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  • Sound on a Spectrum +Hi Guys, I have two Spectrum + and one is lovely and fantastic, the second one however has a very low volume on the speaker. You can only just abou…

    I think you could attach your tape leads to the MIC socket and press REC/PLAY on your tape recorder with no tape inserted - and that should amplify the sound.

    That's what I used to do, YMMV.

    D.
    Dunny Dunny April 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Divide and Divide Plus issue'sHi, After about a year of inactivity I brought out my Spectrum +3 the other day and plugged in my Divide plus. The result was constant crashing on t…

    ... routine. (sometimes asking to press rec & play then any key)

    acsi acsi November 2011 Hardware
  • Why no PLOT, etc. on bottom two lines?I was pondering if there was any way to get PLOT, etc. to address the full screen from BASIC without having to write a few lines of assembler to bypa…

    ... "filename" SCREEN$ without that "Press REC & PLAY, then any key" prompt deleting ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone January 2018 Sinclair Basic
  • tzx gamesHow can i run a tzx on my real spectrum?Is there a way i can copy a tzx to tape so i can load it in the normal way or can i load it from my hard driv…

    ... Load up Real Spectrum and press Alt+F7. The last ... file that you want and press Enter. A screen should ... to your soundcard and press REC, then press a key on your ... line or mic out and play the wav file in ... it into Real Spectrum. Play your TZX into the copying ...
    Amigo Amigo August 2002 Games
  • tape versions of freeware gamesHi all, i am looking for some of the great freeware games available, but i need them on tape to play on my actual speccy! I am no genius with techn…

    ... /> [*]Press REC on the tape recorder
    [*]Choose Left (or Right)/Play from ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu January 2012 Wanted
  • Making your own tapesTowards the end of last year [url=https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/53607/recommend-modern-1994-2017-games]I dropped in here to ask a…

    ... cassette decks of a dirty rec/play switch, which is actually inside ... in the recording deck, and press play & record, stop, and keep ...
    Your Spec-chum Your Spec-chum February 2017 Games
  • Making your own tapesTowards the end of last year [url=https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/53607/recommend-modern-1994-2017-games]I dropped in here to ask a…

    ... cassette decks of a dirty rec/play switch, which is actually inside ... in the recording deck, and press play & record, stop, and keep ... albums onto it that'll play back in the Marantz deck ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone February 2017 Games
  • ZX Spectrum +2A - problems loading from tapeI recently acquired a ZX Spectrum +2A, now the only item in my collection to be found is a [b]+2B[/b], and I got all from the MK14 to the PC200 ;-) …

    ... keys. Insert a cassette and press play. Next insert a small precision ... suffering with symptom, is the rec/play switch contacts can oxidize. This ...
    Your Spec-chum Your Spec-chum April 2019 Hardware
  • +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…

    ... c90 etc. Then press down record and play together, then press stop. Do ... for making the record and play connections/functions, whichever is ... . Working the record and play function a few times gives ... wires are connected from the rec/play head to board. Also check ...
    Your Spec-chum Your Spec-chum March 2020 Hardware
  • +2 datacorder noise eliminationHello :-) I have recently bought a gray +2, and as expected, it is plagued with the "datacorder noise in sound output" problem. I have found a few …

    ... motor when a button like PLAY, FF, REW is pressed. By ... button is pressed (not the REC/PLAY commutator switch) As far as ...
    memrah memrah March 2009 Hardware
  • Apulija-13 V2.0 real hardware testingThe enlarged and revised version of [i]Apulija-13,[/i] a game I released five years ago, is almost done, and as usual I tested it on real hardware be…

    ... it is not necessary to press the PLAY key on the Datacorder ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu January 2018 Announcements
  • Emulation and Debugging functionality[Cut n Paste from the original CSS post] Hi all, I'm currently working on SPIN's debugger, which is coming along nicely. Mostly, it's been devel…

    ... : The Pause mode and Tape Play icons. Why? Because I keep ... eg. Upon seeing the green play button I get confused as ... or whether I should press the button to play the tape. Hope ... which indicates action like say "Press to play tape" or status "Tape ...
    Arjun Arjun June 2002 Emulators
  • SPIN v0.2c available now[Cut n Paste from the CSS post] Okay, I'm off to sunny(?) Scarborough for a week, so Woody and I thought it best that we give you something to d…

    ... and so I have to press the play button for it to ...
    martinball martinball July 2002 Emulators
  • Speedlock & Spin (again)Following on from the Vixen thread, I've come across another game which crashes during the decryption beeps - Imagine's "Ping Pong". With Vixen, a ne…

    ... this, and you have to press the play button again.

