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  • Bell sound with PLAY command?Hi Folks, I am no musician so I was hoping someone could give me a PLAY command that would sound like a bell on the Spectrum. A bell that sounds li…

    Hi Folks,

    I am no musician so I was hoping someone could give me a PLAY command that would sound like a bell on the Spectrum. A bell that sounds like "Ding" if that makes sense.

    Many thanks

    Paddy
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman November 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Play command on divideHi, i thought I'd have a quick go on divide seeing as i had an afternoon spare.However,i can't seem to get the 'play' command on the screen?. It see…

    ... 't seem to get the 'play' command on the screen?.

    bully bully July 2012 Hardware
  • TimexPLAY: Use the PLAY command from T/S2000 BASICI've ported SoftPLAY to the Timex. Now you can use the PLAY command on the TC2068 or TS2068. Because of the different clock speed and frequencies of …

    ... . Now you can use the PLAY command on the TC2068 or TS2068 ... is off for the BEEP command on the 128 and no ...
    chev chev October 2013 Brand new software
  • Announce: BASin r14b availableHere's the fix mentioned earlier for those of you that either are too lazy to update your OS (XP SP2 has been out aaaaages, Arjun!) or even junk that…

    ... &&5a"
    130 play g$,h$,i$
    [/CODE ... isn't triggering in the 128k PLAY command. I'll look into it ... soon.

    Edit: The PLAY problem was error k, Invalid ...
    Dunny Dunny May 2008 Emulators
  • Classical music on the Speccy?While I was watching CVP409 videos on YT, I found a few movie scores and it made me start yet another topic about the AY chip. I know the beeper and…

    ... [/URL] into strings for the 128K Play command. :-o
    zxbruno zxbruno May 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum +2 sound problemsI recently bought an RGB Scart cable for my grey Spectrum +2 - it has a mono 3.5 jack that goes into the sound output and a DIN plug for the RGB pict…

    The 128k Play command IS quieter than the beeper ... />
    I think as the play command is three channel a single ... play note should be about a ... deck from the motherboard the 128k sound effects could be heard ...
    thingley thingley January 2009 Hardware
  • Lame BASIC BEEPer editor - alphaI like music, like BASIC and find all current music utilities complicated. Since I enjoy Sinclair BASIC so much, I came up with a simple BEEPer edito…

    ... 48k beeper rather than the 128k PLAY command though?... Im curious, as I ... a desire to see a PLAY based editor and player...
    kgmcneil kgmcneil May 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • MiST fpga and ZX Spectrum coreI don't see any MiST related thread here. You've probably already heard of it, it's a device which recreate some computers (atari st, amiga, amst…

    Just had a thought... doesn't the Mist Machine come with a Midi extension?... Anyone know whether the new ZX core can output its RS232 signals through the midi extension to allow Midi Output... say, from using the 128k PLAY command?...
    kgmcneil kgmcneil December 2015 Hardware
  • ZX-Uno moddingStarting with ZX-Uno case modding I have not yet received my ZX-Uno yet (it is in the post) but I know that I will have to do at least one mod …

    ... maybe even hocked up the 128k PLAY command to point to the Midi ... a game on a humble 128k setup!!!!...

    If the ...
    kgmcneil kgmcneil September 2017 Hardware
  • im looking for an ay tracker that supports midi*sorry i know this is in the wrong section but i cant find the software section here. - so you can play midi notes into the spectrum, via a keybo…

    ... specifically for midi, but the 128k PLAY command will allow you to use ... , and the ZX can then play the final result...

    kgmcneil kgmcneil May 2019 Games
  • Play abc files in 128K mode?I was reading a tutorial on the abc music file format, and it seems the txt file has information that might allow a simple conversion from .abc to st…

    ... .abc to strings for the Play command in 128K mode.

    [url ...

    Same scale in 128K Basic:

    cdefgAB
    Play command.

