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  • The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…

    ... LED bar graphs to show optimal tape signal
    [QUOTE=JamesD]
    My ... speccy owners had them on tape whilst C64 owners waited for ... , had a really good introductory tape and manual(The spectrum+'s ...
    BruceNorton BruceNorton September 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • +2B: where's the tape signal gone?So, this is what I really came here for today... I've got two +2Bs, one with an issue 1 board and some extra soldered wires, and one with an issue…

    ... don't even flicker when Tape Loader is selected, it just ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone March 2020 Hardware
  • 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…

    ... , we are looking for the tape signal to go
    ;; low, ... carry and set zero to signal BREAK
    pop bc ; ... not claiming that it's optimal code, or even good code ... the pulses occurring when the signal goes high, the low ...
    stephenw32768 stephenw32768 August 2013 Development
  • Help making TZX filesHi. I've just found about 10 games that are missing perfect copies and i've tried using maketzx but i can't do it. When i run it it says 'searching …

    ... don't know why. The tape signal is good and loud and ... the tape deck is excellent quality.
    hugh mann hugh mann November 2001 MIA/STP/SDP
  • [MIA] Video Spectrum issue 18Hi folks, I'm going through a batch of VOC files from Tony (ADJB) ages ago, just I never got around to getting further due to tape signal etc. Some…

    ... to getting further due to tape signal etc. Some are German and ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker December 2012 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Timex Compute TC2048 loading problems solvedHi everybody, I've just finally fixed a TC2048 that had numerous problems. Once I'd changed all the RAM, the CPU and the ULA (surface mounted, for a…

    ... to the power circuitry! The tape signal goes through an amplifier circuit ... the lowest output of the tape signal when amplified was 2.0V ... ULA uses to detect a tape cycle.
    So, of course ... to play with, and the tape loading works again! I put ...
    Spirantho Spirantho January 2014 Hardware
  • ZX Diagnostics v0.33 releasedHi everyone, I'm pleased to announce the release of v0.33 of zx-diagnostics. This release contains the following changes: - ULATest: Detect …

    ... - black and white stripes follow tape signal in border
    - ULATest: New ...
    balford balford April 2016 Hardware
  • Oure Dawn of HopeMy copy of Oure Dawn of Hope has never managed to load. At best I get 1/3 of the loading screen and then I get a loading error. The tape signal itsel…

    ... get a loading error. The tape signal itself sounds just fine to ... />
    I did digitize the tape (with Audacity) and tried various ...
    arttu arttu July 2020 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.

    ... makes no difference whether the tape signal comes from a TZX, WAV ...
    Woody Woody July 2002 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Uploading games from tape...how?Is there not some way I could use the mike socket on my PC? I don't have a soundcard... :(

    ... thx1138 meant that the speccy tape signal was simply converted to wav ... simply loaded from the audio signal from the pc or from ...
    TygerBC TygerBC March 2003 Games
  • Can anyone help?Got a bit of a recurrent problem here when it comes to duplicating the Cronosoft tapes, i was wondering if anyone can help. I'm getting loads of ret…

    ... WINAMP, and record directly to tape. I've
    [/quote]< ... , which I subsequently recorded to tape - still no joy.
    < ... computer listens to in the tape signal. You need to have *all ... adding filters for more reliable tape reads/writes, please make sure ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous January 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • saving tzx in realspectrumwhen I save a tape in realspectrum as a .tap or .tzx, It wont read it, What am I doing wrong. Does the fast tape have to be turned off? and if so why…

    ... a weak or over-strong tape signal. The signal seems to be there ... , I think it's the tape noise emulation, which will not ... matter how I set the tape noise emulation up. This happens ...
    mulder mulder June 2005 Emulators
  • my dodgy speccys.hi people, i was wondering if i could engage some opinions / thoughts / ideas of anyone, regarding my current "fixing up" of my speccys, since you s…

    ... consideration anyway - only the tape buttons and tape-flap are damaged, and ... *need to get some external tape signal in, since i've started ...
    Hungry Horace Hungry Horace May 2006 Hardware
  • ZXLFN - storing tape header in a long file nameHi lads ;) Couple of months ago, the group of guys interested in divIDE software development has came up with an interesting idea - store tape heade…

    ... to a 48k Speccy, outputting tape noise through the EAR lead ... to the real machine as tape signal with the same effect.
    zilog zilog July 2006 Emulators
  • Tapefix - *unlisted* UtilityWhen I was struggling to fix my *old* tapes, I stumble upon an (shareware) utility called tapefix. The URL is: [url]http://fly.cc.fer.hr/~arsen/tape…

    No I haven't yet. But I'm working on it. I'll put the wave into Soundforge 7 to see what can I do for it.

