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  • Tape LeadsWhere's the best and/or cheapest place to get tape leads? I got hold of a Spectrum with no leads at all, and in my eagerness to get it up and runnin…

    ... get tape leads? I got hold of a Spectrum with no leads ... watching an eBay auction for tape leads, but it's ... I found and there's no guarantee I'll get ... reliable but cheaper source of tape leads or should I ... a pair of standard mono audio leads with a jack plug ...
    snigfarp snigfarp August 2007 Hardware
  • Wanted: RGB to RCA for +2AI bought a +2A that, according to the seller, might have a problem with the modulator. When it arrives, I would like to try using the RGB output. The…

    I bought a +2A that, according to the seller, ... RGB nor Scart (there's no Scart in the U.S ... DScaler.

    For the +2A I need something from RGB ... the usual 3 composite connectors (audio L, audio R, video). All I ...
    zxbruno zxbruno May 2008 Wanted
  • +2a datacorder problemsHelloooo, how's it going? Reason I'm posting is that 1) I'm a massive speccy fan, it was the first range of computers I ever owned 2) I'm having rea…

    ...
    I just bought a +2a off ebay (listed as tested ... no sound signal coming from the tape when you press play[/b] (tape ... also tried it with every tape I have.....same-same).< ... not important. I have no idea as to where this ... on my telly with no way to load a ...
    Steez Steez October 2008 Hardware
  • editing the wave of a broken tapeI am trying to restore an audio copy (audio-to-audio from original) where the audio has a few glitches. The tape is intact, only the audio informatio…

    ... (audio-to-audio from original) where the audio has a few glitches. The tape ... intact, only the audio information has trouble. The tape is "normal" Spectrum ... have no acces on this program (this is a professional audio editing ...
    secarica secarica April 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Evening Star - Audio on tape?Just bought a copy of "Evening Star" by Hewson, the follow up to "Brighton Belle", train driver sim. Anyhow, on Side 1, when you load the game, at t…

    ... begining of the tape there is some audio on the tape thats says ...
    maxhall maxhall April 2009 Games
  • General question about electronics I guess... (128k +2a)[Short question] When I very slightly put my finger on top IC15 on my +2A the TV picture becomes crazy and the spectrum acts if it just resets I don…

    ... br /> [long question]
    My +2A stopped working and I think ... help
    my +2a stopped working right in front ... to some weird states (no random squares)
    sometimes ... many resets sometimes the +2a boots into 48k mode ... if you play a tape it will behave like ...
    Nuno2009 Nuno2009 August 2009 Hardware
  • Spectaculator - recommended recording levels when loading from cassette tape?Hi, I have connected a physical cassette recorder to Spectaculator in order to load my saved programs/games from yesteryear-mainly to see if it would…

    ... keep up with the incoming audio/loading process. I have tried ... real cassette tape. The audio played from tape sounds ok with no noise when ...
    theDarkness theDarkness March 2011 Emulators
  • PS3 audio issues...I'll be eternally grateful if anyone can help resolve this issue I've been having with my PS3. I'm basically trying to get my PS3 to go into my hi-fi…

    ... telly, and the left/right audio leads running out through a ... my amplifier (currently in the tape monitor port, but I have ... in all of them to no avail). It makes a horrendous ...
    GreenCard GreenCard January 2012 Chit chat
  • +2a video issue(s)Hi all, Hooked up a nice 2a i got off ebay today and tried it with the standard tv cable to a 15" LCD TV and all works as it should. Get a 'snow' p…

    ... />
    Hooked up a nice 2a i got off ebay today ... i thought i'd try 2a scart cable to see if ... with the scart - i get no audio, even thou i've got ... an audio cable running from the speccy ... to the TV audio inputs.

    OH - i ...
    Saboteur Saboteur February 2012 Hardware
  • Strange problem with +2A tape driveI recently bought a +2A. I load software using an cassette adapter connected to a laptop. The first week or so it worked beautifully, load menu, pres…

    I recently bought a +2A. I load software using an ... , press play on built in tape drive, then play in K7ZX ... , since yesterday the built in tape drive has gone bananas. It ...
    Sdw Sdw March 2012 Hardware
  • No video in Spectrum 128k +2A Grey[B][COLOR="red"]EDIT: 26-05-2012 = Thread topic edited[/COLOR][/B] Hi everyone, Recently i won a Spectrum 128k +2A Grey at ebay UK. The Spectrum …

    ... i won a Spectrum 128k +2A Grey at ebay UK.

