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  • PZX file format draft[QUOTE=Andrew Barker;186084]To this date, there is no rival format for TZX, despite people saying they can do better. Well the challenge is on, prov…

    ... a good low-level tape re-master format is ... was mastered onto a tape, it can be re ... cassette itself. said minds also create the virtual casstte deck ... would do with the data it receives down it ... tape and re-mastred it, and the lib accurately reproduces the data ...
    Interceptor Interceptor May 2007 Emulators
  • TZXing frustrationHi, I'm not sure where the best place to post this is, but here goes. I'm having trouble getting some of my spectrum tapes into tzx format. I'm foll…

    Try loading the tape into Spin using real tape mode. Mess around with ... on a stereo cassette. The width of the tape is halfed per ... a mono cassette player will read a mono recorded tape about 3 ... 44.1Khz or 96Khz, more data (tape area) can be read/recorded ...
    FrankT FrankT September 2008 Hardware
  • TZX SuitabilityHi All, Firstly thanks for a wealth of info been a long time since Ive seen those set of rubber keys and symbol-shift and now it back around and we d…

    ... the speed of your tape deck is going to mean ... which sections of the data are significant, and which ... does "mark up" the data to some extent.
    ... as the structure within the data has to be interpreted. ... perfect replication of the cassette an audio file ?[/quote ...
    Philip Kendall Philip Kendall March 2009 MIA/STP/SDP
  • TZX SuitabilityHi All, Firstly thanks for a wealth of info been a long time since Ive seen those set of rubber keys and symbol-shift and now it back around and we d…

    ... no point in reading the data if the file checksum matches ... the sin wave from the cassette and knowing there would likely ... had the same tape regardless of speed of tape deck?

    If ... tzx but that sort of data stream would work for a ...
    Richard_Butler Richard_Butler March 2009 MIA/STP/SDP
  • TZX SuitabilityHi All, Firstly thanks for a wealth of info been a long time since Ive seen those set of rubber keys and symbol-shift and now it back around and we d…

    ... the same tape regardless of speed of tape deck?[/QUOTE]
    data; the timings (and polarity) may be inconsistent from tape to tape, and tape ... recorder to tape recorder, ... on the audio cassette itself is an imperfect ...
    Fred Fred March 2009 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Issue loading certain tapesI got my spectrum today, but I'm having a few issues with a couple of games. Scrabble - loads the loading screen, after the screeching stops I try h…

    ... with the built-in tape deck there should be a ... the sound coming fro the cassette, use a small Philips ... have to go to 48K mode to load them. If ... when you get to 48K mode, type the letter "J" ... "", press Enter and start the tape deck.[/QUOTE]


    ...
    Eambo Eambo April 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Rom file to AudioI think im in the right forum. bear with me. I have an old 128k +2 spectrum and had the idea of putting some TZX etc.. onto an audio device such as …

    ... .amazon.co.uk/HQ-CD-Cassette-Adapter/dp/B00077DDGO[/url]
    tape deck, although you might need to remove the cassette deck flap ... the tape deck and you have to have the tape deck in play mode all ...
    mulder mulder May 2009 Games
  • Some C64 questionsI've been playing around on a C64 emulator recently, and I have the following questions that I was going to post on Lemon 64, but I thought that sinc…

    ... can be loaded from cassette into a C64 in ... load an extra 16k of data if it was a ... speed of a minute from cassette? I am genuinely intrigued.[/ ... RAM though, and higher data transfer rates than 3000 baud ... re loading from a different tape deck than the one you ...
    Matt_B Matt_B May 2009 Chit chat
  • Problem loading Head over HeelsHi all, I need help please getting Head over Heels to load on my Spectrum 128+ and my 48K Spectrum. I use my laptop to send Wav files to the Speccies…

    ... didn't load, as some data was missing).[/QUOTE]

    cassette.
    It doesn't have ... 48 mode, and also has no joystick option.
    The tape I ...
    FrankT FrankT June 2009 Games
  • Few +3 & +2A questionsI don't know those models too good, so my questions can be quite stupid. Spectrum +3 has a sound distortion problem. Do all +3 models suffer from it…

    ... : the transistor works in switch-mode - the sound is converted from ... is a Spectrum +3 with tape deck instead of disk drive. Is ... .co.uk/Sinclair-Spectrum-3-Cassette-Load-lead-Cable-NEW_W0QQitemZ390043337599QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_VintageComputing_RL?hash ...
    Hercules Hercules June 2009 Hardware
  • Travel with Trashmanits appears there were 2 versions released of "travel with trashman" although the physical cassettes look pretty much idenetical, 1 was a fast load (…

