The Spectrum Show EP53

Episode 53 arrives and we check out the news from April 1987 and take a look at the Cheetah Specdrum. There are reviews of Gyroscope, Olli & Lisa 3, Deep Core Raider and Gold Rush.
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[@baldspice7190]

I look forward to this show every month and Paul has such a media friendly voice that I could listen to him for hours. Glad to see the Spec drum again, haven't seen it or used it since school and it sounded so good at the time. Keep up the good work Paul :-)

[@hazy33]

Thankyou! My favourite KZbin channel. Your work over the years has been fantastic.

[@BuckingTheTrend2008]

Cheers.

[@davidlewis1787]

I had an 8 track cheetah sequencer in early 90’s.it had surreal and unique midi effects and I wish I still had it

[@pcuser80]

Great show Keep the speccy alive..... Thanks

[@andrerussell28]

Very interesting and well produced show as always, the 30 minutes fly by. I'm really impressed with the Spec Drum, if I'd have seen it in passing I would have assumed it was a novelty thing but the demo you did really impressed me. Looking forward to the next show, thanks so much for producing this.

[@stephanerichard3979]

Thank you once again for a very interesting issue of The Spectrum Show Paul. Wonderful as always. I especially like your review and try out of SpecDrum. I heard about it while watching BBC Micro and I liked what I heard back then, but I couldn't find much more information. You really covered it good here. Great Job. Along with the rest of the contents :).

[@37Retro]

Another great episode Paul, you keep the quality high month after month and pick out all these speccy add ons that I never heard of, love it :)

[@BuckingTheTrend2008]

I have a stack more of add-ons just waiting... some I thought I would never get.. but I did :-)

[@dougbarry8399]

Another great episode, thanks Paul!

[@CrazySandtrooper]

Great episode. Really impressed with Specdrum, sounds awesome =)

[@snowdaledwarf3929]

Great show. Really liked SpecDrum part!

[@frankschneider6156]

Paul, I discovered your channel a few weeks ago through VectrexRoli. Just wanted to tell you how outstanding it is what you are doing. This is the by far most professionally produced show I have ever seen on KZbin. Starting with screen capture, video editing, polished text/script , articulation, sound editing, content and overall structure. I'm not aware hot much effort you put into every episode, but it must be a lot and every second of it shows. This is absolutely fabulous. Please continue what you are doing. (BTW, I was a C64, not a Speccy kid, making all of this for me even more interesting).

[@BuckingTheTrend2008]

Thanks for your kind words. Many more shows already planned.

[@Dolphination]

Great episode as usual. I bought a spec drum back in the day, I ended up taking it back but I can't remember why.

[@bastardtubeuser]

fantastic episode, i never thought i would see the specDrum working and it sounds a lot better than i had imagined !. congrats on Deepcoreraider, i played that in april but never noticed it was the same P.Jenkins. class act mate, good game. thanks for showing the Ocean book

[@BuckingTheTrend2008]

Thanks for watching.

[@RetroInfo]

Great show, as always!

[@mUbase]

Hi Paul. Very interesting article about the Specdrum. I was wondering, have you heard of or even used the XRI MICON MIDI interface?. Its an add on for the Speccy for MIDI instruments containing MIDI IN OUT and THRU with SYNC in and out for old drum machines... I have one and am interested in using it and maybe doing a video...

[@paulowen7560]

Brilliant Paul - been going through the series and I love the episodes - they are full of your unique sense of humour and your production is as professional as anything in the msm (personally I think yours is better - honestly! It’s got genuine personality) - love the touch of giving away free your game “Deep Core Raider” - much love to you Paul 🌞

[@BeyondTheScanlines]

I'm really, really impressed with the Specdrum's output - not a bad little music creation package at all. Deep Core Raider looks like a nice job… I really *do* have to get messing about with Speccy homebrew releases, they tend to slip under the radar a little too much! :( Great episode as always - always the highlight of the month to see a new Speccy Show pop-up in the subs feed!

[@BuckingTheTrend2008]

There are a lot of good games released every year for the Speccy, sadly WOS doesn't updated the archive with them, so I go here sites.google.com/site/speccy21/home

[@BeyondTheScanlines]

I've got that bookmaked for future checking - many thanks for that :D

[@GeoAnas]

Very nice and informative video show !

