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  • +2A ear socketI am new to the wos forums but have played spectrums for many years ;). I was hoping someone could help me because i have a spare +2A which I would l…

    ... would like to add an ear socket onto for loading from mp3 ... speccy with ay chip and ear input. Im hoping I can ... motherboard with a mono jack socket attached.
    So basically i ...
    rustyredline rustyredline November 2009 Hardware
  • earphone socketI have trouble getting a good level out of the ear socket for saving games. Anyone else have this problem? Anyone know how to boost it?

    I have trouble getting a good level out of the ear socket for saving games. Anyone else have this problem? Anyone know how to boost it?
    Spector Spector June 2001 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Loading into the Spectrum's mic socketI was wondering if someone could explain something to me that I've never understood. When loading programs the standard way by connecting a tape play…

    ... player to the Spectrum's ear socket, some programs can be very ... to the Spectrum's mic socket, the program will load without ... mic socket anyway? Surely loading should only be possible via the ear socket?
    Sabreman64 Sabreman64 May 2008 Hardware
  • Reading EAR input under emulation...Can either Spin or SpecEmu emulate being able to read audio from the EAR socket of the Spectrum? I'd like to be able to hook some audio to the micro…

    ... to read audio from the EAR socket of the Spectrum?

    socket of my laptop, and have ... was being read from the EAR socket on the emulated machine, using ...
    bobs bobs September 2010 Emulators
  • 128k Toastrack EAR socketHi -my 128k Toast rack was fine but the EAR now seems to have an issue- sometimes the blue and red border bars do not flash - (showing no recognition…

    ... rack was fine but the EAR now seems to have an ...
    retromad retromad June 2014 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…

    ... The deck plays music, the EAR socket works (even if it only ... plug I put into the EAR socket, red or white, I ... lead into the TAPE/SOUND socket, I did at least ... deck, the TAPE/SOUND socket on that is pretty much ... it could happen to, this socket is ruined.
    I ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone February 2017 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 …

    ... a help - handy if the ear socket in the Speccy goes kaput ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP November 2001 Games
  • Building a light pen for a speccyI remember doing this when I was about 14 (Ages ago) It comprised of a light sensore, 9v battery, Preamp chip, jack plug and a few other sundries. …

    ... /> It basically plugged into the ear socket and there was a small ...
    Keith Coles Keith Coles April 2001 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Anyone for a little experiment ?This only applies if you [still] have a real, working Spectrum 48K/128K and you have the ability to transfer data to it from the PC (Soundcard -> EAR…

    ... from the PC (Soundcard -> EAR socket), with 0.0% risk of ... data to the Speccy's ear socket. I think there's an ...
    GOC GOC July 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • My speccy is ill :(Hi all, this is my first post and all so go easy on me ;) I've got a +2 (gray case) speccy which had a really poor tapedeck, basicaly on any tape, t…

    ... around inside and connected an ear socket to it. to cut a ...
    johnneh johnneh July 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • rubber troublejus got 48K rubber speccy into my possesion, which was my first computer back then but only for few months before daddy decided to upgrade it for 48+…

    ... only via headphones attached to ear socket, on 48+ it?s not ...
    de Vandemar Croup de Vandemar Croup August 2006 Hardware
  • Graphic equalizer m.c. program neededBack in the 90's I had a full-screen attribute equalizer that was simple, yet very impressive. We used to listen to Vangelis or Jean M Jarre by conne…

    ... the tape recorder to the EAR socket and outputting the sound to ... was very sensitive to the EAR input and I really liked ...
    zxbruno zxbruno November 2007 Development
  • 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…

    ... . Then I switched to the EAR port and the tape sounds ... has quite a loud earphone socket).

    Any help on ... full and plugged into the EAR socket the screen is displaying the ...
    spoonatron spoonatron May 2008 Hardware
  • ZinetriX, a video player without aditional hardwareYou can play videos on you Spectrum with only the input EAR socket and a digital audio source. You can load up to 54kbps with 96 kHz sound cards Yo…

    ... Spectrum with only the input EAR socket and a digital audio source ...
    decicoder decicoder October 2008 Development
  • Speech reproduction on the Speccy - 2009 style?Thanks to Chapter 33 of [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=2000388"]Super Charge Your Spectrum[/url] by David Webb - "Speech Repr…

    ... (0s and 1s) from the EAR socket, and then play them back ...
    SkoolKid SkoolKid January 2009 Development
  • Fuller Sound box faulty for the Zx SpectrumBit of a long shot, but anybody got schematics for the fuller sound box, mine works apart from the ear socket, can't load games thr' the supplied ear…

