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HAWK THE SLAYER - New Audio DramaHi all, I'm just gauging interest, testing the water, and, umm, sort of prematurely letting the cat outta the bag with my project that I started wor…
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Toastrack memory replacementHi! Can the ram chips in 128k toastrack be replaced with tms4532-15nl3 chips from 48k speccy? I get white border with corrupted screen when boo…
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ZX Spectrum 128K "Toastrack" Inside and Out videoIn my latest video I have a deep look at the ZX Spectrum 128K "Toastrack" Spanish edition, with numeric keypad and all (my favorite of all Spectrum m…
In my latest video I have a deep look at the ZX Spectrum 128K "Toastrack" Spanish edition, with numeric keypad and all (my favorite of all Spectrum models). I hope you enjoy it.
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Digital Tape Replacement for 128K+ ToastrackI made a toastrack version of the ZXuitape. They screw on to the toastrack case and are used to load up games from an SD card. Message me if you woul…
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Video: ZX Spectrum 128K Toastrack Investronica Repair and RestorationSinclair ZX Spectrum 128K "Toastrack" repair and restoration. Again "untested" meant "not working", but in the end we were able to leave it as good a…
Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128K "Toastrack" repair and restoration. Again "untested" meant "not working", but in the end we were able to leave it as good as new.
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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…
... +2A, and on a superficial level everything seems fine. It powers ... sign, I can hear the audio coming through but I only ... -
Video: ZX Spectrum 128K Toastrack Repair and Jailbar ReductionBack with another ZX Spectrum 128K "Toastrack" repair, but this time looking into "jailbar" reduction as well with some interesting results. https:…
Back with another ZX Spectrum 128K "Toastrack" repair, but this time looking into "jailbar" reduction as well with some interesting results.
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ZXAV - Audio/Visual Sequencer for the ZX SpectrumHi.. I released my latest project, ZXAV, other the weekend. It's an audio/visual sequencer intended for jamming and live performance. Use it to cr…
... the weekend. It's an audio/visual sequencer intended for jamming ... create visual-effect and audio tracks (with separate audio tracks for melody ... -
Pogo - what level can you get too?I was looking up a few old games on the QAOP website, and got into playing Pogo (aka Qbert) again. Still cannot get past level 8 with the both Crabs …
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shorted MIC output? ToastrackI have this toastrack with no sound output on the MIC. EAR is fine and I can load games perfectly fine. Also I can output sound with no problem on t…
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Testing audio qualityI found some old BOSE in-ear headphones that has a tiny button mic, testing the audio quality. Plugged into headphone socket on laptop. Does it so…
... tiny button mic, testing the audio quality. Plugged into headphone socket ... -
Funny Toastrack....Just looking at a funny Toastrack on Ebay.... Someone has had some serious interaction with this model.. But, working and tested they said.... [img]h…
Just looking at a funny Toastrack on Ebay.... Someone has had ... -
Are 128K games more likely to crash than 48K ones?Hey, guys. I've been doing some experimenting with various games and even some music demos and apps, and I'm beginning to reach a conclusion that …
... it to a whole new level by crashing during the multiload ... issues between the Sinclair 128K "Toastrack" model and its Amstrad-made ... -
ZX Spectrum 128 Toastrack Case wanted..Hi all, I realise this is a long shot :-) I'm looking for a ZX Spectrum 128k Toastrack case is anyone has one they're willing to part with / se…
Hi all,
I realise this is a long shot :-)
I'm looking for a ZX Spectrum 128k Toastrack case is anyone has one they're willing to part with / sell?
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For those who load TAPE games off Minidisc...I think a few of you guys use an MD device to load games onto their speccies... I want to do the same, but I was wondering... did any of you guys tri…
... can noticeably hear differences in audio quality, but perhaps that's ... and see- keep the record level as high as possible, and ... -
Unusual games...Can anyone recommend any "unusual" speccy games? Rather than more common game styles - shoot-er-ups, platformers, racing games, sports games etc etc …
... i only have the empty level too, with no exit.
