seanlanefuller Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 I bought a cassette cable from Ebay and now I realize I don't have a cassette recorder. I connected it to a laptop I have running sound recorder on XP. I was unsuccessful in loading a program. I can record fine and the audio sounds nice. Any advice? On my old TRS-80 Model I there were blinking asterisks to let me know that it was at least seeing data. On the TI I just get a failure message at the end. The only variables I seem to have control over are the gain on the recording and the volume of the playback. Also, maybe there are some audio files on the Internet that are known to work. I would like to try one of those if somebody can point to an address where some are stored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperious Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 ftp://ftp.whtech.com/Cassettes/ I would also suggest trying more capable software, like Audacity, which is free. I cannot test with mine as I removed the Cassette port and put the F18a VGA connector there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tursi Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Sound recorder should work, I've used it before. I had to fiddle with my cable to get a good signal in, but also check volume -- too loud will distort and cause errors, too quiet it won't hear it (should say no data found). You have to find a sweet spot. I don't know about Audacity, but Goldwave, another more capable piece of software, didn't work for me because it filtered the audio. You want those hard edges! If you're playing back files you recorded, you might be dealing with two problems. You might try an existing wav from somewhere else (I think there are some on this forum?) just to start with a known good file. Alternately you can try one of the file->wav converters (again, sorry, have to search the forum). (Schmitzi links some in this thread: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/237344-ti994a-tape-mp3/?hl=%2Bcassette+%2Bwav+%2Bfiles) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanlanefuller Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 I finally got it to work. I set the microphone gain to maximum and the output volume to 1 tick below maximum. Thanks for everybody's help and encouragement. Now I am going to try to get an old shoebox cassette recorder and get it to work. If I get a Texas Instruments branded one that would be cooler. I have seen a couple on Ebay, but I need to watch for the right price. Sometimes I ask myself why I am doing this. Why are we all doing this? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 There is nothing insane about using a cassette recorder to load tape-based BASIC games into a 35 year old 16k machine in the year 2015... Write that 50 times on the chalkboard. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 There is nothing insane about using a cassette recorder to load tape-based BASIC games into a 35 year old 16k machine in the year 2015... Write that 50 times on the chalkboard. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 ^^LOL^^ Well done, sir... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanlanefuller Posted June 18, 2015 Author Share Posted June 18, 2015 Hello. My name is Sean and I have a problem with vintage computing. It has been almost 5 minutes since my last indulgence. Funny thing is I am drinking Tawny Port Wine while writing this. Which should I be more concerned about? I think they go well together. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Nothing wrong with either... Unless you're drinking port at 8 in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanlanefuller Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 Thanks, Opry99er for not raining on my parade. Once again I am waxing nostalgic at 12:16 AM about TI-99/4a's while drinking Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout. Late night computing has always been my favorite. I was playing King Richard the Lionhearted tonight in The Adventures on Robin Hood at the South Jackson Civic Center tonight and I also was the house manager for lockup so I have an excuse for being up really late. So, Opry99er I like your avitar on here. Is that Tunnels of Doom? I have never played it. How much more do I have to add to my setup to run it? I have a TI-99/4a, output to a RF modulator, save to a cassette port connected to another PC. Also, do you know what I need to add minimally to try assembler programming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willsy Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Also, do you know what I need to add minimally to try assembler programming? Mini Memory Cartridge. Works just fine in a cassette environment. It comes with a program on tape called Line-By-Line assembler. The Mini Memory has 4K of RAM built in. Ah.... Mini Memory... Line-By-Line Assembler... Green screen monitor... Memories... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 The Avatar is a game project. "The Legend of Beryl Reichardt," an RPG for the TI-99. You can look at the last post I made in the thread for.the game to see a video for it in action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lee Stewart Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 ... So, Opry99er I like your avitar on here. Is that Tunnels of Doom? ... The Avatar is a game project. "The Legend of Beryl Reichardt," an RPG for the TI-99. You can look at the last post I made in the thread for.the game to see a video for it in action. Let me help. Post #1004 in The Legend of Beryl Reichardt. ...lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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