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  • Looking for one particular music demoHi. Sorry if this is in the wrong forum, I couldn't think of anywhere else to put it. There is a music demo I'm looking for. Unfortunately I don't k…

    ... loaded it in 48K mode WITHOUT the USR 0 command?[/QUOTE]< ... control the AY chip in machine code with out ... what mode you're in. Being in 48k mode simply means ... t have access to the PLAY command in BASIC. You're hardly going ... a demo like this in BASIC, anyway.
    monty.mole monty.mole October 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum +2 sound problemsI recently bought an RGB Scart cable for my grey Spectrum +2 - it has a mono 3.5 jack that goes into the sound output and a DIN plug for the RGB pict…

    ... hear sounds generated by the play command in basic then it is probably your ...
    thingley thingley January 2009 Hardware
  • Spectrum PLAY demo's in BasicWas not really sure on which category to post it in nor a better title. Summary is simply is there a list of various tunes/music listings ? By this …

    ... which category to post it in nor a better title. Summary ... 'demo's rather something in Basic using the PLAY command if possible...

    spider spider October 2017 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • IN command in BASIC to read keyboardThis weekend on a Sinclair meeting we had some BASIC-games using IN to control the character. The maker of the game assumed that the result of an IN …

    ... meeting we had some BASIC-games using IN to control the ... the result of an IN without a key press ... , making it impossible to play it on ANY Spectrum.
    IN in a variable, something like ...
    20 LET A=IN 32766 : REM or other ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP September 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • Play abc files in 128K mode?I was reading a tutorial on the abc music file format, and it seems the txt file has information that might allow a simple conversion from .abc to st…

    ... .abc to strings for the Play command in 128K mode.

    [ ... /> CDEFGab

    Same scale in 128K Basic:

    cdefgAB
    in 128K Basic, we would have a ... tools... Import .ABC to 128K Basic. :)

    [SIZE="1 ...
    zxbruno zxbruno May 2008 Development
  • Play command on divideHi, i thought I'd have a quick go on divide seeing as i had an afternoon spare.However,i can't seem to get the 'play' command on the screen?. It see…

    ... 't seem to get the 'play' command on the screen?.

    in the spectrum +2 manual,that ... this feature is only available in '128 basic'.Do i lose this ... option with the divide interface plugged in ...
    bully bully July 2012 Hardware
  • BEEP & PLAY jingles in BASIC sourceI've been digging through the +3 manual and checking out the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/ZXSpectrum128+3Manual/chapter8pt19.html"]great musi…

    ... .html"]great music examples[/URL] in there.

    ... amp;(9EGF7b5CD))"
    50 PLAY a$,b$,c$,d$[/ ... re making a very simple BASIC program (akin to the ... jingles such as these in the code for level ... any favourite melodies produced in just source code? Any ...
    Dock Dock June 2014 Sinclair Basic
  • Help With AY Music Program in BASICHi, last year I started writing a BASIC program for making and recording AY Music. I thought it would be easier than learning how to use Soundtracker…

    ... year I started writing a BASIC program for making and ... could help me fix the BASIC program, I'd be ... />
    [b][u][u]BASIC listing:[/u][/u][/b]
    command for volume is part of ... a play command, octave needs to be entered as a string in ...
    RetroPhase2014 RetroPhase2014 December 2015 Sinclair Basic
  • Vector font in BASiCHi guys) Some fifteen years ago I saw a quite short BASIC prog that could simulate a vector font with size/ thickness/ italicization params. I remem…

    ... saw a quite short BASIC prog that could ... implement a'la vector font in BASiC.

    I ... ""
    520 PRINT "IN ORDER TO USE FLEXITEXT, SIX ... PRINT "THEN, WRITE YOUR BASIC LINES TO"
    1450 ... PRINT ""
    1520 PRINT "COMMAND 'GOSUB 9000'"
    1530 ...
    NRA NRA February 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • A type-in BASIC platformer that's worth a goWorking on some type-ins for TTFn, from Games Computing, I came across [url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/pourri/patpostman.zip]The Adve…

    ... pages of densely packed listing in a tiny font that ... something that's written entirely in BASIC. I've shown a ... the animation can be seen in action - there's a ... . It'll be included in the archive whenever I do ... haven't been able to play through all the screens ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny March 2011 Games
  • smooth movement in basicWas trying to figure this out myself but i would like to be pointed in right direction now :-). How do I make something move in Basic without gettin…

    ... do I make something move in Basic without getting flicker. 1st ... trying to use PRINT command and goto loops to ... and printing blank space in previous is that correct ... .
    My sinclair basic knowledge is VERY limited but ... try make some games in basic 1st.
    rustyredline rustyredline October 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Use PLAY without the 128 ROMHere's a little thing I wrote called SoftPLAY: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=45259[/url] Now you can use the PLAY comm…

    ... the PLAY command with a 48K and an external AY expansion, or in ... -fixed version of the ROM command in RAM. The timing values may ... #8;[/b] in place of the PLAY command.

