The Mr. Video Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Hi, yesterday I got some Atari 8-bit cassettes that make use of the tape drives duel track feature, but when loading one of the cassettes, I noticed that I only heard the program data channel playing and not the voiceover channel. But when I play the same cassette in a normal tape deck, I can hear both channels just fine. Because it plays the program channel the programs load fine so it isn't too big of a problem, but it would be nice to hear both channels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 try different sio cord/wire, try different original tape that was from software company, check 1010 head alignment...check connection on sio sockets and to pcb... after that it may be time to work one the 1010 itself... I have witnessed a person who reversed tracks when making their cassettes and re aligned their 1010 head so it loaded but would never play the audio.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mr. Video Posted December 5, 2017 Author Share Posted December 5, 2017 try different sio cord/wire, try different original tape that was from software company, check 1010 head alignment...check connection on sio sockets and to pcb... after that it may be time to work one the 1010 itself... I have witnessed a person who reversed tracks when making their cassettes and re aligned their 1010 head so it loaded but would never play the audio.... Tried every duel track cassette I have and still only heard one channel, the strange thing is it used to play both channels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 (edited) well check the cords and such as stated, if that doesn't sort it try another Atari, and then it's tear the 1010 down time.... whens the last time you cleaned the head? Edited December 5, 2017 by _The Doctor__ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 I was having all sorts of issues with my 1010 about a year ago. I tried everything external that the doctor mentioned. It turned out to be the wire harness was not fully connected to the pcb, it must have jared loose when I moved to a new home. Its worked great ever since. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillC Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 The issue could also be with the computer or SIO cable. The tape audio is on pin 11 of the SIO(AUDIO IN), and is then mixed with POKEY audio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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