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I would make this suggestion. Forget the 8-track tape player for
right now. Instead go to Target and get a $10 cassette tape player.
One that you can lock the "play" button down, and turn the player
on and off (in play mode) by turning the 120 volt cord on or off.
Also make sure it has a 120 volt plug, and it has a headphone output
jack.
Now go to radio shack or any online place or ebay and get a cassette
endless tape loop. RS only sells 30 second endless tapes, which is
rather short. but you can buy online ones up to 5 minutes.
i would say 2 minutes would work, as most gun game times are
one minute. These tapes are used for outgoing messages on
phone message recorders.
Now get some music. play around. use a music editor. heck use
a video editor in music mode. create a 2 minute or longer
file you like, save it to WAV format. Get creative.
Now you can play it out your computer's sound card headphone
jack or even CD player jack. cable it to your a tape deck.
or even that $10 cassette player you just bought. Record
the music onto the endless loop tape. You can use a freeware
program to do this. I use Audio Grabber which is free.
Now to hook it up to the game. you can hook it up to *ANY*
EM gun game! Just add a switch to the game over relay
and a 120 volt plug, which toggles 120 volts on when the
game is being played. If the game originally had an 8-track
player it's even easier. Just plug the new cassette player
into the 8-track's power plug! Push the "play" button down
and keep it locked down.
Have fun and play the game! set the volume as needed.
When you have the music all done the way you like and
tested in the cassette player rig, you can give the file
to Mark and have him convert it to 8-track. Or you can
continue to use the cassette player. Just wire the game's
speaker through the tape player's headphone jack.
Or if you are really sick, go to ebay and buy an 8-track
recorder. they are less than $50. You can also buy some
blank 8-track tapes. Make your own 8-track. Actually i don't
suggest that. I would say use the cassette player or have
Mark do it. Mark has a pretty 8-track recorder rig.
There ya go!
Randy P. wrote:
> My Coney Island came with an 8-track player but no tape. It don't think
> there was a game-specific tape for it, but maybe they offered something
> generic. It's not timed to the game in any event, such as is the case with
> Gangbusters and Haunted House.
>
> I would like to get a "midway" type of theme music (such as a pipe organ)
> for it eventually, and Mark and I have discussed this a bit and played with
> a few possibile MP3 files.
>
> Randy
>
> "Mark Clayton" <spamuser1602@i87.com> wrote in message
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> > Dave:
> >
> > NOS 8-track tapes are available from me for a bunch of games, or you
> > can download the MP3's yourself and make your own:
> >
> > http://arcadearchive.com/em/sound/
> >
> > I had a guy just send me an original tape from his Coney Island gun
> > game, but unfortunately, the tape was for a Gangbusters gun game.
> > I then looked at the Coney Island flyer and there's no reference of music
> > or a tape player. It's possible that the tape player was an option and
> > that
> > Chicago Coin didn't supply a tape at all. They would have left it up to
> > the
> > operator to put in a music tape of his choosing.
> >
> > If I can find some appropriate music and/or sound effects for Coney
> > Island,
> > I could make 8-tracks for it. The game already has electronic sound
> > effects
> > for the gunshots, so all the tape is needed for is background music.
> >
> > -Mark
> > --
> > http://pinballpal.com/
> >
> > "Taxman" <NOSPAMdavid.tkacs@snet.net> wrote in message
> > news:Hs4Ue.826$au2.299@newssvr17.news.prodigy.com...
> >> Or Midway's Sea Raider (I know, I have one in my kitchen).
> >>
> >> There are many good gun games to choose from. I would stick with Midway
> >> and
> >> Chicago Coin for fun and reliability. The only hard part on the 70's
> >> shooters is that many ran off 8-track tape. I have Haunted House and
> >> Coney
> >> Island and I still need an 8-Track for Coney Island. Don't count out the
> >> 60's. I have a Captain Kid that is a classic.
> >>
> >> - Dave
> >>
> >>
> >> "Pin Geek" <josh.kaplan1@comcast.net> wrote in message
> >> news:_9mdnf7q9NPBWr3eRVn-oA@comcast.com...
> >>> Sounds like you might be looking for Midway's "Sea Devil." These are
> >> easily
> >>> available. Check Ebay. One could pop up near you.
> >>>
> >>> Josh
> >>>
http://www.pingeek.com
> >>>
> >>> <goggin@frontiernet.net> wrote in message
> >>> news:1126219989.917028.94820@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> >>> > Hi,
> >>> > Can Anybody possibly help me.I live in Monroe,N.Y.,Orange Couny.I have
> >>> > 1 pinball machine we love,but I would like to add an addition.You
> >>> > become attached to these games.The target shooting game can be rifle
> >>> > or
> >>> > gun.The submarine search game,you used the periscope and tried to ship
> >>> > the ships.The beam of light was the torpedo.If anyboby can help,my
> >>> > e-mail is goggin@frontiernet.net.Thanks and God Bless America.
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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