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Multi-channel soundAs I recall, Zombie Zombie was the first game to have two-channel audio, and Vectron was the first with proper 3-channel ADSR sound. Or where they? …
... to the MIC socket as well as the EAR socket (SAVE and BEEPER ... 0xfe) is quieter the the EAR (bit 4 of port 0xfe ... -
Early Version Betadisk Manual (ie anybody have one)Folks, after lengthy excavations in my attic I have dug out my old Betadisk interface and 720K drive. However the manual has done missing. It's wa…
If you can connect your Spectrum to a PC with EAR socket (connected to soundcard) you may load a ROM image from disk to RAM and then transfer it to a PC using BASIC tape SAVE command.
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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. …
... the save lead into the EAR socket and visa versa and you ... to the external speaker socket (usually labelled as EAR on the tape ... locate the internal tape deck socket/connections. Mount two MONO jack ... from the +2 to the EAR socket on your external tape deck ... -
Codies CD packDoes anyone remember Codemasters CD pack of 30 games from around '89? If so was this the only release of its kind on the spectrum or was there more C…
Weird, I always just understood the Codemasters games CD to be audio that loaded in the same way as a tape via the EAR socket, it was just smaller and cheaper than duping and selling 5 or 10 tapes. Obviously I was wrong, or did that method exist also? -
Codies CD packDoes anyone remember Codemasters CD pack of 30 games from around '89? If so was this the only release of its kind on the spectrum or was there more C…
... wasn't loaded via the EAR socket. Codemasters made an adaptor (earphones ... input) because they believed that EAR socket wouldn't load the data ... faster and more accurate than EAR reading (Microhobby claimed once that ... -
Early Version Betadisk Manual (ie anybody have one)Folks, after lengthy excavations in my attic I have dug out my old Betadisk interface and 720K drive. However the manual has done missing. It's wa…
... Spectrum to a PC with EAR socket (connected to soundcard) you may ... -
Codies CD packDoes anyone remember Codemasters CD pack of 30 games from around '89? If so was this the only release of its kind on the spectrum or was there more C…
... it not load ok via EAR? CDs were digital and surely ... worked if programmed for the ear socket, I don`t know. I ... -
Codies CD packDoes anyone remember Codemasters CD pack of 30 games from around '89? If so was this the only release of its kind on the spectrum or was there more C…
... the time was that the EAR socket wasn't up to the ... (or MP3) player into the EAR socket in the last few years ... -
48K vs 128KWhat does everyne think is the best machine - the 48k or the 128k? Personally i prefer the 128K+2. It has more memory, built in tape deck (so no fid…
... the lack of a MIC/EAR socket means you need to perform ... rubber/plus/toastrack with MIC/EAR sockets wins out over the ... -
Trying to find one programA few years ago I had a program that showed moving bars while listening to the ear port. It used attributes to display the 16 bars, each bar was diff…
... and tone). Reading from the EAR socket is less accurate as you ... -
still want a 128k heatsink speccy and a 48k speccy[B][FONT="Comic Sans MS"]Hi all no doubt some of you,know that a few months ago i was looking for a speccy heatsink version(128k).with extras and as …
... problem is the ear socket is broken but an ear plug will still ... -
still want a 128k heatsink speccy and a 48k speccy[B][FONT="Comic Sans MS"]Hi all no doubt some of you,know that a few months ago i was looking for a speccy heatsink version(128k).with extras and as …
... problem is the ear socket is broken but an ear plug will still ... -
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…
... the cassette player from the EAR socket, no load from the ... /> Signals therefore played into the EAR socket should appear 'louder' to the ... the resistance load of the EAR socket. The middle voltage can ... couldn't when, through the EAR socket, it oscillated in a ... -
The vduHi. I recently wrote off my trusty green screen vdu monitor. Using the speccy on the tv just isn't the same. Is there any way to connect the speccy t…
... a little attachment to the EAR socket would go a long way ... connected to the 128s AV socket, but not all SCART equipment ... similiar) card via the CV socket, however be aware that the ... -
+3 Audio hates me with a passionHihi Since nobody seemed to have a spare +3B board, I've been trying to replace the audio entirely, aiming for a speaker inside the machine Since p…
... inbuilt cassette from Pin 34(Ear) of ULA.
From Pin ... 128.
