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  • Fastest way of reading from EAR portI'm trying to work out the fastest way of reading data from the EAR port and assembling the bits into a byte. I came up with this code: IN A, (C) ; …

    ... of reading data from the EAR port and assembling the bits into ... this code:
    IN A, (C) ; read port FFFE, 12 cycles
    EAR is set, 4 cycles
    port are always 1, so that ...
    i love the z80s i love the z80s April 2017 Development
  • ZX Spectrum Light Gun - PROGRAMMINGAmongst some items I recently acquired was some information on the Spectrum Light Gun. Amongst this is a bit of hand-written paper which gives the i…

    ... ,7 to select control port
    OUT 49149,63 - CLEAR bit (other ... to pick I/O port
    IN 49149 gives port reading

    Values ... are used by the serial port)
    rwap rwap September 2012 Support files
  • Connecting a CD/MP3 player to a +2/+2A/+3How do I connect a CD or MP3 player to a Spectrum +2, +2A or +3? I know it can be done, but how? Is it via the TAPE/SOUND socket at the back?

    ... spending too much time in forums if every time ... have a +2A with an ear port in the back (courtesy from ... to my parents house in Portugal I usually connect ... fast. eg Manic Miner in 22 seconds! If this ... things you mention have been in development for a couple ...
    zxbruno zxbruno September 2010 Hardware
  • Spectrum 128k 2a or not 2b....Just picked up a +2 black case version and I'm in as little bit of a quagmire, The case is definitely black, has '+2A' stamped on the bottom, but in…

    ... receive a signal through the ear port in square-wave fashion.
    Renegade Renegade April 2017 Hardware
  • Modification of +2: TAPE IN port?Hi. My friend got a +2. He is a hardware guy, so he would like to add a regular EAR port to it. However he prefers to have some schematix first. …

    Hi.

    My friend got a +2. He is a hardware guy, so he would like to add a regular EAR port to it.
    However he prefers to have some schematix first.

    Can You help?

    Thanx in advance,
    Y
    Yerzmyey Yerzmyey March 2011 Hardware
  • Spectrum 128k +2 (Grey) EAR modI have mounted a mono stereo jack in my +2 and am trying to connect it to get an external EAR port to load programs from my PC/MP3 player etc. I ha…

    ... mounted a mono stereo jack in my +2 and am trying ... it to get an external EAR port to load programs from my ...
    Johan1973 Johan1973 July 2012 Hardware
  • Interface for PC ZXSee last entry of former TOPIC. I'm working on the interface. Info about it on MISCELLANEOUS Author: Arjun (---.bng.vsnl.net.in) Date: 08-13-01 …

    ... Author: Arjun (---.bng.vsnl.net.in)
    Date: 08-13 ... Speccy, via the parralel port. The program should be ... - handy if the ear socket in the Speccy goes kaput ... has a bi-directional parallel port.

    I ... be the next step in emulation in a way.
    ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP November 2001 Games
  • Spectrum audio signallingI've had a poke around in some of the docs (and my Z80 assembler-fu is so rusty it'll be a while before I grok the Complete Spectrum ROM disassembly)…

    ... had a poke around in some of the docs ... detect on the EAR port? Lots of comments in the ROM disassembly ... it was all done with IN 254 (which looks like ... it's confirmed in the ROM disassembly, although ... find some docs specifically on IN 254 - any pointers ...
    Winston Winston July 2006 Hardware
  • Trying to find one programA few years ago I had a program that showed moving bars while listening to the ear port. It used attributes to display the 16 bars, each bar was diff…

    ... bars while listening to the ear port. It used attributes to display ... bars, each bar was different in color and size, and all ... guessing it was a type-in from a magazine, or maybe ...
    zxbruno zxbruno September 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Free slightly duff 48k SpectrumHi, I have a Spectrum 48k for anyone who wishes to take it off my hands but it has the following issues: - The EAR port doesn't seem to work proper…

    ... following issues:

    - The EAR port doesn't seem to work ... 's been thrashed too heavily in the past and something has ...
    rc55 rc55 May 2008 Hardware
  • 48K Not Loading GamesHello. I'm new to the whole Spectrum scene, having just recently aquired a free 48K ZX Spectrum. It was working fine with games loading off my MP3 pl…

    ... .

