Author Topic: Breaking Baud on actual tape. Has anyone managed this? (Read 2154 times)

CraigsBar · « **on:** 22:02, 02 April 18 »

As I now have a CPC 464 once more, I'd love to load this demo the way it is meant to load, From tape!

However despite many nights tweaking the audio settings between my Mac and Tape Deck I am unable to get a working copy.

I can get it to load from tape on a CPC 6128 (Where I can tweak further the Volume and Tone on the external tape deck) but on the CPC 464 I have no success at all.

If anyone has a working copy, or the facilities to make one that I can load from tape I will gladly pay you for it.

let me know if you can help me out here, it's driving me crazy!

MaV · « **Reply #1 on:** 11:22, 04 April 18 »

ralferoo (Doz) can help you, as he's had it on tape for the Revision party, IIRC. Unfortunately he not very active anymore in our forum.

I never tried it on an actual tape, I used one of those car cassette adapters in a CPC464 and even then it was quite a hassle to find the correct head alignment.

roudoudou · « **Reply #2 on:** 11:40, 04 April 18 »

I had not problem to use a K7 adapter with two 464 in order to run breaking bauds. I succeed with a very high volume and with also with a "normal" volume, close to what a real CPC do with a real recorded tape.

It seems to be very tolerant, but maybe your real tape was having a too low volume? I mean, lower than usual?

CraigsBar · « **Reply #3 on:** 01:36, 18 April 18 »

I hav ea Tape adaptor here. I'll have to try again I guess. but I would really like it on a physical tape and dispence with the digital media all together. Hmm, maybe this is just not possible.

I have found the 464plus and 6128plus to be far less tollerant with tape quality than the CPC 6128 all round. Harver Headbanger musical loaders for example fail on the plus machines.

VincentGR · « **Reply #4 on:** 17:53, 18 April 18 »

in a couple of weeks I'll go back home.
I'll try to make a cassette.

CraigsBar · « **Reply #5 on:** 00:00, 19 April 18 »

Quote from: VincentGR on 17:53, 18 April 18

in a couple of weeks I'll go back home.
I'll try to make a cassette.

That would be awesome. Thanks

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VincentGR · « **Reply #6 on:** 19:12, 05 May 18 »

Didn't forget about this, it's just there is no time to visit my family.
Hope I will soon.

CraigsBar · « **Reply #7 on:** 10:54, 06 May 18 »

Quote from: VincentGR on 19:12, 05 May 18

Didn't forget about this, it's just there is no time to visit my family.
Hope I will soon.

Thanks mate, no rush.

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Gryzor · « **Reply #8 on:** 16:29, 13 November 18 »

Did you, in the end?

VincentGR · « **Reply #9 on:** 18:46, 13 November 18 »

No, still not at home.
I went for 3 days and left, didn't had time to dig for the hardware unfortunately.
And this is a weird coincidence as a friend some minutes ago asked me to make one tape for him

Gryzor · « **Reply #10 on:** 10:02, 14 November 18 »

Such is life

As for friends asking for some tapes... this is way retro

VincentGR · « **Reply #11 on:** 02:21, 26 January 19 »

Still trying to make it work.
My tape was recording fine for the CPC, C64 and ZX.
Will use another one this week.

roudoudou · « **Reply #12 on:** 12:52, 26 January 19 »

I'm still looking for a tape recorder...

VincentGR · « **Reply #13 on:** 13:32, 26 January 19 »

Quote from: roudoudou on 12:52, 26 January 19

I'm still looking for a tape recorder...

Well good luck with that.
I had a perfect deck back then from Technics but destroyed in a fire.
From then whatever I bought is not working properly.

roudoudou · « **Reply #14 on:** 16:59, 27 January 19 »

I found a tape deck workingunfortunatelay, BB did not work, only the loader is workingi tried with differents recording levelsthen i tried again with my tape replacement, failed too!

the level must be very important

VincentGR · « **Reply #15 on:** 17:52, 27 January 19 »

And the cassette brand also.

ComSoft6128 · « **Reply #16 on:** 18:34, 27 January 19 »

roudoudou,

I have a tape recorder (Binatone?) which I used to transfer games from tape to my 6128. It was only used two or three times in the early nineties and then boxed. The data lead was sent to another member last year so you would have to make up/purchase another one. If you are interested please PM me, postage should be about £4/£5.

It looks similar to the photo below.

XeNoMoRPH · « **Reply #17 on:** 08:59, 19 March 19 »

I tried to run this demo in a maxduino and it does not work either

CraigsBar · « **Reply #18 on:** 12:40, 19 March 19 »

Quote from: XeNoMoRPH on 08:59, 19 March 19

I tried to run this demo in a maxduino and it does not work either

I'll try it on my tzxduino tonight, I have got it working once before on a car cd tape adaptor and a pc playing a WAV

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VincentGR · « **Reply #19 on:** 14:31, 19 March 19 »

Still cannot make a proper cassette but plays fine from my phone.

tjohnson · « **Reply #20 on:** 14:56, 19 March 19 »

I had a go but was unable to get it to work fully, it starts to load the first screen before corrupting. I can get it to load from my phone with the tape adapter but can't get it to record onto a cassette yet.

VincentGR · « **Reply #21 on:** 16:18, 19 March 19 »

Same here, wish I still had my Pioneer deck.

Audronic · « **Reply #22 on:** 00:18, 20 March 19 »

Hi All

Can somebody drop a copy here and I will have a try.

Thanks. Ray

VincentGR · « **Reply #23 on:** 00:53, 20 March 19 »

Here you go.

HAL 6128 · « **Reply #24 on:** 11:29, 20 March 19 »

I'm using CDT2WAV for converting. With Audiacity I play the WAV file with a very high level during recording the tape (mono / not stereo / only one channel). I'm using an old school data recorder from pioneer similar to the one of roudoudou plugged into the PC. That works.

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