    ... verify quality of the data and where better ... ? ours gives a data checksum and block checksums ... pause byte values, length of data byte values etc...
    ... count down on our tape deck I dont like it, ... is actually my digital cassette deck engine for PocketPC PDA ...
    Richard_Butler Richard_Butler July 2009 Infoseek database
  • Creating a Spectrum game that won't load...Dear All, I have recently been using my ZX Spectrum as a reference for the production of a new body of art work and something I keep coming back to …

    ... the screen etc? WITHOUT a tape recorder right?

    tape deck.. you still load the ... to get something like a tape that would loop..hhmm ... the "song" in loop mode and done.. and it' ... get away with using data statements etc.. but with ...
    fog fog November 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Creating a Spectrum game that won't load...Dear All, I have recently been using my ZX Spectrum as a reference for the production of a new body of art work and something I keep coming back to …

    ... the screen etc? WITHOUT a tape recorder right?

    tape deck.. you still load the ... to get something like a tape that would loop..hhmm ... the "song" in loop mode and done.. and it' ... get away with using data statements etc.. but with ...
    Rhys Coren Rhys Coren November 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Cassette Players - any recommendations.I am thinking of purchasing a new tape deck, just for use with zxspin. I currently using a Ferguson Program Data Recorder, but I think it's getting a…

    ... it and disconnect the sticking tape counter, then re-assembled it ... br />
    With my ferguson data recorder, when I press play ... anyone ever used a PC cassette deck? like [URL="http://cgi. ... ebay.co.uk/Plus-Deck-2-Cassette-Converter-/160419457406?cmd=ViewItem ...
    Hairy Hairy April 2010 Chit chat
  • Spectrum + Mobile Phone = Internet?So nifty as Spectranet is I started thinking can this be done another way and I believe it can... [LIST=1] [*]Get one of [URL="http://www.chinavasio…

    ... /product_info.php/pName/bluetooth-cassette-adapter/"]these[/URL] at ... sending data via bluetooth to the Spectrum tape deck via loads (tape deck ... bad. Is impossible transfer data with stable timing. Mobile ... -15cm between adapter and cassette). TAP file work at ...
    velesoft velesoft July 2010 Development
  • Transferring games into MicrodriveLast week a big pack of empty microdrive cartridges arrived, and now I'm ready to playing with my little microdrive equipped speccy. One of my aim w…

    ... Spectrum using a BINARY tape send function (then saving ... corrupt some of the data stored in the screen ... files. It modifies the data in memory so no need ... go to BASIC in 48K mode.
    Type CLEAR 29951 ... out how the Spectrum cassette system functioned. I have ...
    ASM ASM November 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ZXC3 Rom CartridgeI recently aquired a ZXC3 Cartridge Rom from [URL="http://www.fruitcake.plus.com/"]Paul Farrow[/URL] fully populated with the latest diagnostic softw…

    ... Joystick Port or plain old cassette (I've tried all ... 48K game by loading data from different blocks into ... , other than in USR 0 mode).

    If ... data at a time from RS232/Joystick Port or Tape ... without resorting to (slow) tape. The Flash Utility is ...
    BloodBaz BloodBaz December 2010 Hardware
  • Maketzx...Whats the state of play?Been out of the whole emulation bit for...a while :) But, back in the saddle, ready to transfer some more tapes.....except...maketzx doesnt seem to w…

    ... and make it the default mode (because it will run everything ... tzx with tons of game data tagged in (i noticed one ... amiga....worked lovely, this thing? tape deck into my generic on board ...
    Vaxalon Vaxalon April 2011 Emulators
  • Was the Sinclair 128k the same as the 128k +2?I only ever played on a 48k Speccy a few times and I owned a +2 and that's it. Was the Sinclair 128 the same as the 128+2? I mean you could play a 1…

    ... a cassette adapter for car stereos in the +2 tape deck and ... the other only accepts data from a Creative ZEN Vision ... through a common mono tape lead like the ones ... PLAY on the +2 tape deck as if you were loading ... directly into the tape deck leaving the lid open.
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu May 2011 Hardware
  • Spectrum +2A not loading games/Azimuth screwMy Spectrum +2A wouldn't load some 'tested' games I'd bought off eBay recently, so I tried turning the Azimuth screw and I seem to have dislodged it,…

    ... the job. Run a tape in LOAD mode to see if you ... />
    If the "Heads within data zone" message appears, the head ... tape as an MP3 file off a multimedia player through a "cassette ... ".