    The Spectrum 128k +2A turn on (red led on ... the bright and contrast but no changes.

    Also, the ... /> I open the Spectrum 128k +2A and see this kind of ...
    g40rocket g40rocket May 2012 Hardware
  • Tape loading for realHi, Having failed to load anything from my laptop or phone into my 48k, I have sourced a data recorder. An acorn ALF03. When I received the item I …

    ... 7-pin DIN socket for audio. Never mind, I thought, ... the two extra pins for tape control (which I don' ... found this page describing the audio standard:
    [url]http ... 2 and 3 I had no luck. These are the ... tried, PC or tape I have heard no sound from the ...
    vext01 vext01 October 2012 Hardware
  • spectrum+2 (grey) - no sound from tape deckit was working up to 5 minutes ago, but now there is no sound from the tape drive. everything is moving and nothing seems out of place. any ideas? a…

    it was working up to 5 minutes ago, but now there is no sound from the tape drive. everything is moving and nothing seems out of place.
    any ideas?

    also is there a way to connect an external tape drive to it?
    freddyhard freddyhard December 2012 Hardware
  • Spectrum +2A/+2B: How to tell?Hi all, Sorry if this has been asked before, but I've not found anything that can really help me tell. I've got a black +2, but would love to be ab…

    ... tell if it's a +2A or a +2B ... how can ... , the 3.5mm jack says TAPE/SOUND just like the +3 ... I tried it with +3 tape leads and it won't ... 's a +2B? or a +2A? or does this make no difference.
    woody.cool woody.cool January 2013 Hardware
  • Spectrum +2A/B - CPU affects loading??Hi everybody, Here's something I don't understand. A +2A came in the other day, and it was working fine, but wouldn't load some tapes. OK, thinks I…

    ... .

    A +2A came in the other day ... OK, thinks I, a bad tape deck.
    So I test ... try the same with another +2A - it loads perfectly.
    ... Try the bad +2A with the good deck - it ... and Rainbow Islands first time, no problems at all.
    ...
    Spirantho Spirantho January 2013 Hardware
  • grey tape player issueHi, I have a 128+2 grey, with no power lead. I have been using a power lead from a 48k. It works fine, but the tape deck can't handle having a tape…

    ... a 128+2 grey, with no power lead. I have been ... /> It works fine, but the tape deck can't handle having ... a tape in. I have read that ... know the +2 is 9v 2A, and the power supply I ...
    Lost Lost April 2014 Hardware
  • Grey +2 - no sound during loadingI have a grey +2 here (issue 3), that is acting a bit strangely. I cleaned it and replaced/reversed TR4 to give it a stable RGB signal and so far all…

    ... the audio socket works. However, when I load a tape from the ... bulit-in tape drive, no sound is ...
    schombi schombi June 2014 Hardware
  • +2 no audio only loud buzzing/bass noiceHi all Anyone help me out please. My +2 grey has a loud constant bass'ey buzzing noise and I do not hear any audio from the machine. The noise does…

    ... I do not hear any audio from the machine. The noise ... a game loads I get no music etc only the buzz ...
    Beaps Beaps July 2014 Hardware
  • ZX Spectrum +2A Tape Deck UnitAs a result of my headache... [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=48020[/url] I need a tape deck unit for a Spectrum +2A (si…

    As a result of my headache... [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=48020[/url]

    I need a tape deck unit for a Spectrum +2A (single belt).

    Anyone please help me save my speccy?
    dreamscape dreamscape July 2014 Wanted
  • +2A loadingHey - I've been asking on some other threads - but this is the best one to use i think: Only just got myself a +2A and got it working...... I loaded…

    ... /> Only just got myself a +2A and got it working......
    no volume control.

    btw
    I did put a tape ...
    retromad retromad December 2014 Hardware
  • New version emulator ZEsarUX-2.0Hi I have uploaded a new version of my ZX80/81/Spectrum/Z88 emulator on [url]http://sourceforge.net/projects/zesarux/[/url] Changes are: Added Ca…

