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  • Plus 2 QuestionsHi, I have just bought a second hand Plus 2 (A) from eBay and have a few questions that (I hope!) someone can help me with: Joysticks: Which Joys…

    ... (eg Kempston etc)?

    Tape Volume:

    I would have ... that there would be a volume slider somewhere on the machine ... how do I change the volume so that troublesome games will ... there is a port labelled tape/volume on the back?!)

    LeeT LeeT September 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Success with cassette sdcard adapter and +2After far too long fiddling with tape volume and various compressions of tape files converted to mp3 I was able to get my +2 to to load files from th…

    ... long fiddling with tape volume and various compressions of tape files converted to ...
    barnieg barnieg July 2011 Hardware
  • Plus 2 QuestionsHi, I have just bought a second hand Plus 2 (A) from eBay and have a few questions that (I hope!) someone can help me with: Joysticks: Which Joys…

    ... (eg Kempston etc)?

    Tape Volume:

    I would have ... that there would be a volume slider somewhere on the ... there is a port labelled tape/volume on the back?!)
    < ... /> As for the tape volume, I dunno about the tape/volume port, my grey ...
    Sharopolis Sharopolis September 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Ideas for new tape storage formatSome called them decoders or encoders, but I think that it is just something like form of presentation. Goal is of course smaller size, support of e…

    ... knowledge and experience of tape preservation, I have yet ... supports csw/voc), tape unreliability, tape volume setting, tape noise but mainly ...

    Even the tape monkey (Specfreak) had trouble making ... speed that makes the volume setting so important for ...
    pigdog pigdog October 2005 Development
  • MDR file to real MicrodriveHow do you get a MDR file onto a real microdrive cartridge? It is possible without a bunch of jiggery pokery?

    ... an option to
    Boost tape volume on the Cassette options and ... copy to Spectaculator's virtual tape recorder. (Click on New on ... new TZX. Click on the Tape icon and press the red ... /> record button on the virtual tape).
    Then, with the copier ...
    Geoff Geoff March 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • new member would like advice about MIAi have only joined today and i would like to know of a modern way of uploading data from cassette to pc or mac and then converting to tzx for MIA pre…

    ... .. thats how I know the volume levels are right..

    tape volume right.. the preservation team will ... you get a really tricky tape, Andrew gave me a few ...
    fog fog March 2010 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Transferring games into MicrodriveLast week a big pack of empty microdrive cartridges arrived, and now I'm ready to playing with my little microdrive equipped speccy. One of my aim w…

    ... microdrive select it,or else tape loader will be injected.
    tape volume boost options if you need ...
    Arda Arda November 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Experimenting with turboloadersHello, My first post, having lurked here for a while. I'm a lifelong computer nerd, Spectrum fan since childhood in the eighties, and have recently…

    ... recording to tape at 75% PC volume, then playing the tape directly back ... the Spectrum at about 60% tape volume.

    A couple of ... />
    [LIST]
    [*]At 60% tape volume, the pilot/sync detection went ...
    balford balford August 2013 Development
  • Experimenting with turboloadersHello, My first post, having lurked here for a while. I'm a lifelong computer nerd, Spectrum fan since childhood in the eighties, and have recently…

    ... . And as he increased the tape volume, it got worse; my guess ...
    stephenw32768 stephenw32768 August 2013 Development
  • "Spellbox" and other rare stuff on ibejHi, I started to sell Speccy software last week. Lot of rare stuff collected over years for sale. [URL]http://www.ebay.at/sch/misutakurashiku/m.html?…

    And again more...
    Desesamblador, a investronica title (uMIA), Conflict Scenario tape volume 1 and other stuff. Feel free do bid if you dare...
    Next sunday I will be not at home, so I will not list anything.
    LCD LCD April 2014 Sales
  • "Spellbox" and other rare stuff on ibejHi, I started to sell Speccy software last week. Lot of rare stuff collected over years for sale. [URL]http://www.ebay.at/sch/misutakurashiku/m.html?…

    ... investronica title (uMIA), Conflict Scenario tape volume 1 and other stuff. Feel ...
    Ivanzx Ivanzx April 2014 Sales
  • Getting Better at TZXThere are possibly fewer "rules" in chit chat so I thought I would put this here. it is a couple of years since I attempted doing any TZX files so…

    ...
    In the past a "tape loading error" was pretty terminal ... load again with a different tape volume level or even a different ... tape .But what about "Tape Loading Errors" created ... thing as "proper old style" tape loading error . I now ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio February 2021 Chit chat
  • Restoring damage games back to tapeHi all I have a copy of Robin Hood for the spectrum, but it refuses to load up. I suspect the copy has finally bitten the dust. I'm running XP and w…

    ... of the game back to tape.
    I've tried taper ... /> I'm i setting the volume to high or something.
    Speccy Fan Speccy Fan March 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • MP3/WAV Tape Images for iPod etc to REAL speccyGuys and Girls (well to be realistic - guys), I was messing around with my old +3 this afternoon, my PC, and my iPod trying to find a way to play so…

    ... to ultimately store some speccy tape images as audio files which ... /> The only thing is the volume levels and creating a suitable ...
    AndrewPyne AndrewPyne August 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Tape TroubleThe built in tape recorder on my one-year-old +2A does not seem to be loading the games. Here are the circumstances: I have set my volume to 0% (And…

