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  • new to spectrum and problem with +2Hello to all guys, I've been around in the forum since a couple of days now and I've been reading various threads. My small speccy history: I've re…

    ... cassette leads into the tape/sound input at the back ... you can hear the tape loading noise but the speccy doesn' ... . I have used to Tape/CD adaptor, like the ones ... car stereos, in the tape deck and that works fine ... trying to fix my tape drive with the alignment ...
    Plink Plink March 2008 Hardware
  • Any Computer Peeps around? (Problem)I get a pinging sound on my computer after it has been on for around an hour or so.... It happens when it is prossesing data or whenever I move the m…

    ... with my Legend Of Kage Tape!)
    Me thinks I have ... ????, it stopped makin the noise!!!!
    The noise re-appear about 30secs ...
    Dusti Dusti March 2008 Chit chat
  • Speccy sound on tv show - againRemember the spectrum loading noise in two CSI shows? Well, fuzzix on c.s.s. has found what seems to be another clip of Speccy goodness: [url]http:/…

    ... background noise id say would be impossible. A bit like tape to tape ...
    ZX-MAD ZX-MAD March 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Speccy sound on tv show - againRemember the spectrum loading noise in two CSI shows? Well, fuzzix on c.s.s. has found what seems to be another clip of Speccy goodness: [url]http:/…

    ... clip has an high background noise,
    your clips are better ... a .wav recorded from a tape of a screen of a ... have my tapes (nor a tape recorder, that is old
    tape would be a better test ...
    zxbruno zxbruno March 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Did you ever annoy someone with Speccy sounds?... or with any other video/computer game sound effects? I remember in Starquake, there were those small "holes" at the side of a wall that would th…

    the actual "noise" of the games loading :)
    ... a large cushion over the tape player lol
    love the ... in fred and the fart noise in chuckie egg
    mel the bell mel the bell March 2008 Games
  • Changing BASIC loader in Chuckie Egg 2Hi, My aim is to include "PAUSE 0" event at the end of the loading of the Chuckie Egg 2 game. The reason is that I use emulator to load the game and…

    ... one block (I mean, loading noise has no pause) - something diffent ... net, but I had the tape in hand this evening before ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP March 2008 Emulators
  • +3 and .tzxIs there software for ZX +3 that would allow loading .tzx files from floppy diskdrive and saving it to cassette tape (not running them)? (I have hear…

    ... % of software should record to tape perfectly fine.

    Since ... you have no chance from tape...


    EDIT: I ... then recording the CD to tape using a hifi. This gives ... of fans and other electrical noise that might get added to ...
    thingley thingley May 2008 Development
  • What's wrong with 128k Spectrums...Prolly best posted here in the chit-chat section: 1. The "Delete" Key You've spent a good deal of your time working with a "dead flesh" 48k, and yo…

    I loved how on the +2, the tape recorder would f*ck up the audio out with horrible interference noise. Great work there, Amstrad.
    XTM of TMG XTM of TMG May 2008 Chit chat
  • What's wrong with 128k Spectrums...Prolly best posted here in the chit-chat section: 1. The "Delete" Key You've spent a good deal of your time working with a "dead flesh" 48k, and yo…

    ... how on the +2, the tape recorder would f*ck up ... audio out with horrible interference noise. Great work there, Amstrad.[/QUOTE ... , mainly because it had a tape deck built in. No messing ...
    zx1 zx1 May 2008 Chit chat
  • Games that vanish!?I lent [I]Bak To Skool[/I] to a mate, and he lent me [I]Run The Gauntlet[/I]. I didn't mind it for a while, not a terrible game, but after a week or …

    ... with a really loud 'Clump' noise (I was wearing Clarks shoes ... his bum. I got the tape back - then his mum came ... to deny he stole the tape. My Dad was secrectly proud ...
    DirtyHagger DirtyHagger May 2008 Games
  • 48k idle soundis there an emulator that emulates the genuine 48k idle hiss/noise (or whatever it's called)? I mean the sound heard when there is no sound, but buz…

    [QUOTE=piters;279470]Typical 'Spectrum noise' comes from internal voltage converter ... . not so different from bad tape motor effect, which emulated by ...
    Arda Arda June 2008 Emulators
  • +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…

    ... it the output from the tape socket I get (very loud ... just autoadjusts to loud background noise (which it also does with ... 's have much better signal/noise ratios and lots more headroom ...
    FrankT FrankT June 2008 Hardware
  • ZX Spectrum +2A, doesnt respond...I have a ZX Spectrum 128k +2A. Trying it out for first time in over 10 years. It starts fine and displays the initial menu and also supplies the tv …

    ... in to see if that noise goes away. If it does ... this).