    Purchasing a new cassette mechanism means you should be ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu May 2011 Hardware
  • Making my game a TAP file??!!Hi- Wasn't sure where in the Forum to post this question, but I kinda asked it in hardware a while back n I'm still needing help... I really really c…

    ... can try to load the tape directly into emulator but:< ... a snapshot then, not a tape image
    ...[/QUOTE]
    ... I only had a stereo cassette deck and I couldn't ... 1980s vintage WH Smith mono data recorder which loads into ... which doesn't support tape loading.
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny September 2012 Development
  • Experimenting with turboloadersHello, My first post, having lurked here for a while. I'm a lifelong computer nerd, Spectrum fan since childhood in the eighties, and have recently…

    ... I play the TZX onto tape, then sample it back into ... about 60% volume on the tape deck, do a noise reduction pass ... the actual data loading send it back into searching mode rather than ...
    stephenw32768 stephenw32768 August 2013 Development
  • Sinclair Speccy +2A Tape Loading IssuesHi all I've just got a spectrum off eBay and it wont load tapes Here's a video: [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOvIMj3gKlg[/url] I have ju…

    ... correct position. In stop mode can you move that part ... Then press play with no tape in, can the same part ... if you put an old tape in and pressed play ... , I bet it chews the tape.

    I mention ... , but a Sony hifi cassette deck delivered to me via post ...
    Your Spec-chum Your Spec-chum July 2014 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Were +2A tape decks badly made?I remember as a kid in the early 90s(must of been as I started Secondary School in 1994 and this was before that) maybe even 88 or 89 I used to play …

    ... Spec-chum;794168]The cassette mechanism in the +2's ... Knog. Tanashin made cheap cassette mechs and still do for ... boomboxes, and car radio cassette etc. A bit like BSR ... back both said Amstrad 48k mode I think, it was ... I think had a dodgy tape deck as I remember my ...
    ryouga ryouga September 2014 Hardware
  • 48k noise problem..Hi guys, I need some hardware advice with my old 48k. The machine is VERY noisy - I've fixed the video noise by performing the 'composite' mod, but …

    ... 's actually dependant on the cassette player. I used to always ... I started using a different tape deck![/QUOTE]

    Yes I ... one of the fancy dedicated data-recorders or computer compatible one ...
    Your Spec-chum Your Spec-chum January 2015 Hardware
  • Hacking a +2 into a shorter caseIf anyone's got a copy of the notes or text they posted about re-wiring the +2 joystick ports or hooking up a tape recorder to the motherboard casset…

    ... relevant socket on a mono cassette deck that the lead is plugged ... cannot load from an external tape player.

    Mark< ... sensible size for the datacorder tape 'window'. I wish someone ... for input from an external tape deck?

    May 9, ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK May 2015 Hardware
  • Level 9 / Mandarin SoftwareHi, I was a big fan of the Level 9 text adventures and remember getting the compilation sets (in large blue boxes) of their greatest hits. The box …

    ... other side of the tape (ignore the cassette label which claims that ... binary data of Side B:
    "The other side of the tape ... is loading in 128K";
    "mode with big text, pictures,"
    "pictures. Load it in 128K mode"
    "to get pictures, RAM ...
    Luzie Luzie September 2015 Games
  • 'computer compatible' tape recorders?I have seen these a couple of times for sale, but what exactly do they do (differently form the regular type) ? [URL=http://s1063.photobucket.com/…

    ...
    With the modulated data waveform from a computer (the ... something different in "computer" mode... Then we'll shift ... case. It has a tape counter, DIN socket and ... UK company, but the tape deck was made in Korea. ... It was the only tape recorder that I ever ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK November 2016 Hardware
  • The health of the high streetToday i walked past Wh Smiths in Redcar while out shopping and it got me thinking, i know weve lost some long standing big name retailers before but …

    ... easy to use as a cassette recorder? Because some of the ... , mixer, korg kaos pad, amp, tape deck, cd recorder etc.

    deck has extra buttons and knobs ... record mode, turn the knob to set the level, just like tape ...
    mel the bell mel the bell June 2017 Chit chat
  • Something my dad did for me...Today, what's left of it, is what would have been my dad's 75th birthday, but he never made it past 50. Here's something he did for me, other than…

    ... specialized tape drives, ran at a much higher speed, stored data in ... mostly used for backing up data.

    Here’s [url ... bog-standard cassette deck) was like trying to use a chrome tape, though ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone November 2017 Chit chat
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