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  • Tape Loading SoundHi, Could anyone tell me where I can get a copy of the tape loading sound of a spectrum? Im sorry if this seems a stupid question, but I have looked…

    Hi,

    Could anyone tell me where I can get a copy of the tape loading sound of a spectrum? Im sorry if this seems a stupid question, but I have looked for quite a while and not found it anywhere.

    Thanks

    E
    Echilda Echilda May 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 'Up' and 'Down' - normal or invertedIs there a way to modifiy a joystick so that it would be possible, say, at the flick of a switch, to have the up and down directions inverted? Sure,…

    Is there a way to modifiy a joystick so that it would be possible, say, at the flick of a switch, to have the up and down directions inverted?
    Sure, I could always build an extension cable with the pins switched...
    Renegade Renegade July 2017 Hardware
  • I need a bit of (speccy-related) help with my web-comic...I've posted before that I do fancy stuff for landmark episodes of my comic...well, I've reached episode 199, and for No. 200, I've drawn it as a .scr…

    ... I've reached episode 199, and for No. 200, I've ... to record it onto a tape and play it on a ... .tap, then a .wav and finally as an mp3. I ... wrote a basic header, and saved that in front of ... knackered, as the sound from the tape-deck oscillates up and down. I was ...
    The Lone Magpie The Lone Magpie March 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Sound interference and game errorsHi everyone! Here's some "issues" I have spotted. I'm still pretty new to ZX Spectrum computing/gaming...Just so you know. :) I'm using a Commodore…

    ... into the monitors sound composite input.
    The sound is working through ... errors who's not is "tape loading error". ;)

    I ... some games won't start up.

    For example, ... ..

    All help and opinions are greatly appreciated!
    Nick_Arrow Nick_Arrow November 2014 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • +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 …

    ... a +2A on the way and will want to load externally ... stripped down +3 with a tape deck instead of a floppy and as ... I also understand it the +3 tape loading lead ... anyone have pinouts on the tape loading/saving lead. I have scoured ...
    Keith Coles Keith Coles March 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum +2 sound problemsI recently bought an RGB Scart cable for my grey Spectrum +2 - it has a mono 3.5 jack that goes into the sound output and a DIN plug for the RGB pict…

    ... jack that goes into the sound output and a DIN plug for ... the TV.

    The tape loading sound and 48K beep effects are fine ... I turrned the tv volume up to max). This makes my ... model of +2 I have, and I've checked all the ...
    Skolly Skolly January 2009 Hardware
  • Persistant tape loading error*big cheery wave* Got myself an ebay 48k rubber key speccy recently. Seems to be working ok, excpept for tape loading errors. Tried from a few sour…

    ... be working ok, excpept for tape loading errors.

    Tried ... end of the loading sequnce, plays the little tune, and then gives ... end of the loading sequence, then pops the error up.

    and they run as expected.
    MickyM MickyM February 2011 Hardware
  • Playing tunes with tape loading noiseAnd now for something completely different. Not a man with a tape recorder up his nose, but a short video - [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScKK…

    And now for something completely different.< ... /> Not a man with a tape recorder up his nose,
    but ... =ScKKkVtB2lc"]Speccy playing tunes with tape loading noise[/URL].
    It's ...
    TheShich TheShich March 2011 Announcements
  • +2 no tape loading sound problemHi All, I've been a fan of WOS and this forum for a very long time but this is my first post - so be gentle please! I have a +2 (grey) and a +2A. B…

    ... been a fan of WOS and this forum for a very ... /> I have a +2 (grey) and a +2A. Both of which ... to load a tape there is not sound. The tape physically runs okay ... good scour of the forum and looked elsewhere but can't ...
    landorb landorb February 2012 Hardware
  • Intermittent sound cutting outHello, I'm resurrecting an old rubber key spectrum. Originally it had no sound at all, diode D9 was blown, I replaced it with one from my other dead …

    ... intermittent. It doesn't fade up and down, it's either working full ... a game ( tried knightlore and jetpac) and the sound effects stop for some ... without a peep of the loading sounds through the speaker. Any ...
    beelzebubbles beelzebubbles May 2012 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…

    ... case. The machine will power up and seems to work good. Unfortunately ... a black and white checkered border on screen and no loading sound.

