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How to separate a character from a number in a string?Hi I've been writing a kind of logo type program in BASIC that takes a string a$ from INPUT and then draws according to what you give it. Say you w…
... INPUT and then draws according to what you give it. Say ... currently I'm telling it how long the number is if ... -
Sinclair QL Preservation: how to dump a MicrodriveHi Guys. Just want to let you know that I'm making some videos on my YouTube channel that explain how the Sinclair Microdrive process works. If…
... Guys.
Just want to let you know that I ... my YouTube channel that explain how the Sinclair Microdrive process works ... />
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How to automatically find the character set in a gameThis is all completely new to me, so please be patient. I've done some reading up on how character sets are handled by the Spectrum. I understand tha…
This is all completely new to me, so please be ... done some reading up on how character sets are handled ... and 23607 that points to an area of the ... the address can be altered to point to the ram.
< ... empty, Exolon has a pointer to 65536, and Commando still ... -
Simple way to add AY music to AGD games!I have written some scripts and asm to autobuild interrupt driven AY music into any AGD game. The play routine and music is stored in bank4, so y…
... and asm to autobuild interrupt driven AY music into ... you can use music up to 14KB in size.
Steps:
- Extract files to folder
- Copy game.tap ... to folder, create this in ... pt3 format to folder
- drop on to build. ... -
How to run trd filesI am a noob. Can anyone help me? How do I run this demo : http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=68730 I use Spectaculator and ZXDS, but the demo does…
I am a noob. Can anyone help me? How do I run this demo : http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=68730
I use Spectaculator and ZXDS, but the demo doesn't run. Should I type some kind of text command to run it? Thanks. -
How to refurbish my black +2?So I'm pretty chuffed with my black +2A/B just wondering what should I do to ensure a long Speccy life ? I suspect the tape drive needs a service bec…
... wondering what should I do to ensure a long Speccy life ... running. It doesn't seem to save to tape properly either, once ... do you guys recommend ? Recap ? How do I clean the pcb ... -
ZEsarUX 6.0 stableHi! ZEsarUX 6.0 stable is out! This is a major version, it includes some new machines and a lot of new features and bug fixes :) You can downlo…
... is fired
Added up to three AY Chips
Added emulation ...
Added TBBlue features: Sprite chip, Layer2, RTC clock for esxdos ... a counter (0-255) to see how many times an address has ... all audio drivers
Fixed AY sound bugs when volume levels ... -
Speech program making use of AY sound chip?So, on the 48K Spectrum there are programs or demos which allow the playing of speech. But on 128K machines, is there any software for the same pu…
So, on the 48K Spectrum there are programs or demos which allow the playing of speech.
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How to Record Retro Games to Blank DVD's (Scart & Composite)First of all my apologies if this should be in another section but it is about recording games :-D I've been meaning to do this video for some tim…
... been meaning to do this video for some time explaining how I ... record old retro games in perfect picture quality on to ... games from the original hardware to blank DVD's, I personally ...
Please feel free to pop by retro game channel ... -
A table of AY frequenciesHi friends, Simple request I hope; does anyone have source for a table of note frequencies on the AY chip as used in the Spectrum 128? I had a loo…
... of note frequencies on the AY chip as used in the Spectrum ... thinking it'd be easy to find, but didn't come ... -
Secret levels of Chip's ChallengeFew days ago I completed Chip's Challenge. The last level was 144 and then there was a picture of Chip and his girlfriend. But the longplay on Youtub…
Few days ago I completed Chip's Challenge. The last level was 144 and then there was a picture of Chip and his girlfriend. But the longplay on Youtube has also few extra levels (starting with number 146). How to access these levels? -
How to Find a Game You Are Looking for - in a TZX (Emulator) Context I was looking for information about something else but I found a totally different concern instead . Whilst looking I found out that have been lo…
... because it would be easy to find and play stuff .For ... in one place and easy to find in future.
How many Sub Genres can be ... -
ZX Spectrum +2B 128K sound distorted and vertical jailbars. How to fix it?Hello, I have a ZX Spectrum +2B 128K (Issue 4 Motherboard) which suffers from sound distortion (the AY music is loud and distorted) and also very fa…
... from sound distortion (the AY music is loud and distorted ... I can do is to replace R203 and R206 ... there anything I can do to eliminate this problem? It ... (which I would like to eliminate) but I also ... issues?
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ZEsarUX 9.2 Release CandidateHi! I have uploaded a new ZEsarUX Release Candidate version 9.2. The final stable version will come in a few weeks, so stay tuned! You can down…
... --copy-file-to-mmc to be able to copy files to a mmc image ... (.img, .mmc, .ide, etc)
-Detect when source and target directories ... /> -Fixed border colour
-Fixed AY chip register selection
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ZEsarUX v9.2 Final released - Version 9.2 - Cliff Hanger edition. 05 April 2021As seen on: https://github.com/chernandezba/zesarux/releases [quote] ZEsarUX-9.2 @chernandezba chernandezba released this 21 hours ago · 6 com…
... --copy-file-to-mmc to be able to copy files to a mmc image ... (.img, .mmc, .ide, etc)
-Detect when source and target directories ... /> -Fixed border colour
-Fixed AY chip register selection
-Fixed CRTC ... -
How to copy games to a Spectrum +3 floppy? [HELP]Hi you Guys, Can someone please explain, how can i copy a game from a pc to a +3 floppy disk? Or its also possible, to copy to a floppy using a …
... explain, how can i copy a game from a pc to a ... , to copy to a floppy using a SD device, like the picodivsd? how ... -
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 …
... , and I'm beginning to reach a conclusion that the ... seem to be the main culprits) seem to be more susceptible to ... most usually resetting to BASIC and the AY chip sustaining the last played ... lives (and have to start again), resetting to a corrupted version ... -
Your favourite machine apart from The SpectrumI've asked this on a couple of other sites, so now it's time to ask it here: what is your favourite machine, forgetting about the Speccy? For me, it'…
... to express yourself rationally.
