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  • advice needed pleaseHi everyone, Back in the day, used to own a zx81, spectrum 48k and a +2 whilst growing up. I have tinkered around with some of the emulators (zx32 a…

    ... up a Sinclair Project Sixty Amplifier for £1. :D

    tape deck of some sort.
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk September 2006 Hardware
  • MP3 loading testsIn a previous thread, Spector says: "The loss of an mp3 file is nothing compared to the loss from an old audio cassette tape. " Dunny says: "Which i…

    ... I had to use an amplifier.

    I also ... sound comes though my HiFi amplifier's headphone socket. I have ... or improperly stored and damaged tape.

    [quote] Analogue FM ... />
    Spector.... old beaten up tape recorders ... or a clean line ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk September 2006 Emulators
  • MP3 loading testsIn a previous thread, Spector says: "The loss of an mp3 file is nothing compared to the loss from an old audio cassette tape. " Dunny says: "Which i…

    ... saying about the widths of tape and magnetic elements. But ... when reproducing a mono tape recording that maximises the ... within the tape deck, then amplification in the amplifier. Effectively you ... can think of a stereo tape deck ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk September 2006 Emulators
  • MP3 loading testsIn a previous thread, Spector says: "The loss of an mp3 file is nothing compared to the loss from an old audio cassette tape. " Dunny says: "Which i…

    ... - the solution is a 7W amplifier kit bought from Maplin. Volume ... time, either from PC or tape deck.

    There are ...
    DEATH DEATH October 2006 Emulators
  • MP3 loading testsIn a previous thread, Spector says: "The loss of an mp3 file is nothing compared to the loss from an old audio cassette tape. " Dunny says: "Which i…

    ... /> Although I can load a tape from my deck's headphone ... do it from xbox->amplifier->spectrum.
    It ... signal than a (rather expensive) amplifier's headphone??
    Is the ... spectrum ear circuit by using amplifier headphone socket?
    Any help ...
    Pyjamarama Pyjamarama October 2006 Emulators
  • MP3 loading testsIn a previous thread, Spector says: "The loss of an mp3 file is nothing compared to the loss from an old audio cassette tape. " Dunny says: "Which i…

    ... Spectrum EAR socket. If your tape deck outputs only 600mW into ... the small 7W into 8R amplifier I mentioned earlier. produces enough ... that at full volume, most tape recorders and headphone amps will ...
    DEATH DEATH October 2006 Emulators
  • MP3 loading testsIn a previous thread, Spector says: "The loss of an mp3 file is nothing compared to the loss from an old audio cassette tape. " Dunny says: "Which i…

    ... from different positions on the tape. When the spectrum tapes were ... the best position for a tape head would be the centre ... and right signals leave the tape head they are amplified separately ... preamp stage (in the tape deck), then the amplifier.

    If ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk October 2006 Emulators
  • How To Record To Tape?Hi, Whats The Best Method To Record Files From P.c To Tape? I Am Using Spin At Mo. Will I Need A Soundcard? Cheers Benj

    ... is connect my trusty mono tape recorder to the headphone socket ... . Then I just play the tape at normal speed on Spectaculator ... you can try connecting your tape deck to the headphone/speaker ... to invest in a little amplifier (I bought one from maplins ...
    BruceNorton BruceNorton October 2006 Emulators
  • Woohooo!Thanks to DEATH, I can relive the glory days of yesteryears on a true, original, rubber-keyed spectrum 48k! Yes sir! How proud it looks next to my ps…

    ... output of mine through an amplifier, works quite good then, volume ... 9 O'clock, volume on tape deck at around 2 or ...
    DEATH DEATH November 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum Tape RecorderHi Speccy-fanatics, I recently acquired a "new" Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48K, but i was wondering what kind of Tape Player it needs to play those old ca…

    ... ok if you have an amplifier to boost the signal a ... that gets connected to the tape deck on loading, not Mic ... remember is Earphone out on tape deck, ear socket on Speccy ... . Mic socket on tape deck to mic socket on ...
    DEATH DEATH December 2006 Hardware
  • old tapeshy there! i have a problem with my spectrum 48k. my brother and i have found it on the attic, its 24 yr old and it still works great! but i have prob…

    ... PC or Mac as a 'tape deck' and use a program ... . So I made a small amplifier which I connected between the ...
    Pilsener Pilsener December 2006 Hardware
  • Cassette RecorderI want to load some old stuff onto my PC Spectrum emulator; can anyone recommend a good tape deck for the task?

    ... person to mention this Argos tape recorder. But the one I ... the earphone output into an amplifier, same goes for my PC ...
    DEATH DEATH February 2007 Hardware
  • Pics from my uncle's 48K SpeccyThis was built back in 1987 and it looks old now, but it brings back lots of good memories. [url]http://zxspectrum.zidev.com/zx/1987enclosure/HPIM16…

    ... .2v rechargeable batteries, added an amplifier and a few other things ... and wurling reel to reel tape machine.

