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tape belt size ?just curious of the exact size, of a +2 tape deck. I mean between 70 and 80 mm? I was taking a guess at 75mm.. also are the cpc / 128 drive and tap…
just curious of the exact size, of a +2 tape deck. I mean between 70 and 80 mm?
I was taking a guess at 75mm..
also are the cpc / 128 drive and tape belts the same spec?
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issue 2 sound /loading problemsHello im a newbie to the forum ..have owned spectrums for years..I have a issue 2 board in a dk tronics keyboard that i purchased off of ebay..works …
... be ?it loads fine from tape deck but you cant hear the ... -
Ziggy 0.4The latest version of Ziggy is now available from the same link as before i.e [URL="http://ramtop.wordpress.com/"]here[/URL]. I've made changes to t…
... when starting.
- Fixed audio problems caused by incorrect normalization (thanks ... this one).
- Fixed problems with the tape deck not triggering the load ... /> - Fixed a problem where the tape deck settings were lost when a ... -
Spectrum +128K Toaster Rack & a skanky Spectrum +2A Bath - Incl. naked pictures!Ok, so today was another productive day to complete 2x Spectrums with their baths and assembly. One fat and grey +2A and one sleek sexy 128K The grey…
... tape cartridge which is an electronical "tape" that you put inside the tape deck ... , but I seem to have problems with the MP3 volume.
Most preferred tape deck?I'm in the market for a retro cassette deck for use with my speccy. Are there any particular makes/models I should keep an eye out for?
I'm in the market for a retro cassette deck for use with my speccy.
Are there any particular makes/models I should keep an eye out for?spectrum+2 (grey) - no sound from tape deckit was working up to 5 minutes ago, but now there is no sound from the tape drive. everything is moving and nothing seems out of place. any ideas? a…
it was working up to 5 minutes ago, but now there is no sound from the tape drive. everything is moving and nothing seems out of place.
any ideas?
also is there a way to connect an external tape drive to it?Spectrum +2A/B - CPU affects loading??Hi everybody, Here's something I don't understand. A +2A came in the other day, and it was working fine, but wouldn't load some tapes. OK, thinks I…
... /> OK, thinks I, a bad tape deck.
So I test it ... bad +2A with the good deck - it fails to load as ... Rainbow Islands first time, no problems at all.
With ...Cassette deck for ZX Spectrum+Hi guys, I recently added a ZX Spectrum+ to my collection and I need a tape deck to play the games. I'm looking at eBay and I could pick one up for…
Tape leads questionMore of a confirmation, really (I hope). I picked up a +3 just recently, and have since bought a few of the old games I used to know & love when I w…
... so I picked up a tape deck, and tried to use the ... WITH the +3. The tape lead I have has 1 ... headphone/out socket on the tape deck.
When trying ... I can hear the tape playing through the TV but ... and 2 plugs at the tape deck end. Can anyone confirm - ...AMS X 4 memory chip for a +2BHey Chaps, While I had my Spectrum +2B opened up to work on the tape deck (replace belt and clean heads), I decided to try reseating some of the chi…
... up to work on the tape deck (replace belt and clean heads ... and the machine has other problems (not loading tapes) so it ...Modding +2 - Tape CounterGot my first Spectrum April this year and I hit 40 in July, was always a Commodore 64 user back in the day and that machine now sits side by side wit…
... mod for an external tape deck which I will be ... the near future incase the tape deck packs up.
... a mod to add a tape counter to the +2 ... modding to add an external tape deck and get hold of ... as that machine supported external tape out the box.
...+2 ProblemsGot off to a bad start with my first Spectrum. The tape deck on the +2 I bought has a jammed button and won't work and when I power up I'm unable to…
... with my first Spectrum. The tape deck on the +2 I bought ...+2 Tape Deck - blue wireFound that the blue wire that connects to the Z70501 tape circuit board has broken off, to what part should it be resoldered to - please a nice clear…
Found that the blue wire that connects to the Z70501 tape circuit board has broken off, to what part should it be resoldered to - please a nice clear photo would do.
Thank you. MatWanted: Tape RecorderNeed a tape deck for sale in the UK if someone has one for a reasonable price.
