[WT-support] Followup - Fraunhofer Codec in Windows 8.1

[Ken K6MR]

Well this is not a long term test, but the the patch works, Win-Test runs, and recording seems to work. I let it run for 5 minutes and it captured both channels/radios ok. Configuration shows it's using the Fraunhofer Codec.
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Win10 build 10130
Ken K6MR

Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2015 12:27:21 -0700
From: n6tv at arrl.net
To: support at win-test.com
Subject: Re: [WT-support] Followup - Fraunhofer Codec in Windows 8.1

Very good, thanks Scott.
I am now being prompted to upgrade to Windows 10.
I would love to know if Win-Test, the Chortkeh fix, and the Fraunhofer CODEC continue to work OK on Windows 10.
Who will be the first to give it a try and post the results here? :-) 
73,

Bob, N6TV
On Jun 2, 2015 12:15 PM, "K0DQ" <k0dq at analog.org> wrote:
In April, I asked the if anyone was using the Fraunhofer CODEC with Windows 8.1 but received no response.  Given the recent discussion re recording and CQWW rules on other reflectors, I thought the following results might be of general interest. Using N6TV’s guidance, I have now installed the Fraunhofer CODEC on both Win 7 (32 and 64 bit) and Win 8.1 (64 bit) computers using the Chortkeh fix command file (below).   It takes less than a minute if you don’t do the registry backup.  Results:1.        It installed easily and works great in the WT recording mode.
2.       Unlike the LAME CODEC, Fraunhofer seems to be much more stable.  I can unplug and reinsert the audio feed to the computer input without causing the Win-Test crash which occurred when using LAME.
 73, Scott, K0DQ N6TV instructions for installing Chortkeh (NOTE:  I did not back up the registry.  Tried it on a ‘guinea pig’ laptop first and no problem.  You may want to do this if you’re nervous.)Back up the registry (Microsoft's instructions for backup and restore are here:  https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/322756)Download the Chortkeh fix command file and "Run as Administrator" (click the small blue link to download it, ignore the big green button)Right click on .cmd file and "Run as Administrator" to update the registryReboot WindowsStart Win-TestSee if Fraunhofer is listed.  If not, restore the registry and reboot  From: Scott K0DQ [mailto:k0dq at analog.org] 
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2015 9:27 PM
To: support at f5mzn.org
Cc: 'Bob Wilson, N6TV'
Subject: Codecs in Windows 8.1                 Recent discussions here re QSO audio extraction prompt the following  QUESTION(s):  Is anyone successfully using the Fraunhofer CODEC with Windows 8.1?  If so, how stable is it (see below) and how did you install it? BACKGROUND.   Several years ago I spent a lot of time messing around and finally installing (with N6TV help) CODECS.   Bottom line:  Fraunhofer seemed to work best with WinXP and VISTA but I could only get LAME working on Windows 7 (desktop & 2 x laptops) and 8 (2 x laptops). I now use LAME exclusively on 5 computers with Win 7 & 8.  Win-Test itself works extremely well in both (gone are the days of long waits for ComPorts to reset and drivers to initialize). The problems are in recording audio:1.       It’s somewhat unstable in that if I accidentally unplug the audio source while recording, Win-Test crashes and has to be restarted
2.       Although the whole contest will be recorded as an MP3 file, the synchronization with the log almost inevitably stops somewhere after 3000 to 4000 QSOs for unknown reasons.
 I’m using Win-Test 4.16.0 with-          LAME MP3 Codec v0.9.2 – 3.99.5 on the Win 8 machines and 
-          LAME MP3 Codec v0.9.2 – 3.98.4 on the Win 7 machines.
 Win-Test settings are: Sample rate 44100 Hz, 128 kBit/s On the computer, the recording devices are set for 2 channel, 16 bit, 44,100 Hz (DVD Quality). I’m willing to mess around installing Fraunhofer if someone can tell me they have it working in Win 8 and it’s “stable” as above. Thanks, Scott, K0DQ 

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