MIC socket is audio out socket on +2.
Polarised ... reliable tape loading through the Ear socket. -
Running TZX off an IDE drive? Or streaming from a NAS?Hello. I know about the DivIDE project, and about the ZX Ethernet project, but not how far they've come or what they can do. So: 1. If I have a squ…
... could be connected to the EAR socket.
In terms of ... /SPKR pin (connected to the EAR socket) onto D6 when A0 = 0 ... pin connected to both the EAR socket and the speaker, there's ... -
Running TZX off an IDE drive? Or streaming from a NAS?Hello. I know about the DivIDE project, and about the ZX Ethernet project, but not how far they've come or what they can do. So: 1. If I have a squ…
... be limited to using the ear socket, its all 1's and ... -
Running TZX off an IDE drive? Or streaming from a NAS?Hello. I know about the DivIDE project, and about the ZX Ethernet project, but not how far they've come or what they can do. So: 1. If I have a squ…
... be limited to using the ear socket, its all 1's and ... -
Running TZX off an IDE drive? Or streaming from a NAS?Hello. I know about the DivIDE project, and about the ZX Ethernet project, but not how far they've come or what they can do. So: 1. If I have a squ…
... mmc card reader pluggedvinto the ear socket. If edge connected then direct ... -
+2a datacorder problemsHelloooo, how's it going? Reason I'm posting is that 1) I'm a massive speccy fan, it was the first range of computers I ever owned 2) I'm having rea…
There seems to be some confusion about the tape/sound socket. Its stereo or TRS (tip-ring-sleeve).
The sleeve is ground, and either the tip or ring is ear socket. The other is mic socket. So you need a lead that is stereo to 2x mono jacks. -
+2a datacorder problemsHelloooo, how's it going? Reason I'm posting is that 1) I'm a massive speccy fan, it was the first range of computers I ever owned 2) I'm having rea…
... confusion about the tape/sound socket. Its stereo or TRS (tip ... or ring is ear socket. The other is mic socket. So you need ... perfectly describing the +3 tape socket!)
A +3 tape ... unmodified +2A through the sound socket - doesn't matter how they ... -
What computing platforms do you have in the house?Just took delivery of my first Mac so now in our house we have: Study: HP Compaq desktop running XP Living room: Dell laptop running Vista (spit)…
... (modded with composite out and ear socket)
1 ZX Spectrum +2B ... -
Which Speccy sounds 'best'? ie, differences in AY outputDoes anyone know if there's any noticeable difference in the quality of the sound output on the Speccy models with an AY chip?i'm wondering if there'…
... amplifier bug) from the tape socket out to your speakers.[/QUOTE ... have a tape socket out?? is that the "ear" socket?
how ... is wired to the tape socket out anyways? i thought it ... -
The best ..... begining with the letter "A"Since forum posts are few and far between at this time of day, and I'm waiting for downloading to finish, I thought I'd post something interesting . …
Best Game: Atic Atac
Best Utility: Animator 1
Best Music: Agent X II, for which I plugged the Speccy's EAR socket into the hifi :) -
SNA convertHi Can a .sna be coverted to .tzx and would there be any point ?
... conecting PC sound card to EAR socket of Spectrum or used to ... -
MDR file to real MicrodriveHow do you get a MDR file onto a real microdrive cartridge? It is possible without a bunch of jiggery pokery?
... of the soundcard and the EAR socket of the Spectrum.
Then ... -
Why does the speccy make you hear loading?Always wondered this, of all the 8-bit 'puters I have owned, only the Speccy makes you listen to the loading sounds from the tape, why??? I assume it…
... was advisable to remove the ear lead when saving to tape ... through the EAR socket (tape deck) back in to the EAR socket (Speccy), and ... -
Hi. Im new to SpectrumHi :D, Im new to spectrum and its games. I was wondering whether the cassettes sold on eBay ar genuine or not? What I mean is can people make …
... is OK to plug the EAR socket straight into the audio connection ... -
Loading games from MP3 playersI read on here ages ago about people running Speccy games from MP3 players or iPods.. Would I be right in assuming that you would plug said player i…
While on the subject of ear and mic sockets, here's ... a few pics:
Ear and Mic sockets final result ... /hard06.jpg[/IMG]
Ear socket added to my own +2B ...