    ... Z88 emulation
    Added Real audio tape loading on ZX Spectrum, ZX80 ... tapes or any type of tape loading for standard/non standard ... idle bus port value on +2A machines and memory paging enabled ... /Spectrum hi-res video effects. No more need to use Video ...
    chernandezba chernandezba January 2015 Emulators
  • Spectrum +3 tape Loading !Hi all ! Wonder if anyone else has come across this. Ive recently bought a +3 from ebay. On the whole its fab. The disks work fine, the 128k tape g…

    ... disks work fine, the 128k tape games work fine, but the ... me no end of hassle - and ive tried two external tape recorders ... which works perfectly on my 2A just wont load on the ... to work whatever volume the tape recorders are set to ( within ...
    Cheesecake0304 Cheesecake0304 March 2015 Hardware
  • Cannot load .wavs from an external player into a +2A for the life of meDetails: I have a +2A speccy with a black case When I try to load the .wavs, the audio comes out of the speccy but it doesn't try to load anything,…

    Details:
    I have a +2A speccy with a black case< ... to load the .wavs, the audio comes out of the speccy ... t try to load anything, no matter how high or low ... male to male 3.5 audio cable
    I've ... I plug in the audio cable, no sound that isn't loading ...
    Yoshiatom Yoshiatom September 2015 Hardware
  • Strange things about my +2AHello everybody I´m from Spain and first of all I want to thank you the oppotunity of join to this forum. And second, my problem. I have and old…

    ... problem. I have and old +2A from my childhood and recently ... black and white (with the tape loader stopped). In Head over ... the same in the old tape and in the downloaded tzx ... poor spectrum but I have no idea where.
    When I ...
    dagdha2002 dagdha2002 November 2016 Hardware
  • Getting a +3 working again (keyboard & tape socket issues)So, as part of my Spectrum restoration project I will also try to tackle the problem child among my fleet, the +3. PROBLEM ONE: Ever since I firs…

    ... working perfectly on the +2, +2A and +2B, none of them ... PROBLEM TWO:
    I have no discs so I can't ... the day so I have no memories to compare with). ... I found a working monaural tape deck - my grandad's ... a +3 with a tape deck, the TAPE/SOUND socket on that ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone February 2017 Hardware
  • Tape Recorder with "data mode" (+ 'monitor' and 'phase shift')Another one saved from the thrash bin. :) [img]https://i.ibb.co/BrBRbXy/Fotografia4158.jpg[/img] Not in as good condition as the previous one…

    ... ]


    Unfortunately the tape lid has the hinges broken ... to play data recordings but no exactly voice recordings as these ... recoring being played by the tape player at a pleasently fixed ... TC2048 and its absence of audio cues which I find much ...
    Renegade Renegade March 2019 Hardware
  • Finding the issue.My sister recently found our old Speccy in her loft and having no interest in retro gaming promptly put it in the bin. Her husband text me and I res…

    ... her loft and having no interest in retro gaming ... It's the black 128k +2A, and on a superficial ... I can hear the audio coming through but I only ...
    I've cleaned the tape heads with cleaning alcohol, replaced ... bought one of those tape adapters that lets you ...
    Toz Toz April 2020 Hardware
  • +2A PSU - power transistor substitute?I used a +2A PSU on a newly acquired Speccy for the first time in quite a while earlier, it was causing apparent issues in that starting the tape dec…

    I used a +2A PSU on a newly acquired ... issues in that starting the tape deck was causing the RF ... an H1601, which appears to no longer be on sale. I ...
    jjne jjne October 2022 Hardware
  • ANNOUNCE: Manic Miner: Ma jolieMy new Manic Miner game, Ma jolie, is now completely released and available for downloading from the Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy Yahoo! Group (sinc…

    ... in a tape in the AUDIO
    > slot... My +2A has one ...
    > one?

    No, the +2 only has a ... or as a daily digest), no messages, or just special notices ...
    andrewbroad andrewbroad May 2003 Games
  • fzx32 on GP32 progressing nicelyJust to let you know that Rlyeh is working hard on his ZX Spectrum emulator fZX32 for the GP32 and should be released in the near future. Its based…

    ... sound emulation,
    - No compatibility bugs found (tested ... ZX +2, ZX +2A and ZX +3 spectrum models ... joystick emulation.
    - Fuller audio box emulation,
    - Accurate ... Gray monitor emulation,
    - Instant tape loading,
    - Tone pilot generation ...
    Antiriad Antiriad December 2004 Emulators
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