    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker September 2002 Emulators
  • Speedlock & Spin (again)Following on from the Vixen thread, I've come across another game which crashes during the decryption beeps - Imagine's "Ping Pong". With Vixen, a ne…

    ... this, and you have to press the play button again.
    [/quote ...
    Dunny Dunny September 2002 Emulators
  • Defenders of the EarthI've got the Hi-Tech and Enigma Variation version of Defenders of the Earth. When I try to get them to play in Spectaculator 4 I load the first tape …

    ... now get a new window, press the play button and voila' it ...
    stupidget stupidget January 2003 Games
  • Another Name the GameHi All, This will get the grey matter working. Im looking for a game where you control a car that was chased/followed by a number of other cars aro…

    Try clicking the yellow folder at the bottom of spin and browsing for the run baby run zip. then type Load "" and press the play icon.
    The Hobgoblin The Hobgoblin June 2004 Games
  • PokesDoes anyone know where I can find a list of Pokes for my Speccy games? I am trying to find some for On the Bench ! Thanks

    ... ]") you -[I]can[/I]- now press [B]BREAK[/B] because as ... game at any time during play))

    Now you can ... ]GOTO 726[/B] (and press [B]PLAY[/B] on the tape) and ...
    jil jil September 2004 Games
  • Problems with my +2A DatacorderHey folks, Bought a speccy from ebay, but i think its fucked. What do you think? Basically it turns on fine, but when i try load a game nothing wor…

    ... you should get when you play a tape (after you've ... ) thing that moves when you press the PLAY button. Do you notice ... the tape head everytime you play a tape, it's quite ...
    DEATH DEATH July 2006 Hardware
  • Proper emulation of the basic SAVE command?Most emulators respond to the SAVE command by saving the file to a virtual tape, but without sending the audio to the soundcard. Is there an emulator…

    Spectaculator does this if you don't press REC on the tape browser before executing the SAVE command.
    na_th_an na_th_an January 2007 Emulators
  • ZX 81 games (and an emulation issue or two)Hi Not really sure this is the right forum, but maybe someone can help. As a Speccy fan, I was always intrigued by the old ZX81, and thanks to the w…

    ... course). In tape manager, press the play button.

    press play in the tape manager ... tape manager and pressing the play button.


    8. Press enter/return to start the ... load your saved snapshot to play the game.
    < ...
    Digital Prawn Digital Prawn June 2007 Games
  • Forgive me if u have heard this question a million times b4 :(Yeah i know im gonna get flamed but i just cant work out how to do it!! I really need to know how u continue a game thats spread over 2 parts...for e…

    ... to save...

    1. Press CTRL-K to bring up ... again to open tape browser. Press the red record button.
    press the PLAY button on the tape ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous October 2007 Games
  • which is the best?Hello, Since RealX is not coming out in the near times (realSpectrum was my favorite emulator) Can anyone point me a good one to replace it??? Som…

    ... it wont load until you press the play button even when you ...
    wadfm wadfm September 2008 Emulators
  • best macca's solo songs?and solo means even with the wings.

    Angry, on Press to Play (has Phil Collins on Drums ...
    ghbearman ghbearman June 2009 Chit chat
  • To bobs, andrew rollings, psj etchi folks, yes I'm a bit hyper today, don't know why. I apologise to you bobs for getting your thread closed, I'll try not to do that again. :-o sor…

    ... mass produced on a printing press, or play a game on a ...
    ewgf ewgf December 2009 Chit chat
  • +2 Grey external tape modIve had a search through previous posts and besides mclouds mod for the +2a I couldnt find anything pertaining to the grey, only reason im posting is…

    ... +2A and +2B, the PLAY and REC signals come through that header ... 'll only find the markings REC and PLAY on the cassette board ... have to just trace the REC PLAY wires to where they are ... lead out from the PLAY, and pressed play on the built in ...
    FrankT FrankT December 2010 Hardware
  • Was John Lennon the best song-writer ever?Just something that was being discussed at work, since this is the anniversary of John Lennon's death, and I thought I'd post it here. How do you th…

    ... my regards to broad street, press to play, off the ground, pipes ...
    WhenIWasCruel WhenIWasCruel December 2010 Chit chat
  • Multi-load ZX SpinHad good feedback from my last thread so thought I would start another! I'm wanting to be able to negotiate games that have multi-load or games reco…

    ... on the tape and then press the Play button thus:
    [center ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny December 2010 Emulators
  • Spectaculator Load/Save?Hi Any Spectaculator users here who can tell me if or how it is possible to save/merge/load programmes/code/data to HD rather than having to do a ful…

    ... tzx. You just have to press Rec in the cassette window before ...
    FrankT FrankT March 2011 Emulators
  • Spectaculator Load/Save?Hi Any Spectaculator users here who can tell me if or how it is possible to save/merge/load programmes/code/data to HD rather than having to do a ful…

    ... tzx. You just have to press Rec in the cassette window before ...
    SKR SKR March 2011 Emulators
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