![]() ![]() The core of the build is a portable 3-head cassette recorder, in this case a Marantz PMD430. If you’re in to DIY electronics, though, analog delay effects can still be built without breaking the bank, and, as an example, has made a tape delay using an old tape deck and regular cassette tapes. And that’s good, because the original delay effects can run you a pretty penny. Posted in Raspberry Pi, Retrocomputing Tagged cassette tape, cassette tape hack, emulator, raspberry pi, Raspberry Pi Zero, Raspberry Pi Zero W, retro, retro computing, Sinclair Zx Spectrum, ZX Spectrumĭigital delay pedals are pretty good nowadays and even the cheaper ones do a pretty good job at emulating the sound of old analog delay effects. So whether they’re hiding inside outdated storage formats or powering a stock-looking sleeper PSP, we just can’t help but be impressed. The Pi Zero isn’t the smallest or the most powerful of options, but it is far more capable than the computer it is emulating here. Honestly, sometimes we just have to sit back and be amazed at the kind of computer power that can be packed into such tiny packages. You may recognize his work from the TZXDuino, a virtual tape loader for the ZX Spectrum. ![]() Of course, isn’t new to these cassette builds. He also put a ton of love into a literally-highly-polished aluminum heatsink, which is entirely hidden within the case but does keep the computer cool in its claustrophobic quarters. The Pi did have to undergo a bit of light surgery though he managed to lose only four GPIO pins in the operation. It’s an impressive and clean build, and it pairs so well with a downright gorgeous, retro inspired, CRT-lookalike LCD monitor, which is another creation of his. And that’s exactly what has done by stuffing a Raspberry Pi Zero W inside a cassette tape to run his ZX Spectrum emulator. And sometimes, just sometimes, it smacks us right in the face.įew projects can demonstrate the advancement and miniaturization of computing technology like putting an entire functional computer inside a storage medium that once only held mere kilobytes of data. Other times it thrums steadily under the surface while we go about our lives.
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