    When I type in LOAD "" to load a game ... was initially using the MIC port to load games which worked ... . Then I switched to the EAR port and the tape sounds were ... full and plugged into the EAR socket the screen is displaying ...
    spoonatron spoonatron May 2008 Hardware
  • Suggestions for Mr. Rich MellorRich, is there a chance any of these things could be available from you in a near future? -AY interface for 16K/48K Spectrums -PS/2 keyboard interfa…

    ... could be available from you in a near future?

    -Kempston Mouse + PS/2 interface in just one interface and boxed ... sell), stereo AY output, add ear port to Amstrad Spectrums, upgrade to ...
    zxbruno zxbruno November 2008 Hardware
  • Any good sound program for Spectrum?I need a recommendation. I don't mean an utility for creating music, but for creating digital sound samples. Is there any PC cross-development util…

    ... which reads sound input to EAR port, which isn't Spectrum program ... /> - start some Spectrum sampling program in emulator

    - play .wav ...

    - save the sample in emulator to a virtual tape ... also had the player code in .bin format (I would ...
    Ralf Ralf December 2010 Development
  • A new ZX spectrum cloneOver the past 12 months i have been developing a new spectrum clone as a hobby project to waste my spare time on. It is still not fully complete yet …

    ... column)
    ULAPlus mode available in all video modes
    SD ... the SD card to the EAR port with play, rew, stop buttons ... EAR and MIC ports for cassette tapes.
    RS232 serial port
    in my spare time so this ...
    mspec mspec August 2012 Hardware
  • ZX resurrectionHi, I'm currently trying to resurrect my old zx spectrum 48k. I managed to fetch proper power supply and tv cables and was pleased to discover that i…

    ... despite the twenty years spent in a cellar.
    Now I ... be a problem with the ear port or it could depend on ... or whatever?

    Thanks in advance!
    v@speccy v@speccy November 2014 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The 'Interface 1bis' as tape player<span class="wysiwyg-font-size-medium"> </span><p><span>The latest function added to the ‘Interface 1bis’ is that of a tape player. Files stored …

    ... /> played,  in standard  ZX Spectrum tape format, to the EAR port of
    the host machine through a special cable, which, in ... by the interface is ‘perfect’ in terms of level and timing ...
    Dan Antohi Dan Antohi May 2015 Hardware
  • Understanding tape edgesI've never done any tape reading code. But I've read about these "edges" on multiple occasions. Trouble is I don't understand what they heck they are…

    ... EAR input is a bit input (bit 6 reading the fffe port ... sound to EAR input? Would it still scream in agony?
    EAR and try to read ... br />
    4) Is EAR port always reading? I.e. does ... the port?

    5) How sensitive to change is EAR? ...
    tstih tstih April 2017 Development
  • 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…

    ... output on the MIC.
    EAR is fine and I can ... with no problem on the EAR port.

    I soldered new ... EAR and MIC ports but the ... shorted?

    I show in the picture attached where the ...
    gleegum gleegum October 2020 Hardware
  • Loading software from a smartphoneHowdy, is it possible to load software in the form of an audio file (eg. a wav or mp3 file generated from a tap or tzx image with tape2wav) directly…

    ... it possible to load software in the form of an audio ... of the phone to the EAR port on a Spectrum 48k? If ...
    MaxFrames MaxFrames October 2022 Hardware
  • spectrum on pcI was just wondering,the pc is brilliant for speccy emus but wen playing speccy games on a pc keyboard it just doesnt feel rite for sum1 who used to …

    ... humble Speccy, via the parralel port. The program should be able ... related program that it find in the I/O devices (that ... the PC monitor for display. In addition, the Speccy should be ... help - handy if the ear socket in the Speccy goes kaput)
    Arjun Arjun August 2001 Games
  • TZX to TAPIs there an application for the mac which will convert TZX files to TAP? I've searched around but can't find any.