"How can someone ever get attached to ... feel the need to become attached to any peice of ... Amiga really lacked when compared to Spectrum. No computer should ... 48k could have an AY chip attatched through the expansion ... -
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 …
... like a better choice to be connected to a COM port ... the E register of the AY chip (probably because of the ... I'm not entirely sure how fast you can push the ... be forced to send the data to the PC to display it ... . You'd have to write data to the beeper port whilst ... -
speccy soundI know this sounds a bit vauge but can anyone explain to me why the music on some 48K games was so amazing and so much better than the usual beeper s…
... for AY music but not for beeper music.
Now, how the ... if you don't know how the Spectrum works but you ... should know how sound works. Sound is a ... aside the AY chip can work in a similar way to the beeper ... -
Spectrum musichello, I was wondering if anyone had released some kind of music sequencing software for the spectrum? if so, can anyone point me in a direction of …
... 48K beeper if you know how to program it properly. A case ... be done by the AY chip - just listen to the dismal sound on ... -
printer port redirect to (Windows) system printerIs there any emulator (+2A/+3 compatible) that can be configured to output the, say, parallel printer port to the Windows system port ? The default o…
... passed to the port determines pen and motor state - and how fast ... (through AY chip), or parallel (port #0FFD)), which has nothing to do with ... -
Fake screenshots? No - now it's REAL screenshotsOk then. A few weeks ago I said I will show You the new gfx-mode of Speccy and - here it is: [url="http://republika.pl/hooy_prg/hprg.zip"]http://rep…
... diferent location, i dont see how it's impossible. theres ... DataGear (Both have a DMA chip), and viewer from 8BC. B2SP ... draw program. err, any idea how to start from a fresh screen ... similar to spectrum screns ) if the program could for example, detect how many ... -
VOTE FOR SPECTRUM!!!!!Hi there! Which comp has the best music? Go and VOTE for ZX SPECTRUM (withought logging this time, so it's easier). This is the link: [url="http:/…
... went. I wouln't know how to place it wrt the C64 ... popular,, however. I think AY music would probably beat SID ... it wouldn't be bad to have, in the WoS database ... if a game uses the AY chip at all. (I believe ... but I wouldn't want to be quoted on this... :) ) -
Who want to remake Double Dragon?Seeing as the Speccy version was crap (see my review: [url="http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article=31"]http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article…
... it possible to send out sounds through both the AY chip and the ... , mix music through both AY and beeper to make it sound like ... possible to use the beeper for sound effects & use the AY chip ... for music at the same time. Thats how most 128k ... -
ask to Spanish-speaking personsHello there. Who would be able to translate one short text for me? I used BabelFish site, but it isn't very good in this case. The text is here: …
... cover. Doesn't he know how to resample a picture? What's ... users in charge of the AY-Riders project, composing musical pieces ... use of Spectrum computers' AY-3-8912 audio chip.
... the acoustics of the sound chip in three independent channels, very ... -
+3 Distorted audio fix?I found a page on the Web a while ago which explained how to fix the "flaw" on the +3 circuit board which causes the sound from the AY chip to be hor…
... +3!! With the horridly distorted AY chip! Seen as I am useless ... iron anyone wanna get paid to do the +3b conversion on ... - I had NO idea just how disgusting the +3 sounds! It ... -
AY-3-8912 help !Hi all. Happy new yeay. I'm new to spectrum programming, and am interested in writing some music for the +2 AY chip. The problem is...I cant find …
... mainly)...Basically, I want to know how many times per second I ... AY registers at specific times to alter the waveshapes generated by the AY chip ... />
The Spectrum's AY chip is connected to i/o addresses $BFFD ... -
AY tracking newbieHey everyone, I'm about to embark on tracking for the Spectrum's AY chip. I was interested in knowing some things: 1) Which are the best trackers o…
... to me "Fucking hell, I NEED a Spectrum with an AY chip ... purpose I meant, which was AY TRACKING.
And ... . I don't know how that can be limited by ... otherwise, if I thought AY was shit or something. ... new composers are putting it to good use. Haven't ... -
AY tracking newbieHey everyone, I'm about to embark on tracking for the Spectrum's AY chip. I was interested in knowing some things: 1) Which are the best trackers o…
... to me "Fucking hell, I NEED a Spectrum with an AY chip ... I don't know how that can be limited by ... said he may do a how-to for Soundtracker. If he ... , whatever they did to manipulate the AY that way. It' ... more. try Demotopia to download some AY tunes from the Demo ...