    Hisoft BASIC might even ...
    chev chev October 2013 Sinclair Basic
  • TimexPLAY: Use the PLAY command from T/S2000 BASICI've ported SoftPLAY to the Timex. Now you can use the PLAY command on the TC2068 or TS2068. Because of the different clock speed and frequencies of …

    ... . Now you can use the PLAY command on the TC2068 or TS2068 ... is off for the BEEP command on the 128 and no ...
    chev chev October 2013 Brand new software
  • getting c nonsense in basic when trying to load a program through a string in +3 basicstrangely if i use load s$(to 8), it says nonsense in basic but works when i run it. but when i execute the command without a line no it works withou…

    strangely if i use load s$(to 8), it says nonsense in basic but works when i run it. but when i execute the command without a line no it works without an error. why is this?
    digital digital August 2020 Sinclair Basic
  • SAVE the complete screen in BASICHow can I save the COMPLETE screen (with the last two lines) in BASIC? If I type SAVE "XXXX" SCREEN$, then comes the message "Start tape, ..." and th…

    How can I save the COMPLETE screen (with the last two lines) in BASIC?
    If I type SAVE "XXXX" SCREEN$, then comes the message "Start tape, ..." and the last two lines are destroyed!
    wilko0070 wilko0070 September 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • Graphics in Basic??What is the fastest way to draw high rez graphics in Basic. Andrew.

    What is the fastest way to draw high rez graphics in Basic.




    Andrew.
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk October 2006 Development
  • super-quick games in BASIC?do you think, games written in BASIC could run flawlessly at high speed when run in a speccy emulator at, say, 1000% speed? (i wonder, speccy is rare…

    do you think, games written in BASIC could run flawlessly at high speed when run in a speccy emulator at, say, 1000% speed?
    (i wonder, speccy is rarely used in this way - it's even more platform independent then JAVA! :-))) )
    cichlasoma cichlasoma August 2007 Games
  • How to claim back the border space in basic?Hey, I'm wondering if there is a way to reclaim the space the border usually occupies in BASIC? I am sure I have hit BREAK on some games and ended up…

    ... space the border usually occupies in BASIC? I am sure I have ... games and ended up back in +2 basic and noticing they had ...
    KK128 KK128 June 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Attention Arjun (and people interested in BASIC games programming).I've been looking at the games created by [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekpub.cgi?regexp=^EP+Software$&model=spectrum"]Angel Ortega/EP S…

    ... all) of them are in BASIC and easy to get ... .

    Like in the game [URL="http://www ... code in then it goes straight to the BASIC listing ... So if you are interested in BASIC programming then you might ... games/listings ... but keep in mind that the quality ...
    ZnorXman ZnorXman October 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Games in basicIs there a definitive list of published games written in Basic, I'm particularly interested in Text adventures.

    Is there a definitive list of published games written in Basic, I'm particularly interested in Text adventures.
    chop983 chop983 October 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • A.I. in a Pacman game made in BasicA few years ago I tried to make my own Pacman game in Sinclair Basic. The map, UDGs and the whole game was completed and was working with just one gh…

    ... make my own Pacman game in Sinclair Basic. The map, UDGs and ... implement this simple A.I. in Basic, or give me a general ...
    zxbruno zxbruno February 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • How to insert special characters in Basic and ASM ?Look the next picture. [IMG]http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/9479/scode.jpg[/IMG] I dont know how to insert these black and diagonal characters. No…

    ... characters. Not in basic, and not in ASM. For example in asm with the ... " Games 48K "

    Also, in this url we can see ...
    arfgh arfgh June 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Simultaneous key presses in BASICIs there a way to check for 2 simultaneous key presses in BASIC? I use if inkey$="z" then goto... but that only lets me check for 1 key press at a…

    Is there a way to check for 2 simultaneous key presses in BASIC?

    I use

    if inkey$="z" then goto...

    but that only lets me check for 1 key press at a time.
    Rebelstar without a cause Rebelstar without a cause September 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Adventure games written in basic (commercial)This thread partly got me thinking > [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=31141[/url] But I'd like to know about adventure ga…

    ... with or without graphics) written in Basic :) , I'm trying to exclude ... and main game should be Basic.

    I can quickly ...
    spider spider September 2010 Games
  • Bell sound with PLAY command?Hi Folks, I am no musician so I was hoping someone could give me a PLAY command that would sound like a bell on the Spectrum. A bell that sounds li…

    Hi Folks,

    I am no musician so I was hoping someone could give me a PLAY command that would sound like a bell on the Spectrum. A bell that sounds like "Ding" if that makes sense.

    Many thanks

    Paddy
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman November 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Best way for programming in BASIC?New to the ZX Spectrum, and fixing up ccowley's vbSpec emulator. Aside from that, I would also like to try programming a game or two in BASIC. What's…

    New to the ZX Spectrum, and fixing up ccowley's vbSpec emulator. Aside from that, I would also like to try programming a game or two in BASIC. What's the fastest way to program in BASIC in a Windows environment?
    olaf olaf January 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • checking bits in BASICThe question of manipulating bit patterns in BASIC was raised recently in this [thread=35728]Keys redefine routine and key check[/thread] thread. I s…

    ... of manipulating bit patterns in BASIC was raised recently in this [thread=35728 ... binary held in character strings for ease of handling from BASIC, with ... using binary digit character strings in BASIC for bit manipulation, but the ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny September 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Games written in BASICHi all, I've been racking my brain trying to think of a game which was definitely written in BASIC (ie not in assembler). The only thing that I can …

    ... which was definitely written in BASIC (ie not in assembler). The only thing ... any favourites which were written in BASIC? There were certainly a few ... Mad Martha might have been in BASIC (IIRC) and I enjoyed that ...
    perini-ps perini-ps March 2012 Games
  • Avonturen In Basic (Book & Cassette)Couldn't find this in the archive. Avonturen In Basic (Book & Cassette) by [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekpub.cgi?regexp=^Kluwer+Techn…

    Couldn't find this in the archive.

    Avonturen In Basic (Book & ...
    Hairy Hairy May 2013 MIA/STP/SDP
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