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+# schneider cpc6128 data loading
+
+## setting up audio conversion
+
+Download disk file
+
+- a precompiled unix x86_64 bin should be available next to this file
+- otherwise, if on unix compile it yourself like this
+  - http://www.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/tools/unix/playtzx-0.12c.tar.gz
+  - extract it
+  - run ./configure
+  - run make
+- if on another platform, search here http://www.worldofspectrum.org/utilities.html
+
+## getting a game
+
+- Search a game on https://www.cpc-power.com/
+- Click on the cassette icon
+- Download the .cdt file
+
+## converting to audio
+
+```sh
+./playtzx -voc -freq 22050 <diskfile>.cdt diskaudio.voc
+ffmpeg -i diskaudio.voc diskaudio.ogg
+```
+if ogg isn't high enough resolution you can convert to wav instead
+
+(optional) to trim silence of the audio file
+
+```sh
+mp3splt -r diskaudio.ogg
+```