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  • Anyone knows how these work?[url]http://www.crumblenet.co.uk/keyb/rpacks.html[/url] I don't know if Casio keyboards were popular in the U.K. I grew up with a Casio PT-82 and al…

    ... to control any midi keyboard. Play tunes, make instrument changes. You ... control any midi keyboard using basic play commands i'm sure.
    channels as well. I remember having ...
    marmite marmite June 2012 Hardware
  • Mode 2 Tile Editor SourceA Timex Mode 2 Tile Editor incorporating a byte mirror table. The compiled version is available in the CSSCGC 2008 collection from the WoS archive. …

    ...
    ; 48100 ; move start of basic past 2nd screen area (use ... /> ; This routine ensures that BASIC and channels are not competing with the ...
    chev chev January 2007 Development
  • Basic and AY musicis it possible to play an ay-music in background while a basic program is running?

    ... work like that - the 128k BASIC play routines are not designed to ... used in that way - they play a note for a specific ... - although this is a fairly basic one. The actual interrupt routine ...
    cyborg cyborg February 2003 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 to ... [/quote]

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

    Do ... your own. Preprocess the PLAY string into something suitable for ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous February 2003 Sinclair Basic
  • ANN: midi2ay 0.1Well, here's the MIDI-to-AY converter I promised. I've named it "midi2ay" (original name eh?) [url="http://es.geocities.com/qllaria/midi2ay/midi2ay-…

    ... wrote:
    Right, had a play, and I like it. It ... .tap file code return to Basic after play?
    [/quote]
    ... know much about returning to BASIC from an assembly program (at ... /> Another solution would be the BASIC PLAY output feature I mentioned earlier ...
    cascarria cascarria December 2005 Development
  • What did Spectrum BASIC lack (and was BBC BASIC so good?)Over the years, I've read in various multi-format magazines, that BBC BASIC was probably the best BASIC available on an 8-bit machine. I've never use…

    ... all, just like Sinclair BASIC. Support for different hardware ... use these from Sinclair BASIC using channels and streams in much ... access these with commands in BASIC.

    Wikipedia:
    ... distinction to say BBC Basic has no graphics modes. ...
    ghbearman ghbearman September 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • Handling RST8 on a +3Well, I've come to that bit of my project that I wasn't really looking forward to (because I don't understand enough about the ZX BASIC ROM) - extend…

    ... not particularly confident that BASIC's channels and streams can handle ... So even for the very basic functionality some extensions are going ... without a need for extending BASIC. That's before getting ... to handle networking in Sinclair BASIC is via the OPEN #, ...
    Winston Winston July 2008 Development
  • Spellbound musicThe other day I was surprised to notice that the music in the game [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004744"]Spellbound[/URL] i…

    ... was made with the 128 basic PLAY command ... also weird that the ...
    XTM of TMG XTM of TMG October 2008 Games
  • Spellbound musicThe other day I was surprised to notice that the music in the game [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004744"]Spellbound[/URL] i…

    ... was made with the 128 basic PLAY command...[/QUOTE]
    Yep, exactly ...
    Patrik Rak Patrik Rak October 2008 Games
  • is ay2midi possibleIs it possible to convert Ay files to midi as im working on a project and would like to use a zx game sound but the program i'm using does not recogn…

    ... only be at a very basic level, and certainly won't ... for simple things like 128K Basic PLAY tunes, but of course at ...
    gasman gasman December 2009 Hardware
  • 128k musicThis has probably been asked before but I'm going to ask again (just because I can :razz: ) I was playing OutRun2sp on my Xbox360 the other night an…

    ... an AY chip it will play, otherwise it'll stay silent ... written in machine code - the Basic PLAY statement doesn't exist on ...
    gasman gasman January 2010 Games
  • Usr 0I have noted there are some games / applications / demos which have to be loaded in USR 0 mode on a 128K Machine ("Randomize USR 0" in 128K BASIC the…

    It doesn't retain all 128k features. You lose the 128 basic PLAY and SPECTRUM commands. Programs that have them will not work.

    I've been a bit pre-occupied with my speccy conversion of Fire, haven't got around to it yet.
    FrankT FrankT January 2010 Hardware
  • Crap games that you fondly rememberCant remember if this ones been done before tbh, but we always have classic games threads so heres one slightly different :P what crapper games do yo…

    ... this thread. I used to play that quite a lot, but ... with it nowadays. Still, the basic play mechanic of getting into a ...
    joefish joefish June 2010 Games
  • Was the +3 a missed opportunity?I just wanted to gauge WOS opinion on this. Do people think that the +3 was a bit of disappointment that didn't really advance the hardware as much a…

    ... the erganomics. The lack of basic disk channels annoyed me somewhat, especially ...
    spodula spodula February 2011 Hardware
  • Upgrading the Humble Spectrum 128 +2 (Grey)Hello there my fellow WoS'ers I am at a subtle in-pass in my wants for one of my +2 motherboards. I received this mobo, DOA in a job lot from fleab…

    ... the Spectrum SE. The 128 BASIC PLAY command supports MIDI. There was ...
    chev chev May 2011 Hardware
  • ESXDOS v0.8.0 released (with NMI Browser)Hello, To celebrate the speccy's 30th birthday, here's the latest version of ESXDOS for DivIDE users. The full changelog is too long to post here, s…

    ... support using the original 128 BASIC syntax. That is, anything using ... .