    More about abc ... 's tools... Import .ABC to 128K Basic. :)

    [SIZE=" ...
    zxbruno zxbruno May 2008 Development
  • BASin and the 128k commandsI've decided to look at incorporating the 128k commands PLAY and LOAD!, SAVE!, MERGE!, VERIFY! for the ramdisk. It won't be full 128k emulation. No …

    ... to look at incorporating the 128k commands PLAY and LOAD!, SAVE!, MERGE ... /> It won't be full 128k emulation. No bank switching. You ... 'll get 128k snapshots out of it, and ... 't make use of the PLAY command or the extra RAMDisk commands ...
    Dunny Dunny November 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • 128k +2 Manual scans neededHi all - BASin is now able to use the 128k PLAY and RAMDisk commands. The RAMDisk is accessed with the LOAD! SAVE! etc commands, and as such I now…

    ... now able to use the 128k PLAY and RAMDisk commands.


    The 128k +2a manual I have has the PLAY command documented, but ... +2 models.

    The 128k manual is crap, but the ...
    Dunny Dunny November 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • Convert 128k Basic into MCHello guys, we are currently searching for a converter to put 128k Basic into Machine Code. I remember once I found a programm that converted the B…

    ... for a converter to put 128k Basic into Machine Code. I ... . It converted everything including the PLAY-command, what we need most. However ...
    Speccyman Speccyman September 2013 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • SoftPLAY: Use the PLAY command from 48 BASICNow you don't need 128 BASIC to use the [B]PLAY[/B] command. Just use [B]PRINT #8;[/B] instead. [url]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15659782/So…

    Now you don't need 128 BASIC to use the [B]PLAY[/B] command. Just use [B]PRINT #8;[/B] instead.

    [url]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15659782/SoftPLAY.tap[/url]
    chev chev October 2013 Brand new software
  • BASin Release 13 is now availableI'm still at it. BASin is now in it's 13th incarnation (disregarding the inter-version updates) and is now available at [url="http://homepage.ntlw…

    ... .
    Added - 128k commands PLAY and SPECTRUM to the ... to execute the PLAY command. The SPECTRUM command does nothing.
    128k errors for the PLAY command.
    Added - 128k Auto- ... sensing. If you don't use the 128k ...
    Dunny Dunny January 2006 Emulators
  • BASin Release 13 is now available[unashamedly x-posted from Emulators forum] I'm still at it. BASin is now in it's 13th incarnation (disregarding the inter-version updates) and is …

    ... .
    Added - 128k commands PLAY and SPECTRUM to the ... to execute the PLAY command. The SPECTRUM command does nothing.
    128k errors for the PLAY command.
    Added - 128k Auto- ... sensing. If you don't use the 128k ...
    Dunny Dunny January 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • Classical music on the Speccy?While I was watching CVP409 videos on YT, I found a few movie scores and it made me start yet another topic about the AY chip. I know the beeper and…

    ... no virtual piano for the 128K, it would take me an ... something with strings and the PLAY command. :o AY composers can do ...
    zxbruno zxbruno May 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • BASin r14d - Final bugfix for the r14 seriesOk, there's not a great deal to "show" here, as most of the work has been going on "under the hood" so to speak. And there's been a [i]lot[/i] of wor…

    ... AY register 14 (and the PLAY command).
    Added - Documented all ... program changes from a 128k to a 48k compatible ... (Jimmy)
    Fixed - Getting command help on words like PRINT ... Jimmy)
    Fixed - The SPECTRUM command will terminate your program with ...
    Dunny Dunny December 2008 Emulators
  • MIDI-out disassembly?Does anyone have the disassembly of the MIDI-out routine or understands how text strings in PLAY commands are converted to a MIDI stream? I'm assumin…

    ... how text strings in PLAY commands are converted to ... to text strings that the PLAY command can use. If removing ... the limitations of the PLAY command, I would record a ... to create tunes in 128K BASIC with up to ... s duration and pitch and PLAY's note, note duration ...
    zxbruno zxbruno September 2009 Development
  • AY interface - How many possibilities?Currently the newest AY interface available for sale gives 16K and 48K owners a chance to add AY sound to their Speccy, but (correct me if I'm wrong)…

