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TapeFix v1.0

ZX Spectrum Tape Recovery Tools


...Revive your memories...

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What Is TapeFix?

TapeFix is a PC program that recovers old and damaged ZX Spectrum tapes.

Do you still have some dusty ZX Spectrum tapes with all those good old games, or perhaps there are some programs of yours that you were proud of some decades ago? And now you are keen to load them again, but they just don't seem to be readable anymore!

If you think that those recordings are lost for good - you are awfully wrong! A DOS program called TapeFix will recover almost any old recording that due to damages or signal loss caused by aging became impossible to load. recovered data can be saved either back to tape, or stored in the well known "Z80" Emulator TAP file.

Version 1.0 requires a 16-bit WAV or RAW sample file. After filtering, the data will be read and then written to a TAP file, that (in case you don't own the "Z80" Emulator) can be transformed back to a WAV sample and then played back to tape.

TapeFix uses specially developed digital filtering methods to separate the useful signal from noise and errors. Although the default filter settings and included INI setups are quite enough for most of the recordings, sometimes it will require some experimenting before the recording is successfully processed.

TapeFix In Action!!!

Here is an example that illustrates how TapeFix copes with one very damaged recording (the bit sequence shown is 010001011110000000001).

Damaged recording
Original, damaged recording: A) Peak-noise, B) Merged impulses, C) Low signal level
After filtering
After the filtering: Noise removed, impulses separated, signal amplified
Generated WAV
Generated WAV sample
Recovered sample
Recovered sample after being saved back to tape

Download TapeFix v1.0 - Shareware Version

tfx100s.zip - runs on DOS or 32bit Windows only

Buy the Program

By buying a registered copy, you get the following:

Order your registered copy for US$15,00 via PayPal.

The program will be delivered to you by e-mail within 24 hours after the payment.