    2) Virtual PLAY support. A .play command that takes the ... same syntax as the 128 BASIC PLAY command.

    With these ... good reason to use 128 BASIC.
    chev chev July 2012 Announcements
  • ESXDOS v0.8.0 released (with NMI Browser)Hello, To celebrate the speccy's 30th birthday, here's the latest version of ESXDOS for DivIDE users. The full changelog is too long to post here, s…

    ... support using the original 128 BASIC syntax. That is, anything ... aowen;637776]2) Virtual PLAY support. A .play command that takes the ... as the 128 BASIC PLAY command.[/QUOTE]
    The .play command can be ... since anyone would make a .play command, at least make ...
    Encarnado Encarnado July 2012 Announcements
  • Ay Real Time Synthetizer SoftwareSpectlemen and Spectladies!It's been a long time that I'd like to ask this.... I ask thee to create a new musical software for our ZX Spectrum machi…

    ... good start. I presume the BASIC PLAY routine does some magic that ...
    toadstool toadstool November 2012 Development
  • "8-Bit Bach" up-to-dateNot brand new, but after a long time I did notice of little errors during the performance of several tracks inside the program that I have to fix the…

    ... /> If there was a 128 basic play to vortex tracker 2 converter ...
    FrankT FrankT December 2013 Brand new software
  • Scart Leads for spectrumHi, I was going through my stuff the other day and found I have all the bits for making spectrum scart leads. I was going to ebay them but thought …

    ... BEEP 1,1
    20 PLAY "&cdefgabC&"
    30 ... PLAY "cegC","egCE","gCEG"

    ... BEEP channel, one PLAY channel and all three PLAY channels in a chord ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone February 2017 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • MIDI for spectrumI saw another topic for this in search but it didnt get any informative replies. I was looking through a magazine and found some MIDI stuff, keyboar…

    ... was to be able to play on a real keyboard and ... chip (internal or external) could play. I thought MIDI was the ... MIDI compared to the 128K BASIC Play command (it's like comparing ...
    zxbruno zxbruno February 2017 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • +2 grey booting in 48k modeI have been doing some research here after reading in spanish magazine microhobby a modification that allows the +2 to boot straight into 48k mode: …

    ... switched to 48K mode via Basic and the few I tried ... just entering SPECTRUM in 128K Basic really I suppose.

    BASIC, PLAY, RS232 serial port, RAM disk ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK September 2017 Hardware
  • Has anyone ever heard Spectrum MIDI?Simple question: has anyone ever heard MIDI controlled by a Spectrum? This seemed to be one of the major features added by the Speccy 128, which eve…

    ... Y parameters directly with the PLAY command for direct midi sound ... , called PlayMID, that lets you play midi files directly off your ... DerbyPro rom, which allows the PLAY command to use both of ... for 6 rather than 3 PLAY channels, this is a great extra ...
    kgmcneil kgmcneil March 2020 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Bytemaniacos.com 2006 BASIC Games compo - lot of games to play!All games for 2006 Bytemaniacos.com BASIC Games compo ready to play: [url]http://www.bytemaniacos.com/html/basic2006.html[/url] you can download al…

    ... 2006 Bytemaniacos.com BASIC Games compo ready to play:

    [url ...
    radastan radastan January 2007 Games
  • 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
  • BEEP & PLAY jingles in BASIC sourceI've been digging through the +3 manual and checking out the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/ZXSpectrum128+3Manual/chapter8pt19.html"]great musi…

    ... ;&&(9EGF7b5CD))"
    50 PLAY a$,b$,c$,d$[/CODE ... $="O6CaCe$bd$bD"
    30 PLAY a$,b$[/CODE]

    BASIC program (akin to the CSSCGC ... use when making pure source BASIC games?
    Dock Dock June 2014 Sinclair Basic
  • how can I get PLAY sounds on channels B & C ?As far as I know, command M specifies the playing channel, but for some reason I only get sound on channel A. I mean: - command 'PLAY "M1a"' is work…

    ... audible
    - command 'PLAY "M4a"' does not output anything ... [code](command M channels combinations:
    .--------+-----------------+-----------------.
    | | Tone channels | Noise channels |
    | ...
    secarica secarica October 2014 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…

    ... year I started writing a BASIC program for making and ... 320 LET p=0: REM Play Along value on (1) or ... number of presses of Record Channels button
    345 LET ... 2002 REM read the key, play the sound, check for rec ... To be part of a play command, octave needs to ...
    RetroPhase2014 RetroPhase2014 December 2015 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 …

    ... 's rather something in Basic using the PLAY command if possible...
    spider spider October 2017 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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