    repetto74 repetto74 December 2016 Hardware
  • Tape loading on harlequinHi guys As per other thread I have completed my harlequin 48k build and it's working really well, I have a super card and loaded all kinds and pla…

    ... card and loaded all kinds and played for hours and while tidying up today ... old Sony cassette player and hooked it up to the harlequin now ... tape and all load perfectly fine so it's down to the harlequin tape ...
    caver99 caver99 December 2017 Hardware
  • The R-Tape loading Era. An Easter story?R-Tape loading era Nostalgia's a funny thing you know. You might remember what at the time seemed a damn nuisance, only to recall it much later…

    R-Tape loading era

    Nostalgia's ... was an era when cassette tape loading and saving of programs was fraught ... the tape heads and that was the cure for the dreaded R-Tape loading ... built a model spacecraft and hooked it up to the computer to ...
    mik3d3nch mik3d3nch March 2018 Chit chat
  • Zero v0.8Pigs can apparently fly because it's the v0.8 update of Zero that no one asked for but is out for public consumption anyway. Grab it [url="https:/…

    ... /> + Added option to disable tape traps in Options.
    ... br /> - Fixed Key2Joy swapping up and down cursor keys.
    - Fixed ... , azesmbog)
    - Fixed loading of z80 snapshots with invalid ... ).
    - Fixed mono sound in AY emulation (ZXGuesser).
    Arjun Arjun January 2022 Emulators
  • What Spectrum to choose?Hi i'm new to the Spectrum. I read 'bout it in CDA (Polish game magazine) and watched LGR review of the 48k and it REALLY interested me. What model m…

    ... in tape deck, which I have read causes some problems when loading ... external tape deck with no modification. If you want "better" sound and picture ... you can turn the volume up and down through the TV speakers rather ...
    Alien 8 Alien 8 November 2010 Hardware
  • R: Tape Loading Error on an EMULATOR??I was just trying to load 'Stop The Express' (a TAP file on a WOS Cdrom) on to a Mac OS X 10.4.6. TAPs (in OS X, I don't have Classic installed) AF…

    ... into the 2nd block loading i get 'R: Tape Loading Error'!

    up instead of waiting around for ...
    Mark R. Jones Mark R. Jones June 2006 Emulators
  • R: Tape Loading ErrorCan anyone explain how the Speccy knew that the loaded code was corrupt? I thought that in machine code every byte could be a instruction, so how wou…

    ... Tape Loading Error errors occured right at the end of the load, and ...
    Womble Womble October 2006 Hardware
  • Those RANDOMIZE USR lines that look like tape loading...I often see on here people mentioning those RANDOMIZE USR lines which when entered, seem to simulate a tape loading, with the colours and lines in th…

    ... to simulate a tape loading, with the colours and lines in the borders ... 1280 which shows blue and black lines and from then on I ... " blue and red bars, and when record is pressed on the tape recorder ... , it will output to the tape. Nothing can be loaded though ...
    alexsut alexsut April 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Questions about ZXDSFinally got my M3 DS Real Rumble Pack, installed ZX DS and started playing with it. It looks superb, but I'm still trying to find my way around it. S…

    ... to insist on fast loading (not instant loading). According to the Help ... 128K model is selected, the up and down buttons on the left side ... I think that the 'loud' sound setting isn't loud enough ... , compared to the sound I hear on my son ...
    zxbruno zxbruno June 2008 Emulators
  • Possible tape loading modI've got an idea for improving the reliability of loading from mp3 players or computer soundcards on the +3 or Black +2... It seems to work but I ju…

    ... for improving the reliability of loading from mp3 players or computer ... quick simulation of the +3 tape loading circuit seems to confirm that ... needing an amplifier or boosted loading tones etc.

    ... I think I've come up with a quick solution however ...
    guesser guesser October 2010 Hardware
  • New Game: THE LOST TAPES OF ALBIONOkay here's my present for the Speccies 30th birthday: [B] [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Lost+Tapes+of+Albion%2c+The$&pu…

    ... bonus tape at the end of each level and a nice ... />
    -REM-Teleporters go UP and DOWN when standing on them. Can ... persistently, UP and DOWN, LEFT and RIGHT.
    Attribute Snake: Winds along and down, can ... Britcentric, just liked the sound of it. I'm ...
    R-Tape R-Tape April 2012 Brand new software
  • New(ish) Offical (we think) patches found for System Shock 2 and Thief 2!Two of the best PC games ever made are System Shock 2, and Thief 2, And both share the same game engine, and are still very popular more than a decad…

    ... System Shock 2, and Thief 2, And both share the same ... bug fixes, new features, and upgrades for each game's ... to use the mouse wheel (Up and Down can be defined seperately :)) ... ... silabul... word sound).

