Best Way to Add Audio-In to an Amstrad CPC 464?

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This episode is sponsored by PCBWay https://www.pcbway.com There are many ways to add an audio-in jack to an Amstrad CPC 464, but what's the best way to do that? Let's dig deep into how the cassette sound data is processed and amplified and find out. Then we'll be able to load any file from an updated TZXDuino Reloaded or even any smartphone or tablet. To wrap things up, I try to answer one of the unanswered questions I had about the Amstrad: How exactly are we hearing the tape loading sound? Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:09 Building a TZXDuino 04:41 MAXDuino firmware 06:41 Cassette sound data 07:52 Best place for audio in 11:04 No sound! 13:48 Audio connector 15:32 Remote signal 18:18 Loading from iPad 20:57 New audio in connection 22:35 Cassette loading sound 27:46 Conclusion Support Noel's Retro Lab on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NoelsRetroLab You can also support Noel's Retro Lab on YouTube by joining this channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2-SP1bYi3ueKlVU7I75wFw/join 🛠 Tools I use ➤ https://noelsretrolab.com/tools.html Links: TZXDuino Reloaded https://github.com/arananet/TzxDuino-Reloaded MAXDuino https://github.com/rcmolina/MaxDuino_v1.67 CPCWiki thread about audio https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/what-causes-the-tape-data-to-be-heard-on-the-speaker-on-the-cpc-464/ Music tracks: Funky Stars by McKlain https://mcklain.bandcamp.com/track/funky-stars-amstrad-cpc-true-8bit-version Battro OST by McKlain https://mcklain.bandcamp.com/track/battro-ost More awesome music by McKlain: https://www.mcklain.com Connect with Noel's Retro Lab: Discord ➤ https://discord.gg/ETcCh6J Facebook ➤ https://www.facebook.com/NoelsRetroLab Twitter ➤ https://twitter.com/NoelsRetroLab Instagram ➤ https://www.instagram.com/NoelsRetroLab Mailing list ➤ https://noelsretrolab.com #arduino #amstrad #amplifier