Does anyone recreate new cassettes?

CBR125R · Post by **CBR125R** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 8:06 pm

I am curious to know if there is any easy way to get a TAP or other format file onto a cassette so that it can be loaded with a classic datasette recorder?

I know it sounds a little crazy, but I would like to be able load some of the classic VIC-20 releases from an old-fashioned cassette....

MicroPet · Post by **MicroPet** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:20 am

I think you can just connect any old tape deck up to your computer's headphone socket and then use Audiotap to play the TAP file onto a cassette. Or maybe it's WAV-PRG? They're both on the same site anyway - just google it.

Oops, spelling mistake!

CBR125R · Post by **CBR125R** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 10:56 am

I just tried Goggling 'sazme' and didn't really see anything reagrding VICs or cassette recording... Can you elucidate a bit more on this site?

Boray · Post by **Boray** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 12:29 pm

CBR125R wrote:I just tried Goggling 'sazme' and didn't really see anything reagrding VICs or cassette recording... Can you elucidate a bit more on this site?

I don't think that was the word you should google!

MicroPet · Post by **MicroPet** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 1:04 pm

Sorry about the spelling mistake there! I'm typing on my tiny netbook keyboard.

Anyway, here's the site:

http://wav-prg.sourceforge.net/

Let us know how you get on.

MicroPet · Post by **MicroPet** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 1:05 pm

Boray wrote:
CBR125R wrote:I just tried Goggling 'sazme' and didn't really see anything reagrding VICs or cassette recording... Can you elucidate a bit more on this site?
I don't think that was the word you should google!

16KVIC20 · Post by **16KVIC20** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 4:19 pm

I used to try making cassettes, and probably will do again when I get time. I only get about 50% success rate. To be honest I can't think of any more games to get for the VIC, but I'm open to suggestions. I used to use winTZX, which was originally meant for ZX Spectrum, but it also turns .PRGs into .WAV files, which can be recorded of course. I think the problem may be in the heads on the tape deck used for recording being different from the C2N.

Oge_user · Post by **Oge_user** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 5:43 am

After months of researches, I've found at least two ways to make real tapes with 99% success rate. Don't forget that old-fashioned devices like C64S Tape Adapter are still doable

Cheers,
Oge

MicroPet · Post by **MicroPet** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:39 am

I wish I was clever. Then I'd write software for the iPhone and Android that would allow the playback of TAP and TZX files into Commodore and Speccy computers. That way I could dispense with my old and flaky Datasettes altogether. As it stands, to load tape games I have to use an assortment of 3 different Datasettes just to get most (read: not all!) working...

CBR125R · Post by **CBR125R** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:05 am

That's too bad...

I have a C2N datasette that works like new. Mostly I use my VIC-20 for cartridge based gaming and the occasional playing with BASIC, but I just thought it might be fun to have a few of the better tape-based games.

The thing is that on eBay people want a small fortune for cassette games that are sold "as is" and aren't tested in anyway. There's nothing like spending $20+shipping on an auction to have the item arrive and not even work!

MicroPet · Post by **MicroPet** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:13 am

^
Just like my last three tape purchases! None of them worked in any of my tape decks... bummer.

Maybe we should set up the Vic Denial Cassette Remaster Foundation. We could produce brand new tapes with nice new shiny inserts and everything!

*wakes up from cloud cuckoo land...*

Oge_user · Post by **Oge_user** » Wed May 02, 2012 9:53 am

MicroPet wrote:I wish I was clever. Then I'd write software for the iPhone and Android that would allow the playback of TAP and TZX files into Commodore and Speccy computers. That way I could dispense with my old and flaky Datasettes altogether. As it stands, to load tape games I have to use an assortment of 3 different Datasettes just to get most (read: not all!) working...

Aligning the Azimuth is a thing that can be done with a bit of patience.

Once is performed, the Datassette will work like a new one. Concerning VIC-20s, there are no TurboLoaders AFAIR: Azimuth will not need perfect alignment to succesfully read tapes.

Cheers,
Oge

bokvamme · Post by **bokvamme** » Sun May 06, 2012 8:34 am

Oge_user wrote:Concerning VIC-20s, there are no TurboLoaders AFAIR: Azimuth will not need perfect alignment to succesfully read tapes.

There are turbo loaders for the vic-20. The HesWare games use such a loader and others.

nbla000 · Post by **nbla000** » Sun May 06, 2012 9:08 am

Oge_user wrote:Concerning VIC-20s, there are no TurboLoaders AFAIR

The Mega-Cart includes 2 turbo tape, Cassette Turbo and my Turbotape 2.0.

MadCommodore · Post by **MadCommodore** » Thu May 10, 2012 4:56 am

For Commodore tapes I always found mono tape deck best for recording. Hard to find an audio tape deck with mono!

I'm sure someone could make an interface so you could record the sound file to tape with your own C2N manually no?

Power
Gnd
Audio in line

Anything else?