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  • 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…

    ... volume dial. It's to do with the amount of tape ... hiss you get for a certain volume. Say you ... get x amount of hiss on a tape ... only use half of the tape to record sound, you ... left channel part of the tape identical, you also get ...
    DEATH DEATH October 2006 Emulators
  • TZX filesI copied a spectrum tape program onto my PC as a .wav file and used a converter to convert it to a .tzx file. The DOS window appeared during conversi…

    ... the Spectrum Tape Loader program But as a rule the volume needs ...
    BruceNorton BruceNorton 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…

    ... real worry with that method - volume. I'd like to hear ... ! :D[/QUOTE]


    Volume is the main bugbear yes ... bought from Maplin. Volume at 9am (minimum volume setting is at around ... time, either from PC or tape deck.

    There are ...
    DEATH DEATH October 2006 Emulators
  • 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…

    ... . Right then. Turning up the volume on the telly doesn't ... actually alter the data recorders volume it just makes whatever sound ... article about the +2's tape deck in issue one of ...
    BruceNorton BruceNorton October 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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 ... to note that at full volume, most tape recorders and headphone amps ...
    DEATH DEATH October 2006 Emulators
  • Tapefix - *unlisted* UtilityWhen I was struggling to fix my *old* tapes, I stumble upon an (shareware) utility called tapefix. The URL is: [url]http://fly.cc.fer.hr/~arsen/tape…

    ... "), but it has some nasty volume downs for 2-3 seconds ... a very hard to find tape, if not impossible. I want ... completeness. I know a turkish tape makes not much sense, but ...
    Arda Arda October 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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…

    ... nice little deck, lacks in volume. It's ok for most ... at 9 O'clock, volume on tape deck at around 2 or ...
    DEATH DEATH November 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 128 won't loadI been trying to load a 128k speccy programme ( the fantasy one that came with the speccy 128 ) into a 128k heatsink speccy but it gets so far and th…

    ... which, if it's the tape that came with the computer ... other side of the tape or increase the volume level. The symptoms ... poor quality recording on the tape. If the problem with that ... tape persists then it's back ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny November 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Tape wear offI have quite a nice collection of Sinclair games on tapes I?m wondering if these tapes wear off and get damaged by time ? Then i?m not talking about …

    ... into the Speccy, turn the volume down a bit and press ... the head reletive to the tape until the screeching noise ... you can get, the tape deck should then load the ... .

    If the tape deck has been used a ... fair bit, clean the tape heads. For this, you ...
    DEATH DEATH December 2006 Hardware
  • Hey people, I'm new and in dire need of help pleaseOk I have just now found a XZ Spectrum+3 in my loft with a box of games and software. I have got it up and working; but I am having trouble getting g…

    ... /> As for the cassettes, any tape deck will do although the ... . When the press play on tape message appears, do so on ... deck (making sure that the volume is loud enough coz it ...
    pottyboy pottyboy December 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…

    ... recall correctly, pretty much any tape player [I]should[/I] work ... volume is correct, which is the tricky part of loading from tape ...
    icabod icabod December 2006 Hardware
  • How Loud Is A SpectrumHi All How loud a Spectrum.. I have yet again bought a third 48k Spectrum that seems to have problems. The machine in question all works but the …

    ... screech is of the same volume.
    [/QUOTE]

    You ... you feed from your tape deck. Its volume depends of course on ... the output volume of the tape deck and it is ...
    Mikie Mikie December 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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…

    Tape head alignment, volume setting, treble/bass?
    Is there a tape loading FAQ?
    dekh dekh December 2006 Hardware
  • Using PC or Mac as a slave?For my Atari 8-bit I use an Sio2PC cable (with a USB2Serial adapter) to connect to my Mac so that I can store disk/tape images on the Mac as images. …

    ... a real tape deck! You need to tweak the volume to the ...
    Winston Winston 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…

    Give the tape head etc a good clean ... /> Once done get a new tape and type in a little ... doesn't then adjust your volume level until it does work ... +2 it may be the tape belt that need replacing.
    BruceNorton BruceNorton December 2006 Hardware
  • Question about digitized sound and videoI searched the forums and couldn't find the answer, so here it goes. Regarding digitized sound: I remember reading an article long ago about a vid…

    ... loading, just open up your tape browser and point at "MATASONG ... , after gasman provided a stolen volume table from the ATARI ST ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous February 2007 Development
  • Groundbreaking gamesWhich games really broke new ground? I mean the ones that actually got around the hardware limitations of the Spectrum. For example: Aquaplane - f…