    ... 'm wrong) doesn't give 128K/+2/+2A/+2B and +3 ... require jumpers (to choose between 128K AY, TS2068 AY, alternate AY ... the AY interface which uses 128K Spectrum ports would solve the ... trackers: the implementation of the PLAY command for any Sinclair computer (or ...
    zxbruno zxbruno October 2009 Hardware
  • Making music for the SpectrumI was wondering what programs are about on PC or Spectrum that would allow you to make music for the ZX Spectrum 128k or 48k as i love doing it. Bee…

    ... music for the ZX Spectrum 128k or 48k as i love ... the day messing with the play command and as me and my ...
    morcar morcar February 2011 Development
  • 128k-only games for saleHi all, I'm selling my collection of 128k-only games [URL="http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/itcentre2002/m.html?item=260966885428&sspagename=STRK%3AMESELX%…

    ... 'm selling my collection of 128k-only games [URL="http://www ... /> Robin of the Wood 128k
    Carrier Command
    Stars on the ... Day

    Starglider 48k/128k and Stunt Car Racer are ...
    Muig Muig February 2012 Sales
  • Strange behavior of program compiled with HiSoft BASICA while ago I experimented with HiSoft BASIC 128 (1.2) and compiled [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showpost.php?p=683349&postcount=140"]…

    ... regularly while emulating the 128K/+2/+2A/+3 and ... normally when loaded on a 128K or +3. When ... the game on the 128K makes me think there ... that troubles begin when the PLAY command is invoked. However HiSoft ... BASIC 1.2 supports PLAY, and under emulation there ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu March 2013 Development
  • Use PLAY without the 128 ROMHere's a little thing I wrote called SoftPLAY: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=45259[/url] Now you can use the PLAY comm…

    ... /> Now you can use the PLAY command with a 48K and an ... -fixed version of the ROM command in RAM. The timing values ... ;[/b] in place of the PLAY command.

    Hisoft BASIC might ...
    chev chev October 2013 Sinclair Basic
  • Help With AY Music Program in BASICHi, last year I started writing a BASIC program for making and recording AY Music. I thought it would be easier than learning how to use Soundtracker…

    ... USR "p"+x,y: REM Play Symbol
    176 NEXT ... v$="V11": REM The actual command for volume is part of ... 320 LET p=0: REM Play Along value on (1) or ... /> 2002 REM read the key, play the sound, check for rec ... To be part of a play command, octave needs to be entered ...
    RetroPhase2014 RetroPhase2014 December 2015 Sinclair Basic
  • PLAYing with MIDIInspired by watching The Floppotron buzz and click strange renditions of Sandstorm and the theme tunes from The Legend Of Zelda and Game Of Thrones v…

    ... here ever use the 128K Spectrum's PLAY command to control an external ... 's the only part of PLAY I've never found a ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone May 2017 Sinclair Basic
  • Spectrum PLAY demo's in BasicWas not really sure on which category to post it in nor a better title. Summary is simply is there a list of various tunes/music listings ? By this …

    ... something in Basic using the PLAY command if possible...

    Thanks ...
    spider spider October 2017 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Mighty Music ProgramsI'd like to think I'm reasonably proficient (after all of 32 years) in the 128K Spectrum's PLAY command. However, this program is absolutely nothi…

    ... 32 years) in the 128K Spectrum's PLAY command.

    However, this ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone April 2020 Sinclair Basic
  • Basic and AY musicis it possible to play an ay-music in background while a basic program is running?

    ... like that - the 128k BASIC play routines are not designed ... [/quote]

    So :)? Convert PLAY note into a sequence of ... . Turn off note. Interpret next PLAY command.

    Do 1 ... your own. Preprocess the PLAY string into something suitable for ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous February 2003 Sinclair Basic
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