The Vault refers to a large collection of Hunters and Collectors related recordings that have quietly aged in storage for up to 32 years before being opened up to fans in July 2012.

The Vault recordings cover the full history of the band. Most recordings are either DAT tapes or Type 2 Cassettes, though there are a few recordings in other formats, such as vinyl, VHS with audio data on them and Type 1 Cassettes. To date, the focus has been overwhelmingly on audio, though video archives do also exist.

Being perfectionists, Hunters and Collectors would prefer work being done before entire recordings are made available in one form or another. So for the time being, we have an agreement to provide one rare track every week, with no more than 5 or 6 tracks available at once. We have used this arrangement to provide an extraordinary range of long lost gems.

The lineage for Vault tracks is as follows:

Cassette Tapes

Earlier recordings: Nakamichi BX-1 [2 x RCA Line Out] ->[2 x XLR Mic/Instrument In] Motu Audio Express [USB] -> [USB] PC Adobe Audition 5.0.2 -> Digital format (FLAC)

Later recordings: Nakamichi BX-150 [2 x RCA Line Out] ->[2 x XLR Mic/Instrument In] Motu Audio Express [USB] -> [USB] PC Adobe Audition 5.0.2 -> Digital format (FLAC)

DAT Tapes

Earlier recordings: Sony DTC-750 [Optical Out] -> [Optical In] Motu Audio Express [USB] -> [USB] PC Adobe Audition 5.0.2 -> Digital format (FLAC)

Later recordings: TASCAM DA-20 Mk II [SPDIF Out] -> [SPDIF In] Motu Audio Express [USB] -> [USB] PC Adobe Audition 5.0.2 -> Digital format (FLAC)

VHS-Data Tapes

Sony PCM501 [2 x RCA Line Out] ->[2 x XLR Mic/Instrument In] Motu Audio Express [USB] -> [USB] PC Adobe Audition 5.0.2 -> Digital format (FLAC)

Vinyl

Yamaha YP701 [2 x RCA Line Out] -> [2 x RCA Line In] Sansui AU-4900 [6.35mm Headphone] -> [2 x XLR Mic/Instrument In] Motu Audio Express [USB] -> [USB] PC Adobe Audition 5.0.2 -> Digital format (FLAC)

CD

Exact Audio Copy Version 1.0 Beta 3 -> Digital format (FLAC)

DVD

DVD Audio Extractor 7.0.2 -> Digital format (FLAC)