd has been at the forefront of cassette tape duplication. We work with some of the biggest record companies in the UK and Worldwide, producing CDs and audio cassette tapes in huge volumes.
Don’t worry if you’re after a small batch of cassettes duplicating: our minimum production run is 25x audio cassettes.We offer cassette shells in many colours, reproduce print on the shells and offer all types of audio cassette tape packaging.
Choose Media Duplication for your cassette tape duplication
We are one of the few remaining companies to offer a comprehensive, in-house audio cassette tape duplication service, fully inclusive of print, packaging and delivery.
We manufacture from our own facility in Leicestershire and supply clients across the United Kingdom and abroad.
Our in-house audio tape production uses Gauss Digital Loop-Bin duplication; this provides the highest possible quality of duplication available. Our professional equipment operates at high speed and is fully automated. Watch our equipment in action on our YouTube page.
A great promotional tool
We have the immense pleasure of seeing music artists, bands and record labels from around the world using cassettes to get their sounds to new and existing audiences.
The audio cassette tape produces an excellent quality sound and is one of the most affordable and accessible physical media formats available. Cassette sales worldwide have continued to grow each year as more people discover the format and others find themselves re-discovering it.
Cassettes can also be a great promotional tool and are often used by companies & brands to support a marketing campaign/or activity. The tangibility and collectable nature of cassettes means they are always well-received by the public.
Playing audio cassette tapes has never been easier
With ample new and used equipment available to buy for both home and on-the-move listening.
Our minimum order for a production run of cassettes is 25 units. The quickest way to get a quote from us is through the Audio Cassette Tape Enquiry Form.
For General Enquiries, please use our Contact Page.
For more information, browse the pages below to see how we can help bring your cassette release to life.
FAQs About Cassette Duplication
*Overseas Tax Information: Please Note:
Any orders placed for delivery outside of the United Kingdom, including those from the EU, will not have UK VAT applied to them. Be aware that in most, if not all, cases you (or your company) will be personally liable for local taxation within the destination country for your order.
We are legally obliged to declare the correct ‘invoiced’ value of your order within any customs documentation created for your order once shipped.
To help avoid fraudsters, please take every precaution to ensure that any payments made for taxation charges are paid to the correct entity. No courier or customs/taxation authority should ever require more personal information than is logically necessary to facilitate a payment from you. If in doubt, independently check first before paying or transferring any funds.
What’s your method of audio cassette tape duplication?
We load the supplied audio into our digital loop-bin which then sends the audio to our analogue duplication ‘slaves’. The audio is then duplicated onto virgin reels of audio cassette tape. The duplicated reels of tape are then loaded onto our winding machines, which wind the cassette tape into empty cassette shells.
What cassette tape type do you use?
Type 1 Ferric.
What’s the longest audio you can duplicate onto cassette tape?
The maximum is 90 minutes in total, split as 45 minutes per side.
My audio sides are different lengths, is this an issue?
Ideally, you would try and divide the audio as equally as possible, to avoid having space added to the end of one side.
For example, if your A side was 10 minutes but your B side was 20 minutes, there would be 10 minutes of space added to the A side to equal the sides out. This isn’t a practical issue for us to do, but for your customers, it may not always be the best playback experience.
Is Chrome tape still available?
This tape type is no longer mass-produced and is generally considered more appropriate for home/or studio recording purposes.
When submitting my audio to you, what’s the ideal format?
The ideal format for audio submissions is
- 2x individual .wav files, labelled Side A and Side B
- 16-bit 44.1khz stereo
This format is specific to our digital loop-bin.
When preparing your audio, it may be necessary for us to normalise the audio to avoid any distortion during duplication.
Once your audio and artwork are ready, please use a file-transfer service such as WeTransfer. This should be sent to the Media Duplication Ltd team member handling your project.
What’s your minimum production run for audio cassette tape duplication?
25 Units.
I’m having my order sent to an address outside the UK, do I have to pay VAT?
Any orders placed for delivery outside of the United Kingdom, including those from the EU, will not have UK VAT applied to them.
However, be aware that in most, if not all, cases you (or your company) will be personally liable for local taxation within the destination country for your order. This includes deliveries to Republic of Ireland.
We are legally obliged to declare the correct ‘invoiced’ value of your order within any customs documentation created for your order once shipped.
To help avoid fraudsters, please take every precaution to ensure that any payments made for taxation charges are paid to the correct entity. No courier or customs/taxation authority should ever require more personal information than is logically necessary to facilitate a payment from you. If in doubt, independently check first before paying or transferring any funds.
If you have a split order where some of the order is being delivered to an address in the UK and some outside of the UK, you will only pay VAT on the UK delivered portion of your order.
My order is being delivered to Northern Ireland, do I have to pay VAT?
Yes, you do as Northern Ireland is part of the UK. There is an additional courier surcharge which would be highlighted to you within your quotation.
Some parts of the Scottish Islands/Highlands and the Isle of Wight also attract an additional courier surcharge which would form part of your quotation.
Do I have to pay VAT on orders going to the Channel Islands?
The Channel Islands form part of the British Isles, but are VAT-exempt. So orders sent to Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm, Jethou, Brecqhou, and Lihou, would not have VAT applied. A courier surcharge would be applied for any deliveries though and would form part of your quotation.
Although not part of the Channel Islands, the same would apply to orders going to the Isle of Man.
Are you able to supply a pre-production sample before committing to a full production run?
Yes, we can. We charge a flat rate for this service. Just ask your Media Duplication Ltd contact for current pricing based on your requirements.
How long is your production lead time?
This will depend on when your order is placed, the volume required and the specification of your release. Your Media Duplication Ltd contact will be able to give you an approximate lead time at the point of quotation.
If you have any printed parts in your order, you would generally have to build in an additional 2 -3 working days for your artwork to be proofed and prepped. We will e-mail you an artwork PDF e-proof for your approval before commencing your order.
What are your payment terms?
Our standard terms are a pro-forma invoice payable on commencement of your order, in full via BACs only. I’m afraid we are unable to accept payments by credit card (online or by phone), wire service or payment apps at this time.
Can I collect my order from you?
Yes, you can. This would be by arrangement only following the completion of your order and within our normal trading hours, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Our address details can be found on our CONTACT US page.