    If the noise persists then .... um I don ... I'd try disconnecting the tape driveas well as the keyboard ...
    thingley thingley July 2008 Hardware
  • 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,…

    Oh gods, the scotch tapes came with chunks of metal on the tape loop, something has to account for the noise. Memorex! List is missing some colourful BASF tapes though.
    Ælita Ælita August 2008 Chit chat
  • Design Design / Crystal ComputingNice post on [URL="http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.sinclair/browse_thread/thread/56e6ebdedc6930ac#"]comp.sys.sinclair[/URL] about [URL="http:…

    ... the silent bits of the tape between sections. I reasoned that ... kids copying the tape would likely use recorders with ... the gain and so add noise to the copies in this ...
    kickaha kickaha September 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Sinclair PC 200 - RF questionIs there any compatibility regarding the RF output of the sinclair pc 200? This week i got my 2nd unit and in both of them, when connected through R…

    ... of the fact that the tape in a VCR stretches and ... contrast and bad signal to noise ratio or also signal limitaion ...
    ingo ingo September 2008 Hardware
  • i am currently listening to........as i couldnt seem to find the old one, i didnt look that hard :P ive started a new one right after somebody asked me for some slayer ive rediscovere…

    ... baps out with the sticky tape covering the nipples lol.
    white noise £1.99 from a charity ...
    mel the bell mel the bell October 2008 Chit chat
  • ghosts?right then. about a month ago I started noticing that despite turning my oven off every time I use it without fail - the big red switch on the wall (…

    ... 't mess with the white noise recording either. Me and a ... old house. We turned the tape recorder on and left the ...
    Vampyre Vampyre November 2008 Chit chat
  • ghosts?right then. about a month ago I started noticing that despite turning my oven off every time I use it without fail - the big red switch on the wall (…

    ... 't mess with the white noise recording either. Me and a ... old house. We turned the tape recorder on and left the ... /> Do you still have the tape? Would like to hear it.
    zx1 zx1 November 2008 Chit chat
  • Attn: Dunny Re: Basin[QUOTE=Dunny;282407]Just out of interest, is there any demand on these boards for a standalone version of BASin's graphics tools? It'd be just the U…

    ... to listen to the saving noise or send it to the ... also considering adding a "save tape to wav/mp3" option.
    bytes to tape instead of 6912. :)
    [/quote ...
    Dunny Dunny November 2008 Development
  • data waiting (if indeed that is the name)I've been taking a look at the Spectrum ROM Disassembly by Drs. Logan and O'Hara but admittedly I still need do my bit of assembly study before I can…

    There is no such code. The occasional change in border colour you get while waiting for data is due to occasional bits of noise on the tape (ie what could actually be some data, but turns out not to be).
    Philip Kendall Philip Kendall December 2008 Emulators
  • data waiting (if indeed that is the name)I've been taking a look at the Spectrum ROM Disassembly by Drs. Logan and O'Hara but admittedly I still need do my bit of assembly study before I can…

    ... to occasional bits of noise on the tape (ie what could actually ... you don't start the tape.
    Border remains unchanged ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP December 2008 Emulators
  • Dud +2?Hi guys, Hope you're all having a great Xmas!! I recently picked up a +2 (Grey) on eBay along with a 48k system. The 48k system works a treat. Howe…

    ... emits some great white noise whenever the tape deck is plugged in ...
    thingley thingley December 2008 Hardware
  • I killed my Spectrum last night...*sobs*I got all nostalgiac after watching Labyrinth last night (a festive tradition), and felt the need to get the Speccy out. I played "Rookie" (with the …

    ... , which actually dimmed the noise of the tape mechanism (and it doesn ...
    The Lone Magpie The Lone Magpie January 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • From shaky cassette to sharp MP3I've got some cassettes that no longer load correctly due to aging, especially the speed loaders. Are there resources online where you can load a gam…

    ... on the Mac is called 'tape' - is this the same as ... ZXSP, i.e. .Z80, .TAP, 'tape'(?), are there others? How does ... , is it data expressed as noise or is it an actual ...
    SteveP SteveP January 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ZX81 tape formatIs there a description of it somewhere? The TZX format doesn't give it but can it be worked out from what it says about block 19? There is a good d…

    ... ="Red"]ZX-81 (and compatibles) Tape Encoding
    ---------------------------------------
    < ... uses a totally different tape encoding. Unfortunetly this type ... )
    x seconds video noise
    5 seconds silence< ...
    zxbruno zxbruno January 2009 Hardware
  • FUSE fails to save "Bytes:" files that can be converted to .tapI have been running FUSE with the OCP Assembler loaded. When I save the Assembly listing from OCP, I see border colour and noise of a proper save. So…

    ... which opened a window showing tape blocks. Using the "Clear" menu ... item empties the tape.

    So using the ... border colours changes and no noise output. It was also a ... and code blocks of the tape. I then used "Write" to ...
    bladerunner bladerunner February 2009 Development
  • And its goodbye music cassettes.Tommorrow, when I tidy the kitchen, the tapes, and the tape box by the spice rack are all going in the bin. The last music tape I played was Nuclear …

    ... signals completely unuseable because of "noise". On my my current set ... everything goes through that :) (vinyl, tape, radio, ipod, dvd, sky and ...
    mel the bell mel the bell February 2009 Chit chat
  • 48k games can be used in 16K?I suppose not but: the games for the 48k can be also used in 48k? Thanks

    ... distinctly remember eagle-eyinh the tape spool in the cassette deck ... f****r crashed when the tape loading noise stopped.
    Vampyre Vampyre February 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Software on vinyl / recordsI know of some software on discs, but this is a nice gathering. [URL]http://www.kempa.com/2004/03/09/vinyl-data/[/URL]

    ... [/url]
    because monotonous silent noise from cassette is acceptable for ... humble opinion - generate an "R Tape Loading Error".
    Mister Beep Mister Beep March 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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