ZX Plectrum User Reviews

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Fun, but…

Super fun and nostalgic app! However, I bought it to create chippy sound FX for sampling, but unfortunately, there’s some kind of constant chorus or other phasing effect on it (maybe it’s the crossfading between different noises?). This ruins it for that purpose for me, as I wanted it totally raw. Still fun, though!
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Possibly best AUv3 ever

Works on Mac too, thank you so much for this bit of nostalgia!

Are you serious

Money back play! Not worth 1/2 pence

I love this app.

I’ve had this app for years and it makes me smile every time. Thank you Dave, ZX Plectrum is simultaneously both total genius and absolutely bonkers.

No sound on iPhone

Sadly.

Looks like it is working but just no sound

Someone else reported this problem on iPhone too

Great on iPad no sound on iPhone

The iPad version is brilliant, it's a fun way to make the noises of the Spectrum load up screen and bring back nostalgia.

I also have it loaded to my iPhone, but there is no sound. The screen shows as normal, but with no sound it's pointless.

Buuuuuuuuu-zit, buuuuu-zoooo

Brings back my childhood!

I'm impressed!

I think I was looking up emulators, perhaps not even Spectrum ones, can't remember. This came up anyway and it just so happened that on one of my to-do lists was to get some samples of classic home computers loading. This discovery is far superior to that as now I can control exactly how I want it to sound! More than just a gimmick if you either want it for game design (me) or write music with these sounds (yes, really, check out Richard D James by Aphex Twin) then it's better than messing with limited options in some sample collection.
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Great app!

Me and my friend had a great time playing on this app, I can see why it is the best iPad app ever! Great fun for a Saturday afternoon eating sweets on the sofa.

Audiobus suggestion seconded!

Oh, i dunno. Anyway still a laugh. Something like this may be cool in recordings. Hey hey 16k (R tape loading terror, 0:1) The hold down then let go gesture bottom right does the initial 'dooo bip' that we all know and love, nice touch.
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A dollar's worth of joy for only 99 cents.

You're practically losing money not buying it.

Genius

Love it. The developer is a beautiful human being for bringing this into the world.

My demo scene mates are gig to go mad when they see me playing this thing.

Awesome.

Bought the paint package the author makes purely to give him some cash.

Dare I beg for Audiobus support? X

Junk I want my .99 back

I would have given it no stars but i had to give one to post my disappointing comment .
This thing is a waste and does not even produce audio anything I'm upset and will never spend money with this developer again.

Really is for a specific taste

Perfect for the kind of person that that doesn't really want to know what they are doing, just like making noise... I do like the spectrum noise however soooo..... NO REGRETS

Low bit win

I love the sounds this app produces, it seems somewhat nonlinear but that's also not a bad thing. ZX Plectrum has become an essential in my low bit arsenal.

Woah

Simply amazing. All the memories of sitting there waiting for a game to load and being mesmerised by the cacophony of flashing lights and screeching noise like something out of the Ipcress Files, and now I can play it? Genius!

awesome

This app really made me smile in a way I didn't expect. I have just spent the last five minutes "loading" imaginary Spectrum games because the sounds are absolutely perfect. Absolutely pointless app and pure geek perfection =)

Brilliant.

Oh the memories! Thanks to the Developer.

Brilliant

Probably my favourite app in a long while. If it had a bit more sophistication in playing the sounds and flexibility in patching between then I would def pay for it. Maybe a Pro version?

Fantastic!!!

Great app - very nostalgic and great sounds