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TAP audio to MiniDisc (successes?)I know this has been discussed a long while ago (along with archiving to MP3 format(s)), but I`m curious to hear from anyone who's had any expiriment…
... MD player getting the highest level possible without clipping. I virtually ... hiss of even the best audio tapes.
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TAP audio to MiniDisc (successes?)I know this has been discussed a long while ago (along with archiving to MP3 format(s)), but I`m curious to hear from anyone who's had any expiriment…
... is at a completely different level to normal outputs (almost obviously ... to reliably convert .tzx to audio format is through Playtzx, available ... just converted will have peak audio levels at 0dB, so don ... -
TZX format updateHi folks. Following the private communication with Andy I would like to start a discussion on changing the TZX format to reflect new needs and improv…
... -based encoding such as MP3 audio. MP3/OGG/etc can be ... have them as separate
audio files to avoid really unnecessary ... : I would not throw higher-level concepts such as "parity byte ... pulses and waves at this level.
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Sound distortion on +2/+3Hi all, this is my first ever posting, so please be gentle! I have two +2s and a +3(all second-hand but in vgc) and the AY output on all three is ver…
... amplitude levels become only 1 level with the fault. If you ... a PAL G tv the audio carrier is wrong. Only 1 ... -
Programming Sound EffectsHi guys, Have decided, probably due in some way to my midlife crisis, to tart up and re-release (or even just re-lease) the old 48K Speccy games I w…
... is one more complication: most audio signals are ac-coupled to ... /> was suggested as a 50% level. Instead:
10101010< ... />
still produces a 50% level, but the effective signal rate ... pushing the frequency of the audio buzz 8x higher, making it ... -
Sinclair Spectrum +3 and the Amstrad CPC, using the CPCs monitor and discdrivesCPCs monitor on a Spectrum +3 I have a Spectrum +3 that I havent started using yet. The RGB-connector doesn't fit my Amstrad CPC-monitors (RGB). Is …
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.WAV file volume levelHi all, I am trying to do something: 1. I have a program in TZX format 2. I use TZX2WAV to convert it to WAV 3. Play it via sound card to the spect…
... spectrum - nothing happens - the volume level is too low
4 ... I burn .wav file to Audio CD and put it in ...Counterstrike SourceAnyone here play it at all? If so, we should all get together for a game or two.
... seconds for the screen and audio to stop being jerky enough ... dead before I knew the level had loaded :DIdeas for new tape storage formatSome called them decoders or encoders, but I think that it is just something like form of presentation. Goal is of course smaller size, support of e…
... . It just wants to store audio in compacter format than WAV ... , I understood that it was Level Triggered rather than Edge Triggered ...Old Spectrum QuestionI've asked this before but didn't get a straight answer. I want to download games off my pc and record onto tape. I want to buy a lead which connects…
... forgot to mention the volume level. :)
Keeping things simple ... recorder has individual inputs for audio/mic etc. Using a stereo ... it will only take the audio from the connected pin.tapper on xpdoes tapper work on xp? planning to convert tzx to voc to wav
... /> I generally find the record level needs to be set very ... directly to your computer's audio output and record that way ...Games reset sinclair 48k.I am a relative newbee to these forums and indeed spectrum emulation. I have been acquiring audio such as wavs or mps of games I own and am trying to…
... program.
FLAC compression level 1.
Size 2.3MB ... gives the best compression of audio-format type files and is ... , b) the nature of the audio seriously throws off the target ...MP3 loading testsIn a previous thread, Spector says: "The loss of an mp3 file is nothing compared to the loss from an old audio cassette tape. " Dunny says: "Which i…
... possible. You need a certain level of magnetic elements on a ... on a 10cm piece of audio tape. One 1/10 second ... 50 elements to capture that audio. And you have half the ...