    Btw. What's the best sampling rate for tape signal editing?
    Arda Arda October 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Election of the new maintainer of the TZX formatHi folks, the topic says all, let the discussion begin :) Luca

    ... , which is to store a tape signal. My 128k Speccy didn't ...
    Dunny Dunny November 2006 Emulators
  • Election of the new maintainer of the TZX formatHi folks, the topic says all, let the discussion begin :) Luca

    ... , which is to store a tape signal.[/QUOTE]

    I think ... an encoded tape signal, or should it be an encoded tape signal with lots ...
    Philip Kendall Philip Kendall November 2006 Emulators
  • Election of the new maintainer of the TZX formatHi folks, the topic says all, let the discussion begin :) Luca

    ... the blocks that describe the tape signal, remove the ones that do ...
    Dunny Dunny November 2006 Emulators
  • Election of the new maintainer of the TZX formatHi folks, the topic says all, let the discussion begin :) Luca

    ... a format to save the tape signals exactly? Or is it ... expected to be the actual tape signal format but isn't for ...
    Arjun Arjun December 2006 Emulators
  • Election of the new maintainer of the TZX formatHi folks, the topic says all, let the discussion begin :) Luca

    ... expected to be the actual tape signal format but isn't for ...
    Philip Kendall Philip Kendall December 2006 Emulators
  • Audio input on a +2would it be possible to connect an external tape recorder to the socket at the back,or would something bad happen?

    ... in place, use some insulation tape and tape the leads together. Now ... hear when there's no tape signal is usually due to RF ... some benifit if connected between signal and ground. By small, ... small electret mic elements, the signal is normally filtered off using ...
    DEATH DEATH March 2007 Hardware
  • Audio input on a +2would it be possible to connect an external tape recorder to the socket at the back,or would something bad happen?

    ... hear when there's no tape signal is usually due to RF ... used to connect / disconnect the tape decks from my 48k whilst ... the amplification circuits in the tape deck. After a while this ... in level by tapping the tape deck with a finger until ...
    mulder mulder March 2007 Hardware
  • Spectrum modsHi all, Looking at my Spectrum stuff and the mod`s I have done. How many of you out there have done Spectrum modifications? And what are they? 1. …

    ... case and locate the internal tape deck socket/connections. Mount two ... in place, use some insulation tape and tape the leads together. Now ... hear when there's no tape signal is usually due to RF ... some benifit if connected between signal and ground. By small, I ...
    DEATH DEATH August 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Announce: BASin r14b availableHere's the fix mentioned earlier for those of you that either are too lazy to update your OS (XP SP2 has been out aaaaages, Arjun!) or even junk that…

    ... data blocks for it's tape signal. This means that BASin ignores ... />
    Easily fixed, but that tape will never work in BASin ...
    Dunny Dunny March 2008 Emulators
  • Last Word WordprocessorOkay, I've got The Last Word by Trojan, but it's a noisy tape and I can't get the emulators to read the signal. Is there a process to eliminate back…

    I've bought another copy of the Last Word, which came with further instructions, and the tape signal is much better - maybe a TZX can be done with this one. :-o
    ghbearman ghbearman June 2008 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Tape loading issues - can anyone help?Hi, I have just bought a +2 which has a problem. Whenever I try to load a tape the spectrum refuses to acknowledge what I am doing. I have tried in …

    ... border. Instead the tape just runs with no ... screw between the tape desk and the tape controls.
    ... mentioned is whether the tape loading sounds are audible ... discharges part of the tape signal to ground as part ... much attenuation on the signal and the ULA just ...
    Phu Phu July 2008 Hardware
  • Timex 1000 PAL conversionHi, a friend of mine sent me a Timex 1000 from the US. I was prepared for the NTSC/PAL issues so no surprise came to me when i got a shadowy dark scr…

    ... right to say that composite signal can be PAL ro NTSC ... video in to UK2 (geting signal directly from pin16) and as ... "16 TV/TAPE".... but how can that be..... tv signal and tape signal together?
    gtsamour gtsamour January 2009 Hardware
  • Timex 1000 PAL conversionHi, a friend of mine sent me a Timex 1000 from the US. I was prepared for the NTSC/PAL issues so no surprise came to me when i got a shadowy dark scr…

    ... right to say that composite signal can be PAL ro NTSC ... video in to UK2 (geting signal directly from pin16) and as ... how can that be..... tv signal and tape signal together?[/quote]

    signal so you can't just ...
    guesser guesser January 2009 Hardware
  • Timex 1000 PAL conversionHi, a friend of mine sent me a Timex 1000 from the US. I was prepared for the NTSC/PAL issues so no surprise came to me when i got a shadowy dark scr…

    ... how can that be..... tv signal and tape signal together?[/quote]

    I assume the television signal and audio ... is mixed with the telephone signal on a land line.
    guesser guesser January 2009 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…

    ... of a stream from a tape being the same evertime as ... it :confused:[/QUOTE]

    Tape is an analog medium, and ... of the winding of the tape spool, the current azimuth alignment ... ROM loading routines probe the tape signal from time to time in ...
    Fred Fred March 2009 MIA/STP/SDP
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