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  • What's the best solution for audio loading on a 48k?I have three 48k Speccies. All have been recapped and AV modded, but only one (an issue 4A) is currently loading via Teezix. (the other two (issue 3…

    Unfortunately my original mono cables are long misplaced. Instead I use standard stereo cable and stereo to mono adaptor at the Speccy end.
    Smith Smith May 2016 Hardware
  • What's the best solution for audio loading on a 48k?I have three 48k Speccies. All have been recapped and AV modded, but only one (an issue 4A) is currently loading via Teezix. (the other two (issue 3…

    ... . Instead I use standard stereo cable and stereo to mono adaptor at the Speccy ... of the two stereo channels goes to a 3.5mm mono jack plug ... where the two stereo channels go to two 3.5mm mono jack plugs ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK May 2016 Hardware
  • A focus on old TVs for 48k spectrums The old 48k Spectrum is becoming harder to use "display wise" in its original state. This thread is about retaining originality and not going down …

    ... may need a stereo to mono adaptor) and goes to a TV SCART connector ... SCART than a TV tuned to the original RF signal.
    joefish joefish July 2016 Hardware
  • Using a modern music player to send programs to Spectrum/ZX81.Dear All, this is my first post! I have read many related posts but in none (that I have read) I have found an answer to my problem. I have bo…

    ... a wired for this purpose, stereo-to-mono lead. Otherwise you get no ... end. Since you've managed to load something, I assume whatever ... resistors to the tape input, to pull the resting voltage closer to the ... needs a smaller voltage swing to get a signal.
    - ...
    RetroTechie RetroTechie August 2016 Hardware
  • Help a new user pleaseI love old school games and never had a Sinclair as a kid so thought I would rectify that via eBay! I have a 48k+ Model that was sold as working, …

    If you wanted to try tapes, before investing in ... .5mm female - male 1/4" stereo adaptor for your ghetto blaster ... Spectrum lead is 3.5mm stereo to mono. I assume what you describe ... blaster is a 1/4" stereo input for headphones.
    Jim ...
    Jim M Jim M September 2016 Hardware
  • Help a new user pleaseI love old school games and never had a Sinclair as a kid so thought I would rectify that via eBay! I have a 48k+ Model that was sold as working, …

    ... ;880243"]If you wanted to try tapes, before investing ... - male 1/4" stereo adaptor for your ghetto blaster ... Spectrum lead is 3.5mm stereo to mono. I assume what you ... blaster is a 1/4" stereo input for headphones.
    to get a proper cassette ...
    Unicorn Unicorn September 2016 Hardware
  • ZX Spectrum 48k tape loading issueHi guys I have refreshed a ZX spectrum 48k with a new keyboard layer and front case. The machine will power up and seems to work good. Unfortunate…

    ... and confirm to you it is a stereo jack on ... this one is useless to properly load programs? The ... data at all. The stereo jack may be the ... br /> The cable should be mono as both jacks in the ... . You can get a stereo to mono adapter from electronics/audio shop ...
    ivanb303 ivanb303 December 2016 Hardware
  • Brand new cassette player...speccy?Hi - Anyone know if this would work on a Spectrum? AND The USB ??? Could you maybe put Spectrum WAVs on it - and load them through it??? (Been …

    Having tried many options (with help from WoS members) I use Tap2Wav then playback the resulting file through VLC or similar via a stereo to mono 3.5mm lead from eBay.
    jonesypeter jonesypeter February 2017 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Brand new cassette player...speccy?Hi - Anyone know if this would work on a Spectrum? AND The USB ??? Could you maybe put Spectrum WAVs on it - and load them through it??? (Been …

    It doesn't matter it's normal headphone jack. You just need stereo to mono socket adapter to send to the Speccy. As long as the tape player can output the signal loud enough.
    ivanb303 ivanb303 February 2017 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Brand new cassette player...speccy?Hi - Anyone know if this would work on a Spectrum? AND The USB ??? Could you maybe put Spectrum WAVs on it - and load them through it??? (Been …

