Play AY files in your browser
ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC music, ripped with the Z80 code that plays it. Play an AY right here and save its songs as MP3. Nothing leaves your device.
Or drop it anywhere on this page
What you'll see
A file of many songs opens like a folder of them, and the one you pick plays at once, then fades. A file of one song plays the moment it opens.
- Its songs listed like a folder • Names from the file
- Its whole waveform • Half, 1.5× or double speed
- Show tags • Game, composer, system and voices
- Export • Save a song as MP3 or WAV
About AY
The ZX Spectrum 128 and the Amstrad CPC played their music on General Instrument's AY-3-8912, three square voices and noise. An AY file keeps a song's Z80 code and data from a game or a demo, with its title, its author and each song's length.
Thousands of Spectrum and CPC tunes are shared as AY files, in collections of game music and in the archives of the demo scene.
Filepeek runs the Z80 and the chip in its own build of Game_Music_Emu inside your browser. A file of many songs opens like a folder, and the one you pick plays for its length, then fades. Export saves it as MP3 or WAV.
ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC music
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Format
- MIME type
- audio/x-ay
- Made by
- The ZXAYEMUL project
Inside the file
- Holds
- A song's Z80 code and data
- Chip
- AY-3-8912, 3 voices and noise
- Systems
- ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC
- Tags
- Title, author and lengths
Opens in every browser
Filepeek plays AY files in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari. No browser plays them by itself.
- YouChromePlays through Filepeek
- YouEdgePlays through Filepeek
- YouFirefoxPlays through Filepeek
- YouSafariPlays through Filepeek
Apps that open AY
- Windowsfoobar2000 with foo_gep, and AY_Emul
- MacVLC
- iPhone and iPadModizer
- AndroidZXTune
Questions
How do I play an AY file?
Drop it on this page or choose Peek an AY. Its songs are listed like a folder, and the one you pick plays right away.
How long does each song play?
As long as the file says. A song with no length plays for up to 2 minutes 30 seconds and stops where it falls silent, then fades.
Can I save Spectrum music as MP3?
Yes. Pick a song, choose Export, then Save as MP3 or WAV.