    ... but 2 Cathay (the company) tape decks hooked together with the ... and MIC cables at full volume would produce an almost flawless ...
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek February 2007 Games
  • Porcupine TreeAre there any Porcupine Tree fans here? I only came across them recently and bought their album 'In Absentia' a few weeks agi. It's really amazing an…

    ... .bass communion – ghosts on magnetic tape
    28.bass communion – ghosts ... on magnetic tape (andrew liles reconstructions)
    29 ... /> 264.no–man – lost songs: volume one
    265.no–man ...
    icabod icabod February 2007 Chit chat
  • Audio input on a +2would it be possible to connect an external tape recorder to the socket at the back,or would something bad happen?

    ... and locate the internal tape deck socket/connections. Mount ... , use some insulation tape and tape the leads together. ... a bit of volume from the tape deck - as ... external tape deck, start off with a low volume and ... Don't use too much volume.

    I ...
    DEATH DEATH March 2007 Hardware
  • Pirate or Prototype?A Spectrum ZX (48K) app, has come into my hands called: Masterfile. Looking at your databas I found it however the tape\cassete leaf scan shows a muc…

    ... cool edit to sample your tape. Save the entire thing as ... good it not alter your volume setting a touch and try ... old days on a twin tape deck.

    Good luck ...
    BruceNorton BruceNorton March 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • At the Carboot sale today.Today at the carboot sale I picked up An Acorn Electron -I see these all the time, An Official Branded BBC Micro Datacassete Recorder - I'v…

    ... and working with manual intro tape, psu, original guarentee, all the ... "Spectrum Machine Code Made Easy Volume Two.

    A Sinclair ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk April 2007 Chit chat
  • Run games on a real Spectrum using SpectaculatorHi Guys, I know this has been disscused many times and I tried a search on it. For the life of me, I can't recall how to play games on a real Spectru…

    ... />
    I then turn the volume to the correct setting type ... speccy and open the virtual tape.

    Hey presto job ... on for a while with volume settings but once I found ... with tippex on the speakers volume control.
    BruceNorton BruceNorton May 2007 Emulators
  • Has anyone ever tried this (audio cd's)Last night I was having trouble using tape with my spectrum (see hardware thread) But it got me to thinking, about tape issues. I was wondering if …

    ... cd out of a spectrum tape or tap file and then ... iPod).

    With the volume turned right up, the headphone ...
    gasman gasman June 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Has anyone ever tried this (audio cd's)Last night I was having trouble using tape with my spectrum (see hardware thread) But it got me to thinking, about tape issues. I was wondering if …

    ... iPod).

    With the volume turned right up, the headphone ... the same jacks as the tape player. As im hoping that ... my 'audio tape file' is mono across both ...
    Toxitalk Toxitalk June 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Load Mp3 Or Wav To Spectrum128I would like to use my mp3 player for loading games to my spectrum 128. does anyone knows such a procedure?

    ... and lame.dll
    connect tape deck to MIC IN or ... in on soundcard.
    load tape into CoolEdit
    Save sampled ... tape as a .voc or .wav ... adapter in +2 tape deck
    Whack up volume on mp3
    BruceNorton BruceNorton June 2007 Hardware
  • AftermathAm I doing something wrong, or is there a problem with both the TAP and TZX of [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0005934]Aftermat…

    Well, my Splat! tape is splatted! I tried it ... use a separate tape deck and adjust the volume, and it wouldn ... them. I tried a different tape (Heroes of Karn, as it ... on one side of the tape as well, so there's ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny July 2007 Games
  • 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 …

    ... modern Sony shoebox tape player, and I think the volume wont go ... high enough. Can anybody recommend an external tape ...
    carlinski carlinski July 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 to ... , just do not set the volume to high or face the ...
    ZX64 ZX64 July 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 …

    ... centre band of the tape, and tapes recorded mono ... the cars (being the tape head) are driving over ... the other lane. Stereo tape has two seperate signals ... head reading a mono tape. The head is reading ... may have sporadic drops in volume.

    Solution ...
    FrankT FrankT August 2007 Hardware
  • Spectrum modsHi all, Looking at my Spectrum stuff and the mod`s I have done. How many of you out there have done Spectrum modifications? And what are they? 1. …

    ... and locate the internal tape deck socket/connections. Mount ... , use some insulation tape and tape the leads together. ... quite a bit of volume from the tape deck - as ... external tape deck, start off with a low volume and ... . Don't use too much volume.

    I ...
    DEATH DEATH August 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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