Audio Restoration & Forensic Audio Repair Melbourne
Bring Your Recordings Back to Life
Don’t let poor audio ruin your project. At Beat Tank Productions, we specialise in rescuing damaged, noisy, or unclear recordings, turning them into clean, usable audio that’s ready for film, forensic, broadcast, podcasting, or personal use.
With over 20 years of professional post-production experience, we’ve saved countless projects from costly reshoots by restoring clarity and detail to even the most challenging recordings.
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Wind noise and lav-mic rustling
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Background ambient noise (traffic, office, construction)
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Sudden disruptive sounds (bangs, pops, mouth clicks)
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Electrical hum, hiss, or buzz
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Old/degraded media artefacts (tape hiss, vinyl crackle, digital distortion)
What Is Audio Restoration?
Audio restoration is the process of cleaning and repairing problematic audio recordings. Using advanced software and meticulous manual editing, we can remove or reduce common issues such as:
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Wind noise and mic rustling (often from lavalier mics on location)
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Background ambient noise (traffic, office chatter, machinery, construction)
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Sudden disruptive sounds (bangs, pops, clicks, static, mouth noise)
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Electrical hums, hissing, or buzzing
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Old or degraded media artifacts (tape hiss, vinyl crackle, digital distortion)
Our goal is always the same: to make your audio clean, clear, and production-ready.
Forensic Audio Repair & Voice Enhancement
Sometimes audio isn’t just “noisy” — it’s critical evidence, sensitive information, or a recording where voices can’t be heard clearly. That’s where our forensic audio services come in.
We use specialist forensic audio tools to:
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Enhance and isolate voices buried under background noise
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Increase speech intelligibility in muffled or distant recordings
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Reduce competing sounds like static, hum, or overlapping conversations
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Apply spectral editing for precision analysis and repair
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Handle recordings confidentially, ensuring discretion and privacy
Common Forensic Audio Scenarios
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Legal and investigative use (clarifying police interviews, phone calls, or surveillance audio)
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Corporate disputes (enhancing recordings of meetings or workplace discussions)
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Personal use (recovering voices from family archives or important conversations)
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Security and surveillance (improving recordings from noisy or uncontrolled environments)
While results depend on the original recording’s quality, our experience and tools often allow significant improvements in clarity — making spoken words understandable where they once were lost.
Our Process
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Send us your audio securely (file upload, Dropbox, or in-person).
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Free initial assessment — we’ll review the recording and explain what’s possible.
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Restoration & repair — we apply advanced tools and manual editing to clean and enhance.
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Review & refine — you listen, and we make adjustments if needed.
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Final delivery — broadcast-ready files, in your preferred format.
Why Choose Beat Tank Productions?
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20+ years’ experience in professional audio post-production
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Trusted by filmmakers, podcasters, and content creators across Melbourne
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Remote-friendly workflows (Source-Connect enabled for interstate or overseas clients)
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Discretion guaranteed for sensitive and forensic audio projects
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Part of a complete audio post suite — ADR, dialogue editing, sound design, mixing, mastering
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Cost-effective alternative to reshoots, delays, or lost opportunities
Hear the Difference
We’ve restored audio for film dialogue recorded outdoors in high wind, improved noisy workplace interviews, and recovered voices from degraded or distant recordings. In each case, our restoration has saved valuable content and delivered results our clients thought were impossible.
Ready to Rescue Your Recording?
If you’ve got badly recorded audio, forensic material, or voices you can’t hear clearly, we can help.
📞 Call Ben at Beat Tank Productions today on 0413 151 680
📧 Email: ben@beattankproductions.com
🌐 Or contact us here
Bring clarity back to your recordings — you’ll be amazed at what we can do.
NOTE - Results depend on the source quality. We’ll provide a short sample/assessment first so you can hear what’s achievable before you commit.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you make every word crystal clear?
Not always — it depends on the recording. We’ll run a free assessment and show you what’s realistically achievable.
What file types can I send?
Most common formats are fine: WAV, AIFF, MP3, MP4/MOV (we can extract audio), plus legacy formats if you have transfers from tape.
How long does it take?
Simple clean-ups are often turned around quickly; forensic work varies with complexity. We’ll confirm timelines after the assessment.
Is my recording private?
Yes — all projects are treated as confidential. NDA available on request.
For similar services we provide see;
ADR / dubbing recording studio