Need a tape deck for sale in the UK if someone has one for a reasonable price.grey tape player issueHi, I have a 128+2 grey, with no power lead. I have been using a power lead from a 48k. It works fine, but the tape deck can't handle having a tape…
... /> It works fine, but the tape deck can't handle having a ... tape in. I have read that ...Were +2A tape decks badly made?I remember as a kid in the early 90s(must of been as I started Secondary School in 1994 and this was before that) maybe even 88 or 89 I used to play …
... hours and one day the tape deck stopped responding in the sense ... the one that had the tape deck problem died about 2000 when ...128k Toastrack Problem...Ok, so I sold a 128k Toastrack on eBay, absolutely fine, perfect working order, etc (not needed since i've got a +2e now.) Returned faulty, with a c…
... issues powering on, no keyboard problems, etc, but now it refuses ... load anything. Hooking up the tape deck and cables I supplied (that ... 's the machine or the tape deck (I don't have a ...Need a little help with the "Real Tape" mode in ZX SpinI've got a game I'm making in AGD, and I'm trying to save it out to load into "Intro Maker". When I save it outwith Real Tape mode, I get the flashin…
... I save it outwith Real Tape mode, I get the ... When I switch to Real Tape mode, the border goes black ... saving again when I "Eject Tape".
Any idea what ... having to hook up a tape-deck to my PC, save it ... onto a real tape, and somehow load it back ...Playing regular audio from a +2 tape deckIs it possible to play audio from the +2 cassette deck after a game has loaded without a hardware hack?
Is it possible to play audio from the +2 cassette deck after a game has loaded without a hardware hack?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…
... I found a working monaural tape deck - my grandad's Philips ... Magic Cube (tape, FM/MW/LW radio ... it's running well. The deck plays music, the EAR ... and MIC sockets on the tape deck. I didn't have ... a +3 with a tape deck, the TAPE/SOUND socket on that ...I've bought a HIFI tape deck in 2018 - For the Love of Compact Cassettes.You may think it odd, but I've just brought a HIFI cassette recorder in 2018. I had a crappy one I picked up at a charity shop (goodwill), which sque…
... heads have less than perfect tape alignment let alone when old ...The trials and tribulations of the external tape recorderAnd you may find this a strange topic, because having been a +2 owner for the last 31-and-a bit years, it's not something I've had to deal with in th…
... one of those new tape recorders from Argos, the ... the same tape transport mechanism as every new tape deck has ... my +2Bs where the tape was clearly dragging inside ... played the Oh Mummy tape into Audacity, and it ... of these modern-built tape recorders and had a ...+2 external tape adapter.Hi All, So after fixing my +2, there's a problem with the lack of a tape system to load games. So I got one of those car MP3 adapters that looks l…
... adapters that looks like a tape, removed the internal mechanism, ... the +2 cover with the tape inside. Soldered on a mono ... . Once I push Play, the tape deck head engages with the cassette ... having to install tape ports to load from tape.
Regards ...Interface for PC ZXSee last entry of former TOPIC. I'm working on the interface. Info about it on MISCELLANEOUS Author: Arjun (---.bng.vsnl.net.in) Date: 08-13-01 …
... of the Spectrum and the tape deck to the mic of the ... from any port is actually tape data would be a mean ... . I can only foresee numerous problems with speedloaders and extra overheads ...Dragon's Lair 2 - MIS?Dragon's Lair 2 - Escape From Synge's Castle. Not 100% on this, but there doesn't seem to be a TZX of this and it doesn't seem to be on the MIS list…
... Have a go with the tape and see what happens [ ... dropouts or crinckles in your tape.
You ... similar WAV sample to the tape. Then I apply the ... really. I loop my tape deck to my sound card and ... the quality or problems there might be on the tape.
...Some \"newbie\" questions about the Spectrum +2I bought a +2 last week. I had never owned any of the 128k Spectrums before, nor seen them in action. I have a couple of questions; 1) Do all 128k …
... forum as he had similar problems. I used to do it ... for me:
Below the tape deck is a small hole. When ... alter the position of the tape head. The way I done ... it was to play a tape so you could hear the ...the happiest days of your life-pt2hello,again i have come up with 2 solutions to the problem of solving this game:- 1.the more people that try to solve this game (by combining diffe…
... list of my solutions to problems that i have solved in ... only)
the game tape+tape deck=tape deck running
tape deck running+computer=loads computer ...using pc audio for spectrum use?is it possible to use the audio from the pc on a spectrum pc run game, to load onto a spectrum? ive tried to put the audio onto an audio cassette, bu…
I had problems transfering tzxs to audio tape myself, the spectrum seems to ... you're using a stereo tape deck try adusting the balance to ... a +2 saw off the tape deck and wire in something more ... used a really crappy mono tape deck to record off my pc ...What are the differences between the +2 and the +2A ?I only acquired a +2 for the first time in my life a few months ago. It works fine. :) I even managed to tracke down nearly all the wargames by the s…
... tacky grey case with rubbish tape deck.
The +2a is ... rubbish tape deck. Thus, the +2a suffers from the same incompatability problems as ...