    ... is again a mono 3.5mm socket. A stereo to mono lead would be ... needed to connect laptop/pc ... cheap mono cassette recorder so don't expect good quality stereo transfer ...
    Your Spec-chum Your Spec-chum February 2017 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The BUSH cassette player CRS-132 Not for the Spectrum???So - I needed a new tape player for loading my spectrum games - and I thought - 'why not buy a brand new one - rather than an old machine which may h…

    Have you tried with a stereo-to-mono cable lead?
    Sokurah Sokurah April 2017 Hardware
  • The BUSH cassette player CRS-132 Not for the Spectrum???So - I needed a new tape player for loading my spectrum games - and I thought - 'why not buy a brand new one - rather than an old machine which may h…

    [quote="Sokurah;903827"]Have you tried with a stereo-to-mono cable lead?[/quote]

    No - so is that the answer? I presumed it would be already mono - but just checked - and it does come out of both headphones.
    retromad retromad April 2017 Hardware
  • The BUSH cassette player CRS-132 Not for the Spectrum???So - I needed a new tape player for loading my spectrum games - and I thought - 'why not buy a brand new one - rather than an old machine which may h…

    ... "]Have you tried with a stereo-to-mono cable lead?[/quote]

    mono - but just checked - and it ...
    Sokurah Sokurah April 2017 Hardware
  • The BUSH cassette player CRS-132 Not for the Spectrum???So - I needed a new tape player for loading my spectrum games - and I thought - 'why not buy a brand new one - rather than an old machine which may h…

    if your using a standard stereo 3.5 lead it won' ... t work as a stereo jack plugged into a speccy ... jack, I brought a cheap stereo to mono off ebay about £2 still ...
    povvercrazy povvercrazy April 2017 Hardware
  • The BUSH cassette player CRS-132 Not for the Spectrum???So - I needed a new tape player for loading my spectrum games - and I thought - 'why not buy a brand new one - rather than an old machine which may h…

    ... supplied grey and black mono cables (or any mono cables as Sokurah ... this bush player needs a stereo to mono adaptor, I found out the ...
    Tank Tank April 2017 Hardware
  • Spectrum +2 datacorderHi, my Spectrum +2 datacorder isn't working. Does anyone know if I can still load software through the tape/sound socket at the back of the machine i…

    ... c48 capacitor after R47 shorting to ground. I couldn't ... c48 with no additions elsewhere to be found.
    My ... br />
    The stereo to mono adapter is required to match the jacks:

    Should this be prooved to be safe and beneficial (Issue ...
    Renegade Renegade April 2017 Hardware
  • zx Spectrum repairHi, First post! My son gave me hi old none working Spectrum, so I thought I'd try to get it working, or throw it away. The RV showed the start page…

    ... stereo jack plugs are not electrically compatible with the type of mono ... a mono 3.5mm plug (to go in the Spectrum) and a stereo ... together.
    Or buy a stereo to mono splitter lead (and if needed ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK September 2017 Hardware Preservation
  • Features that never made it into the SpectrumAlthough kind of a Hardware question (a kind moderator might want to move it, I was 50/50 on where to post it, I don't mind) , I was thinking about t…

    ... considered but dropped due to cost/availability/difficulties/something ... going to boil down to I suppose the cost of the 'stereo to mono' ... lead vs 'two mono leads' purchased/made ... of thought a single stereo < two mono , I could ...
    spider spider September 2018 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • May the "How to do it" bullet pointing commence!"You Tube" does not cover everything ZX Spectrum realted There are now so many ways to use ZX Spectrum related stuff. And therefore therefore ther…

    ... useful info on getting the mono to stereo working . The example includes an ... is the other way round -stereo to mono (the reverse I think of ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio August 2019 Games
  • how do you listen to speccy music/audio? mono/stereo? thru the hifi?hi all i was just wondering what kind of setup people are using when they are using their speccy, emulated or otherwise. when i'm making AY music, i…

    ... it with the output set to mono, and that's generally what ... i prefer to hear. but i'm wondering ... AY output set to mono or stereo?

