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problems with converting to CAS...

Post by Mr.Bacardi » Fri Feb 03, 2006 8:03 am

What's your experience in converting cassettes into CAS format ? Any general tips to have more success when converting to cas ?
I tried to convert Heartache (Heart Break) and Arcade Fruit Simulator but without success :-(
Heartache loads successfully the Atari logo but resets when trying to load main program. Arcade Fruit Machine crashes Atari800Win+ 4.0 during loading !
Is cas emulation still not working 100% with Atari800Win ?
Is there any other emulator that can be used for checking my CAS dumps ?
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Post by Atari Frog » Fri Feb 03, 2006 8:20 am

Mr. Deathtrap is requested at the front desk :wink:

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Re: problems with converting to CAS...

Post by deathtrappomegranate » Fri Feb 03, 2006 1:02 pm

Mr.Bacardi wrote:What's your experience in converting cassettes into CAS format ? Any general tips to have more success when converting to cas ?
I tried to convert Heartache (Heart Break) and Arcade Fruit Simulator but without success :-(
Heartache loads successfully the Atari logo but resets when trying to load main program. Arcade Fruit Machine crashes Atari800Win+ 4.0 during loading !
Is cas emulation still not working 100% with Atari800Win ?
Is there any other emulator that can be used for checking my CAS dumps ?
First of all, do the .hex files generated by wav2cas show any "bad" blocks? If so, then it's probably necessary to try again. It can take many attempts to produce a working file. My own copy of Heartache is of poor quality, and I haven't been able to generate a working .cas file yet.

Secondly, it's much better to record a mono signal from a single stereo channel (usually the right channel), and make sure that the .wav file is in the correct format.

Sometimes some audio processing is necessary to remove noise.
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Post by Mr.Bacardi » Fri Feb 03, 2006 2:16 pm

I will check about bad blocks...
Btw, what about the program "Magotrans" by polish guys. It's also about converting CAS files , but haven't tried yet.
Any info about copy protection on cassettes ? (seems that many polish cassettes are protected ... ?!)
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Post by deathtrappomegranate » Fri Feb 03, 2006 4:17 pm

Hmmm. Haven't tried much Polish stuff...yet.
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Post by Mr.Bacardi » Sun Feb 05, 2006 1:01 pm

O.k, Arcade Fruite Machine is now dumped to cas :-)
Just tried again with the other side....
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Post by Atari Frog » Sun Feb 05, 2006 2:48 pm

Thanks again for your enthusiasm! The games will be up later today :wink:

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Post by Andre » Mon Feb 06, 2006 8:54 am

Wow, lots of conversions! Mr. Bacardi rules! :D
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