    ... that's where TZX comes in. As for the fact that ... a tone, so we store in the TZX the number of ... These can't be stored in a Pure Tone Block - they ... back, we examine each bit in turn, and output flips of ... a knowledge of how the ear port worked, and how the various ...
    Dunny Dunny July 2002 MIA/STP/SDP
  • TZX to TAPIs there an application for the mac which will convert TZX files to TAP? I've searched around but can't find any.

    ... of the state of the Ear port.

    [quote]
    ... there is about 10% tolerance in most loaders for "tape wobble ... facilitate flash loading as featured in Ramsoft's Real Spectrum. ... .

    Speedloading (FastLoading in RS) does not require any ...
    Dunny Dunny July 2002 MIA/STP/SDP
  • TZX to TAPIs there an application for the mac which will convert TZX files to TAP? I've searched around but can't find any.

    ... real signal from the noise in the CSW so why can ... is simply supplying the correct ear port states as the program requests ... , SPIN does, it detects it in order to keep the tape ...
    Dunny Dunny July 2002 MIA/STP/SDP
  • using pc audio for spectrum use?is it possible to use the audio from the pc on a spectrum pc run game, to load onto a spectrum? ive tried to put the audio onto an audio cassette, bu…

    ... succeeded feeding the spectrum's ear port with the soundcard's output ... with tapes as well, but in the recording/playing transition, bad ...
    Alessandro Tommasi Alessandro Tommasi August 2002 Emulators
  • TAP files for the TS 2068Hi, just recently bought a TS 2068 and found "Taper" on the web. Downloaded it and began to use it only to discover that it would not open TS 2068 fi…

    ... on it due to incompatabilities in the ROM.

    You ... sound card to the Timexs EAR port (assuming it's similar to ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker December 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • TAP files for the TS 2068Hi, just recently bought a TS 2068 and found "Taper" on the web. Downloaded it and began to use it only to discover that it would not open TS 2068 fi…

    ... on it due to incompatabilities in the ROM.

    You ... sound card to the Timexs EAR port (assuming it's similar to ... one. Bought my original one in 1982. Unfortunately, Timex folded it ... 's Sinclair section in 84, leaving much undone. Here ...
    jegs2 jegs2 December 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • write TZX back to tapeHow can i write TZX tape images back to a tape to play the game using the real thing and not an emulator?Emulators are fine..That way you can enjoy a…

    ... your line-out into the EAR port of your spectrum (assuming you ... tape deck or hi-fi. In turn you can then load ... WinAMP and the WAVOUT plugin in conjunction with the TZX plugin ... tested all of these methods in my time and know they ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker July 2003 Emulators
  • ZX81 and ZX80 emulator on Spectrum 128KA couple of weeks ago we were talking about a new ZX81 emulator for the 128K. Someone beat me. More details at [url="http://www.fruitcake.plus.com/S…

    ... on the Spectrum's MIC port is just 3.5kHz as ... the input bandwidth on the EAR port is much higher -- 11kHz or ... frequencies used reduces, the difference in their measured periods also reduces ... internal filter on the MIC port would cause unreliability.
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous September 2003 Emulators
  • Loading programs directly via SoundblasterLet's just hope this does not sound too silly (I'm a newcomer)... Is is possible to connect a real Spectrum's MIC port to the audio out port of a Sou…

    ... I think it's the EAR port of the spectrum you should ... deck mic entry, and the EAR socket to the tape deck ... naming of the serial pins in their manuals.
    Alessandro Tommasi Alessandro Tommasi October 2003 Emulators
  • Loading programs directly via SoundblasterLet's just hope this does not sound too silly (I'm a newcomer)... Is is possible to connect a real Spectrum's MIC port to the audio out port of a Sou…

    ... the SoundBlaster "Speaker out" port to the Spectrum MIC connector ... is the audio in port, and EAR is the audio out port.
    When ... sound is output via the EAR port. I tested this plugging a ... headphone set to the EAR port and then typing SAVE"...".
    MaxFrames MaxFrames October 2003 Emulators
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