    2) if stereo, is it ... is the "usual" stereo configuration? eg, when in stereo mode, is it ...
    Lee_dC Lee_dC May 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Conversion of TAP/TZX/Z80 to Real Speccy TapesHey there. Not sure if this is the right place for this thread but hey ho. I've been playing about with converting Speccy tape images to WAV files …

    ... Speccy tape images to WAV files to record to a real ... - occasionally first using Z802TZX to convert Z80's, then, ... transferred them to cassette using VLC media player (Stereo output ... initially, then I switched audio output to Mono.)
    TechnicianSi TechnicianSi September 2011 Hardware
  • Loading games with cassette adapter - no PLAY requiredAfter several encouragingly successful experiments with the use of cassette adapters commonly used to connect a multimedia player to a cassette-only …

    ... used to connect a multimedia player to a cassette-only car stereo to ... and the loudspeaker is set to maximum.
    [*][b]Laptop ... - This setting was unsuccessful, due to volume being not high enough ... system itself - a small mono mixer would probably allow for ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu June 2011 Hardware
  • zx spectrum 128+2a/b questionsIv just purchased a 128+2 and have only one game for it lol (Super stunt man). A few question if anyone can help.. 1)I'd like to run games through …

    ... />
    1)I'd like to run games through the tape ... a 3.5 to 3.5 stereo or mono cable from my pc ... mod which i would like to do , iv got a virtual ...
    paul3100 paul3100 November 2012 Hardware
  • WAV'sOk so i have used tap2wav to get my audio file on my pc , I get 10 of my favourite games in a folder , I then use the mp3 cassette adapter which i pl…

    ... every game in that folder to work (some you either ... all refuse to load , i have tried both stereo and mono 3. ... 5 audio jack leads the stereo lead ... but when u plug the mono audio lead in u can ... tried converting the wavs to mp3's but get ...
    ricky006 ricky006 April 2013 Hardware
  • Beta testing Fuse 1.1.0 beta 2Hello everyone, We are still preparing Fuse for a new release soon and would appreciate help in testing that all the new features and all the old fea…

    ... emulation
    [*] Movie recording to FMF files
    [*] SpeccyBoot ... Allow up to 15 joystick buttons to be defined to accommodate e ... crash when converting PCM stereo samples to mono.
    [*] Fix ... Improve addition of annotation field to au format files
    ...
    Fred Fred April 2013 Announcements
  • +3 loading problems.I can't load from tape on my plus three. I'm using a stereo to two mono cable, and when I plug the correct cable in to my computer or tape recorder …

    ... /> I'm using a stereo to two mono cable, and when I plug ... the correct cable in to my ...
    Witbear Witbear March 2014 Hardware
  • Help a new user pleaseI love old school games and never had a Sinclair as a kid so thought I would rectify that via eBay! I have a 48k+ Model that was sold as working, …

    ... that I need to use a mono cable to connect the ... audio device to the speccy, ... have had success with a stereo cable and “wiggling it ... audio on the phone to mono only and have downloaded ... spectrum and was hoping to not have such big ...
    Unicorn Unicorn September 2016 Hardware
  • Getting a +3 working again (keyboard & tape socket issues)So, as part of my Spectrum restoration project I will also try to tackle the problem child among my fleet, the +3. PROBLEM ONE: Ever since I firs…

    ... specifies what lead to use - a standard stereo 3.5mm jack ... on the +3, two mono 3.5mm jacks on the ... have a 3.5mm stereo jack to red-and-white RCA ... with a couple of RCA-to-mono 3.5mm jack adapters. ... is this wire supposed to be connected to something? The screw ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone February 2017 Hardware
  • +2A external tape loadingGot a +2A on the way and will want to load externally. Now I know that the +2A is basically a stripped down +3 with a tape deck instead of a floppy …

    ... and right channels together to transfer a stereo signal to mono.

    This ... right on a stereo jack one end to a mono jack on the ... amps(For disco applications where stereo isnt that important).

    Keith Coles Keith Coles April 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Attic Attac - return of the Speccy!I had gone to my hometown over the weekend to my grandma's place. And while investigating the attic, I found a trunk full of Speccy goodies includin…

    ... program ( have it to record preferably at 8bit mono 44khz )
    ...
    -press play on your stereo to play ... volume on the stereo )

    -try to get the signal ... close volume settings. goto your stereo, rewind your tape. press ...
    Amigo Amigo August 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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