    It kinda ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk June 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Transfer to tape from PCHi all, A few years ago I had a program on the Amiga that would take a Spectrum game and save it out via the serial port to a cassette tape player. T…

    ... the rear of your soundcard. Tape a lead from that to ... not, you may need an amplifier. Or, using Tapir, "play to ... something, or record CD to tape using a hifi unit or ...
    DEATH DEATH June 2007 Hardware
  • External tape player into +2AMy tape player keeps acting up on my beloved :roll: +2A, tried cleaners and adjusting the head. No luck. Is there any way of connecting an external …

    ... my sound card instead of tape for ZX. I had ... could also make a small amplifier of your own using ... U] you could use any amplifier, just do not set ... face the consequences. With any amplifier I also mean direct output ... it is not high power amplifier (1 watt or 2 ...
    ZX64 ZX64 July 2007 Hardware
  • Tape LeadsWhere's the best and/or cheapest place to get tape leads? I got hold of a Spectrum with no leads at all, and in my eagerness to get it up and runnin…

    ... you select "CD" on the Amplifier.

    Quite a few ... original Spectrum cassette lead, but tape a couple together and you ...
    Phu Phu August 2007 Hardware
  • Revisiting Old VinylI was just listening to Dark & Long (Dark Train) by Underworld. I think this is the first time I played the record since last century. :o What an aw…

    ... from your amplifier's REC output (that goes to a tape deck ...
    DEATH DEATH August 2007 Chit chat
  • Zx Spectrum +2 Datacorder - Discman To Car Cassette Tape AdapterHas anyone tried using a discman to cassette adapter on a ZX Spectrum +2 datacorder and loaded games with a CD or direct from a PC Soundcard?

    ... the internal cable of Tape recorder. In that case ... its control current from the tape motor lines. The contact ... white wire) of the tape recorder in case the motor ... out because the play amplifier of tape provides noise even if ... tape is off.
    ...
    ingo ingo October 2007 Hardware
  • Fastest Baud Rate On A Loader ?Following on (sort of!) from the thread about the best loading.... Which game(s) had the fastest (highest baud rate) ? I seem to remember a couple …

    ... the case of a tape player is that the ... signal coming off the tape is tiny and therefore ... it had passed through the amplifier, quite possibly so much ... . In fact, the way tape heads work mean that there ... , the physics of the tape-to-head transfer mean it ...
    Laser Laser October 2007 Games
  • .TZX to TapeHy, I&#180;ve been trying to transfer some games that I have in .TZX format to a real tape. I downloaded Taper, opened the game file, connected the …

    ... on the tape deck? Or line in on my amplifier (as you ... the MIC connection of my tape deck... Important questions... And, the ...
    georgedb georgedb December 2007 Hardware
  • .TZX to TapeHy, I&#180;ve been trying to transfer some games that I have in .TZX format to a real tape. I downloaded Taper, opened the game file, connected the …

    ... on the tape deck? Or line in on my amplifier (as you ... the MIC connection of my tape deck... Important questions... And, the ...
    Gods Gods December 2007 Hardware
  • Turntable recommedationsI'd like to buy a good turntable for old records I've got. I've just been listening to crackly ol' "Who's Next" and I want to hear Roger Adultery's f…

    ... .

    Technics amplifier (?30),
    Technics tape deck (?19)
    Denon ... tape deck (?10)
    Pioneer ...
    chaosmongers chaosmongers January 2008 Chit chat
  • 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…

    ... the resistor to fix the amplifier stage). When I'm using ... TV card, I have the tape cable plugged into the computer ...
    guesser guesser May 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • +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…

    ... connected a small LM386 based amplifier direct to chip.

    tape socket I get (very loud ...
    FrankT FrankT June 2008 Hardware
  • 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'…

    the audio on the RF signal is always going to be terrible really, you're better off muting the TV and feeding the clean audio (well as clean as you can get on a plus 3, it's fine if you fix the amplifier bug) from the tape socket out to your speakers.
    guesser guesser November 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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'…

    ... if you fix the amplifier bug) from the tape socket out to ... /> does the +2 have a tape socket out?? is that the ... AY is wired to the tape socket out anyways? i thought ...
    Lee_dC Lee_dC November 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • How do I create TAP files from audio tapes ?Hi, How do I create TAP files from ZX Spectrum audio tapes on a Linux box ? I'm new here. Better still, what is a good way to digitally record the …

    ... old old Spectrum audio tape and recording it as ... .wav files directly using the tape player.

    I ... " but then get "R - tape loading error". I expect the ... volume on my tape deck needs to be ... works OK with an external amplifier. I have also done ...
    bladerunner bladerunner January 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Using a tape drive for Spectrum +3Could I just use any tape drive? I only have a sony walkman, really. Could this work? Also, how would I load up it up on the +3? Do I just set the ta…

    ... record the sound on your tape desk.

    You could ... sound output with an external amplifier to play the .wav directly ... . It might work without the amplifier but probably won't.
    bladerunner bladerunner February 2009 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 …

    ... power supply of the amplifier of the tape deck is buffered by ... press any key at the tape deck charging the electrolytic capacitor ...
    ingo ingo March 2009 Hardware
  • Fuller Sound box faulty for the Zx SpectrumBit of a long shot, but anybody got schematics for the fuller sound box, mine works apart from the ear socket, can't load games thr' the supplied ear…

    ... tried saving some program to tape and see if that works ... also has a built-in amplifier, but I'm not sure ...
    Jimmy Jimmy April 2009 Hardware
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