    The built in tape recorder on my one-year- ... />
    I have set my volume to 0% (And I tried ... the sound, the volume, the "Azimuth" head on the tape recorder, or ...
    Swevicus Swevicus October 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • SP7 Tape to Plus 3 Utility from KobrahsoftI recently won an auction on ebay for a multiface 3. Included in the auction was the following items (apart from 6 3" disks): 1) 3" disc with "SP7 T…

    ... 2) A cassette tape with "SP7 Encrypter Demo Tape" written on the ... 3) Booklet "SP7 Beginner's Tape to +3 drive utility - Owners ... /> 4) Booklet "SP7 Advanced Tape to +3 drive utility - Owners ... SP7 Companion Utility - Owners manual - Volume Two". 25 pages.
    7 ...
    8bitten 8bitten October 2006 MIA/STP/SDP
  • what volume to record a tape at?Hi all! Just got myself zx spectrum +2, with no games. Have created some .wav files from games; and have burned them to a CD; and copied the track …

    ... />
    When i load the 'tape loader' and press play, it ...
    callmecheez callmecheez December 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Tape not loading - ideasI have two spectrum 48k rubbers. The tape drive is one that has a data mode and a ph mode. The data mode overrides the volume control. Prior to last…

    ... spectrum 48k rubbers. The tape drive is one that ... . The data mode overrides the volume control.

    ... the best I got a Tape loading error.

    tape. Can anyone think of ... bits available to clean the tape head with/do alignment. ...
    Toxitalk Toxitalk June 2007 Hardware
  • Spectrum 128 loading volumeToday I recieved my 128k haetsink spectrum, what i noticed is that it needs even higher sound volume for loading through tape than the 48k+. To be mo…

    ... needs even higher sound volume for loading through tape than the 48k ... PC sound card on maximum volume plus amplification though winamp.
    gtsamour gtsamour July 2007 Hardware
  • Horizons tapeHad no idea where to post this :???: Anyway, was the Horizons tape ever 'released' on Microdrive ? (obviously without the initial intro "Volume Set …

    ... Horizons tape ever 'released' on Microdrive ? (obviously without the initial intro "Volume ...
    spider spider April 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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…

    ... quick simulation of the +3 tape loading circuit seems to confirm ... to load reliably at half volume on my PC. Normally this ...
    guesser guesser October 2010 Hardware
  • Spectaculator - recommended recording levels when loading from cassette tape?Hi, I have connected a physical cassette recorder to Spectaculator in order to load my saved programs/games from yesteryear-mainly to see if it would…

    ... turn the cassette recorders own volume to maximum, but on the ... a real cassette tape. The audio played from tape sounds ok with ...
    theDarkness theDarkness March 2011 Emulators
  • Internal amp and signal cleaner for tape inHello! Is there known to work INTERNAL schematic which cleans signal from tape in and amplifies it. I need such thing so i can load from my smartpho…

    ... schematic which cleans signal from tape in and amplifies it. I ... i cannot give out enough volume for loading on 48k anything ...
    ArtemKuchin ArtemKuchin July 2012 Hardware
  • Tape loading from PCSo, I found that I had been using the wrong audio jack socket on my 48k for tape loading (my spectrum is in a third party case, so there are not labe…

    ... socket on my 48k for tape loading (my spectrum is in ... my laptop is at full volume. I even tried using mplayer ... 's software volume control at 1000% (its probably ...
    vext01 vext01 October 2012 Hardware
  • +2 Grey - low 128k sound volumeI'm trying to revive my old grey +2.... First problem was a faulty RF signal, so I bought a SCART cable from Retro Computer Shack on e-bay (it's the…

    ... sound initially, but disconnecting the tape deck has removed that - I ... and don't need the tape anyway.

    The problem ... now is that the sound volume from the AY-3-8912 ... . If I turn the TV volume up so I can hear ... to boost the 128k sound volume?
    mappy24 mappy24 December 2012 Hardware
  • Can I view programs on old tape on a PC?Hello, first post, so I hope I'm at the right place. I recently discovered a very old spectrum tape with the experiments of my youth on basic. I don'…

    ... a very old spectrum tape with the experiments of ...
    I have converted the tape into .wav, but as each ... side of the tape has probably many programs, ... , that has a virtual tape player that can load . ... years the tape is damaged, or the volume of the ...
    lascetic lascetic July 2013 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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 ... the near future incase the tape deck packs up.
    ... to add an external tape deck and get hold ... Thing with this is the volume, I have read that if ... as that machine supported external tape out the box.
    ...
    Grimmsqueaker Grimmsqueaker September 2013 Hardware
  • SD card as a tape playerSince discovering WOS I've been amazed at the talent and inginuity of everyone who has developed new hardware and software. I only wish I could under…

    ... to load programs without a tape player...

    The answer ... as if I'd a tape drive.

    [IMG]http ... to lose a lot of volume. So, I convert to WAV ... like Audacity to boost the volume and save as MP3.
    rune rune September 2013 Hardware
  • [Newbie] From tape to PC?Hi! I've spent all the morning trying to recover some old basic programs I did on a 48K Spectrum before it crashed. I've tried with a modern compute…

    ... (spectrum tape loader) to check whether I had a good volume. It ...
    questor questor February 2014 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • +3 Tape/SoundIve used a plug in socket doubler adapter so i can have a load cable and the cable for my external speakers plugged in at the same time now all thoug…

    ... it safe to turn the volume up a bit?
    and ... +3 have the volume protection circuit on the tape/sound socket?
    ive just noticed that the volume through ...
    zedexspectrum zedexspectrum July 2014 Hardware
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