    ... , mine works apart from the ear socket, can't load games thr ... ' the supplied ear socket on the fuller sound box ...
    vdc300 vdc300 April 2009 Hardware
  • Spectrum +2 datacorderHi, my Spectrum +2 datacorder isn't working. Does anyone know if I can still load software through the tape/sound socket at the back of the machine i…

    Hi, my Spectrum +2 datacorder isn't working. Does anyone know if I can still load software through the tape/sound socket at the back of the machine if I connect it to the ear socket of a tape recorder?
    Jeffo59 Jeffo59 August 2009 Hardware
  • Specdrum SyncroI'm having trouble syncing my (revision 4b)48k specdrum. The sync pulses sent out of the MIC socket are low, barely +50db, and isn't powerful enough…

    ... sent out of the MIC socket are low, barely +50db, and ... and TR-707 (into the EAR socket). This also doesn't work ...
    apprenticemart2 apprenticemart2 September 2009 Hardware
  • Acorn Electron - AUDIO OUTHey peepies, is there a simple way to pipe out the audio from the Acorn's internal Beeper? Of course, on the 16/48k Speccy it's just a matter of taki…

    ... from the tape recorder's ear socket, but that doesn't seem ...
    Graz Graz September 2010 Chit chat
  • Simple & Portible means to boost PC Soundcard Line Out?Hi Guys, My older computers were very good at driving a real spectrum's ear socket via their Line Out or Headphone socket. My new Dell's sound card…

    ... driving a real spectrum's ear socket via their Line Out or ... Headphone socket. My new Dell's sound ...
    BloodBaz BloodBaz November 2010 Hardware
  • speccy sound input sensivityis there a way to increase sound input sensivity of 48K spectrums? As most of us trying to transfer tape files to spectrum via our onboard soundcard…

    ... />
    And spectrum ear socket is a mono socket, if we put mono ... put a stereo jack on ear socket,we are losing one of ... />
    if we replace mono socket on spectrum does it help ...
    Arda Arda January 2012 Hardware
  • Tape loading from PCSo, I found that I had been using the wrong audio jack socket on my 48k for tape loading (my spectrum is in a third party case, so there are not labe…

    ... using the wrong audio jack socket on my 48k for tape ... ). I believe this is the "ear" socket.

    The problem is ...
    vext01 vext01 October 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 …

    ... stick wires in the din socket until I find the correct ... cable. Connect mono cable to ear socket (nearest RF box) on 48k ... . Push pins into the DIN socket. Then the usual LOAD "", followed ... have continuity tested the speccy ear socket and cable, both of these ...
    vext01 vext01 October 2012 Hardware
  • Spectrum 128 sound too quiet problemHi, I have just bought a Spectrum 128 (Toastrack) and have noticed a problem but don't know whether it is the game or the hardware. The spectrum ca…

    ... a separate plug for the ear socket. After loading I remove the ... the scart lead into the ear socket.

    When I load ...
    AceGrace AceGrace March 2013 Hardware
  • Spectrum 128K + Toaster ProblemGot an issue with my toaster everything seems fine other than the input from the ear socket is now remarkably low level/interference almost cannot ge…

    ...
    the input from the ear socket is now remarkably low level ... ive resoldered & tightened the ear/mic sockets
    Ikduncan Ikduncan March 2013 Hardware
  • No sound from speaker.Help! My trusty 48k has stopped giving me sound out of the speaker. It does however give me sound from the EAR socket. I've tried swapping the spea…

    ... give me sound from the EAR socket.

    I've tried ...
    stu232 stu232 August 2013 Hardware
  • Using even ports for input?I've been looking for unused ports to use with my clashbasher interface. I understand that the spectrum only considers A0 when decoding its input p…

    ... read of the keyboard and EAR socket.

    However the ULA ... game tape playing into the ear socket. The spectrum seems uneffected by ... address lines are deselected, the EAR input is only used for ... at full volume into the EAR didn't interfere with my ...
    Basher Basher January 2014 Hardware
  • +2A socketsI have seen an internet site which mentions 48k loading programs/games from a pc sound card (can't fiond it now!!!). Is this possible to with a spec…

    ... />
    There is a sound socket but I don't know ... ?
    The 48k used the ear socket so is this possible?
    scotty scotty March 2014 Hardware
  • +2 Tape inputHi, my +2 tape player has died. It started off with most of the wires detatching at the solder points, so I rewired using a couple of images/diagra…

    ... information such as wiring the ear socket, the cassette circuit diagram or ...
    rune rune April 2014 Hardware
  • Tape loading problem with Issue 3BI have an Issue 3B 48k that doesn't seem to want to load any tapes. I have an MP3 player connected to the EAR socket. When I type LOAD "" and start p…

    ... MP3 player connected to the EAR socket. When I type LOAD "" and ... /> I've tried pressing the socket contacts to no avail.
    protek protek April 2014 Hardware
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