    For information and downloads:

    ewgf ewgf September 2012 Chit chat
  • Arcade Game Designer 4Just released over at the AGD forums. New this time: Sprites can now be individually coloured using the SPRITEINK command. If 16x16 sprites aren't…

    ... of a patch of water and bob up and down.

    The call ... 1 within it. That may sound like a minor change, but ... you to load in a loading screen, and will create the relevant ... are options to disable AY sound or the routine which sorts ...
    jonathan jonathan May 2013 Brand new software
  • Newbie Hardware QuestionsI just recently aquired my first Spectrum, a +2, and I'm in the process of getting acquainted with it. Being a newbie I had some questions, which …

    ... results with US Televisions and a number of inexpensive ... produce a image that jumped up and down every few seconds. The ... the TEA2000 and another for decoupling the sound from the ... library appears largely tape based, and the DivMCC and 1bis should handle ...
    Questarian Questarian July 2015 Hardware
  • Tidying up Gradius??Has anyone wished that someone with the right 'know how' would tidy this game up. I bought this when I had a 128k spectrum and im sure I read that th…

    ... how' would tidy this game up. I bought this when ... I had a 128k spectrum and im sure I read ... we got was very lazy sound effects, poor scrolling that ... area to move around in and such a crap effort.< ... to tilt as it moved up and down plus shrink the ingame sprites ...
    spainboy spainboy February 2016 New game ideas
  • Is there a way to suppress error R Tape Loading Error in Basic when trying to load only part of fileHi, is there a way to suppress error R Tape Loading Error in Basic when trying to load only part of file. E.g.: I have a Tape-Code-File Start f…

    ... to suppress error R Tape Loading Error in Basic when ... .g.: I have a Tape-Code-File Start from e ... ""CODE 16384,6912[/code] and load only the first 6912 ... Bytes and truncate those Bytes which come in the Tape-File ... try this, I get "R Tape Loading error, 0:1"
    ...
    Luzie Luzie September 2017 Sinclair Basic
  • 128k, +2, +3ok i`ve asked a lot of questions over the few days but this is gonna be my final one on whats what unless i get lost once i get my apeccy so here goe…

    ... Bought a +3 mainboard and a +2a keyboard off ... programs between the PC and the Speccy. I changed ... left lol). And last but not least made up an RGB ... could get any Spectrum and have a great fun ... The novelty of the tape loading sound wore off on me in ...
    KeepGood KeepGood December 2005 Hardware
  • 4th Dimension revisionI've sourced a working copy of the 4th Dimension, the titles listed in Infoseek sare slightly wrong... Side 1: Klimax Rollaround (Yes, the Mastertro…

    ... at all, the signal was up and down and all over the place.
    loading screen and the countdown clock. The ... side had no loading screen, first filename was "supercup" and the machine ... the other side of the tape!

    Thoughts ...
    RichB RichB November 2006 Infoseek database
  • Questions about ZXDSFinally got my M3 DS Real Rumble Pack, installed ZX DS and started playing with it. It looks superb, but I'm still trying to find my way around it. S…

    ... only fast loading (aka edge loading), not instant loading (aka flash loading). You can ... controls selected, pressing left shoulder and up and down buttons acts like that. Or ... I would allow the sound to sound distorted in such occasions.
    Patrik Rak Patrik Rak July 2008 Emulators
  • Remember your old cassettes for games ?[url]http://www.tapedeck.org/[/url] Damn its quite scary how many of these tapes i recognise, just needs some of my writing on them saying "Alien 8,…

    ... last weekend I thought of loading them up and recovering some more of ... was I had meticulously written down the counter values but my ... buy myself a decent mono tape recorder with a counter in ... one! Not a single mono tape recorder - with or without a ...
    Arjun Arjun August 2008 Chit chat
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