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I've got a working .wav here have tried a few utils to convert to .tap without and luck. If there's a good util that works let me know and I'll give it a go. BTW I'm on a x86 so RVM no use.

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I’ve converted your wav to .tzx and to .tap. Where I can send you files?

That's cool mate thanks. Drop them to iamaicreation@gmail.com and I'll fire them up.

Thanks. You can use audio2tape, which is one of the Fuse Utilities (an optional download, separate from the Fuse emulator). I've just used it now on the .wav that you've just uploaded, and it produced a perfect .tap file on the first attempt. I note that someone else has already offered to send you a conversion, so I won't do it myself (though I did with one of your previous games) – but if you need it, just let me know. NB You don't really need a .tzx file since only a standard loader is used; a .tap is perfectly sufficient.

Here's a download link for the Fuse Utilities for Windows: Fuse Utilities v1.4.3 – and you'll find audio2tape and its documentation in the collection.

Regarding x86 and RVM being 'no use', you're mistaken. RVM is available for Mac, Windows and Linux (and there's even a build for Raspberry Pi now). Give it a whirl. Whether it's an emulator you want to use in general is a different matter (personally I still prefer Fuse with its no-nonsense interface for general use), but RVM is certainly VERY useful for creating tapes, I find. Surely, just saving out to a distributable tape file is preferable to having to go through audio file conversion.

Here's RVM: https://www.retrovirtualmachine.org

NB There must surely be plenty of other emulators that can save tape files. (Fuse is supposed to be able to, but I've always had trouble with doing it in the Mac version.) RVM can't be your only choice. I suggest it simply because I've found it useful for doing that, and I like its interface for creating tapes. It makes it pretty easy and lifelike.

Thanks for the info much appreciated. Fuse is great but it's tape facility can indeed be temperamental. I'll give your suggestions a go and hopefully get a good .tap uploaded soon. All the best!

I've tried your suggestions without success as I can't get them to run on this pc for some reason. I'll try them later on another pc. In the meantime if you want to send the working .tap to iamaicreation@gmail.com I'll upload it here so folk can enjoy it. Many thanks!

It's cool mate Alexey has just sent them through so all good. Many thanks :)

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No worries. Good luck with getting the tools working.

Try this tool.

Thanks mate. It makes a working .tap from the .wav. It loads like a regular tape in spectaculator though in FUSE it loads instantly like a snapshot. Weird.

You can turn ON “Fast loading” & “Edge detection” in Cassette Recorder Tab of Spectaculator options, and it also loads like instantly in Spectaculator.

Or turn OFF “Use tape traps” in Fuse - Media Optons and it will loads like regular tape in FUSE.

Ah cool, I thought it was just the 'fastloading' option that affected it. Now it makes sense lol Cheers!

And one more thing - if you want, for some reason, supply snapshot - I think it’s better .z80 or .sna. .szx playable only in FUSE and Spectaculator (and maybe one or two emulators more). but .z80 & .sna playable everywhere, including online emulator on ZXArt.

Cool will replace the .szx with a .z80 thanks for the info my friend.