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Family Computer => Technical & Repair Assistance => Topic started by: famiac on March 09, 2015, 10:01:57 am

Title: Recording WAV Programs to Cassette tape
Post by: famiac on March 09, 2015, 10:01:57 am
I'm trying to record a wav cassette game backup to tape.

Can i just use the line out from my PC to play back into the famicom data recorder's input? What volume level should i use?

I'm not asking just for family basic, but for old computer programs in general. The only cassette recorder i have is the data recorder.

Thanks
Title: Re: Recording WAV Programs to Cassette tape
Post by: 80sFREAK on March 10, 2015, 11:01:13 pm
If you can buy new tapes, use tape recorder - it's easier and you don't have to keep PC running. Another option is smartphone.
Title: Re: Recording WAV Programs to Cassette tape
Post by: P on March 11, 2015, 04:10:32 am
I was never successful using a PC, so I'm also just using cassette tapes with a generic tape recorder.
Title: Re: Recording WAV Programs to Cassette tape
Post by: jpx72 on March 11, 2015, 05:27:01 am
I use my old MP3 player, it has recording function through line in so its perfect.
Title: Re: Recording WAV Programs to Cassette tape
Post by: famiac on March 11, 2015, 06:02:04 pm
Hah, i'm trying to make a cassette for my sharp X1.
Title: Re: Recording WAV Programs to Cassette tape
Post by: P on March 13, 2015, 04:15:11 am
So then you need cassette tapes after all. It doesn't work?
Title: Re: Recording WAV Programs to Cassette tape
Post by: famiac on March 17, 2015, 03:00:35 pm
I'll try it out and see how it goes.
Title: Re: Recording WAV Programs to Cassette tape
Post by: number47 on April 23, 2015, 09:34:06 pm
I'm having flashback-attack. Around 20 years ago we had ZX-spectrum and some random neighbor's kid from next house had also one. So we had this crazy idea to set up a pirate radio station "Sinclair FM", that would broadcast ZX software. I don't quite remember why, but the "project" was canceled  ;D
Title: Re: Recording WAV Programs to Cassette tape
Post by: jpx72 on April 24, 2015, 03:41:03 am
Thats a brilliant idea! Could have been used in the communist era over here in the middle of Europe, to spread digital propaganda! ;D
Title: Re: Recording WAV Programs to Cassette tape
Post by: famiac on April 24, 2015, 01:50:43 pm
Hah! Wow that'd be amazing.

By the way, as an update, i found a way to convert Sharp X1 tap files to wav using an old program and Audacity