[@SirDuncanelTorpe]

very nice episode, as usual. Congrats :)

[@illusions2142]

why is Ollie and Lissa spelt differently on case and cassette ? 12:59

[@pcuser80]

I used to have a rc1000,rc4000 with programs for the speccy, c64 and pc. The PC version was rewritten by me and compiled in QuickBasic 4 Those were the days.......

[@KingPepper41]

Thanks Paul for your continuing of this Spectrum show, always look forward to watching them as you release them. I was wondering if it was possible to work out which ports the SpecDrum uses, and sound effects of your own through that into your own Homebrew games, imagine the audio being played through that device, really could be awesome.

[@kristina80ification]

I have to wonder if any well known "professional" musicians used the SpecDrum

[@mUbase]

As for Jet Set Willy backwards, the original had a nightmare quality all of its own!! This one looks like a complete headF**k!!

[@retrogeek6868]

Thanks Paul, by the way deep core raider is a great game, been playing it on emulator for a while now.

[@AmbersKnight]

Excellent episode as always Paul. During the last section in your review of the Ocean history book, there is a remix or update of one of the Ocean loader music tracks playing. is there a KZbin link to the version of that piece of music that you use?

[@BuckingTheTrend2008]

here ya go.. www.remix64.com/act/mordi/

[@BuckingTheTrend2008]

Sorry, you said KZbin.. try kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4Kyl6eEn8migZo

[@AmbersKnight]

Paul Jenkinson Thank you thats perfect :)

[@redlakehk]

Loving every episode. Do you have any plans to look at the SAM Coupe?

[@littlestudiorecords2141]

Man, the drum sounds on the SpecDrum sound great even now !

[@colonelbasic9736]

I noticed you use a speccy on a LCD screen and have been meaning to ask for a while how you connect it and is the image quality decent.

[@BuckingTheTrend2008]

The 48k machine connects via composite - and it's surprising good. My 128k machines use scart which is also great.

[@alien8r33d]

Did you buy that SpecDrum unit from eBay fairly recently? - The reason I ask is because I sold a boxed SpecDrum that had odd burn marks on it just like that one.

[@BuckingTheTrend2008]

No,I bought it about 8 months ago. I think the marks are from the cable and some kind of reaction. I have a few other interfaces with similar marks too.

[@miikasuominen3845]

Thanks for new episode! Question (or a couple) for you, Paul. I have a 128 +2 coming way soon (check my long post on your Episode 52). I believe I have 3 things to get: Divide, joystick port converters (Amstrad/Sinclair -> normal) and Stereo sound mod. What would be the best Divide to get? One from Lotharek's Lair (lotharek.pl/product.php?pid=128)? There are a few versions around... I think the other 2 are easier to find, as they don't have many different versions...

[@miikasuominen3845]

The machine arrived today and it's working well and is also in quite good condition cosmetically. Ordered joystick port converter lead and RGB-cable. It seems to be 2B (reads on the bottom, though on the menu it reads 2A). Tested with RF-lead on my 32" Sony Trinitron CRT, is the sound out the only way to get audio? There doesn't seem to be audio on RF... Could not find any clarification on technical sites from internet... Kinda sad, that there is no way to connect external cassette tape as built-in doesn't have the counter. Though I will be getting Divide. I have to look, if there are instructions how to add an "ear"-plug yourself. I will make it same time, when I install stereo mod...

[@brys100]

Hi Paul Great show again. I cant find your Deep Core Raider on your blog. Do you have a link please.

[@BuckingTheTrend2008]

My website has all my games. www.thespectrumshow.co.uk

[@brys100]

Thanks Paul that's my evening sorted.

[@popocop975]

Very good episode but spoiled by that Jet Set Willy part. It's really boring and returns with every new episode...

[@BuckingTheTrend2008]

Geof works hard to produce stuff for the show, and anyone who is willing to give up their time for free is OK by me. That reminds me, Geof, you owe me a pint for storing your Amiga A1200 ;-)

[@retrogeek6868]

Yes Geoff has his own amazing speccy channel which has some great content, reviews and walkthrough's and is the reason i found this brill channel.