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<div dir="ltr"><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>(original message bounced due to size: removed the graphic).</div><div><br></div><div>Win10 build 10130</div><div><br></div><div>Ken K6MR<font color="#000000" face="Courier New,sans-serif"><br id="ecxFontBreak"></font><br><br></div><div><hr id="ecxstopSpelling">Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2015 12:27:21 -0700<br>From: n6tv@arrl.net<br>To: support@win-test.com<br>Subject: Re: [WT-support] Followup - Fraunhofer Codec in Windows 8.1<br><br><p dir="ltr">Very good, thanks Scott.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I am now being prompted to upgrade to Windows 10.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I would love to know if Win-Test, the Chortkeh fix, and the Fraunhofer CODEC continue to work OK on Windows 10.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Who will be the first to give it a try and post the results here? :-) </p>
<p dir="ltr">73,<br>
Bob, N6TV</p>
<div class="ecxgmail_quote">On Jun 2, 2015 12:15 PM, "K0DQ" <<a href="mailto:k0dq@analog.org">k0dq@analog.org</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="ecxgmail_quote" style="border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div lang="EN-US"><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d;">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d;"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d;">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. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d;"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d;">Results:<u></u><u></u></span></p><u></u><span style="color:#1f497d;"><span>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman";'> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:#1f497d;"> It installed easily and works great in the WT recording mode.<u></u><u></u></span><br><u></u><span style="color:#1f497d;"><span>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman";'> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:#1f497d;">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.<u></u><u></u></span><br><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d;"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d;">73,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d;"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d;">Scott, K0DQ<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d;"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d;">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.)<u></u><u></u></span></p><ol type="1" start="1"><li class="ecxMsoNormal">Back up the registry (Microsoft's instructions for backup and restore are here: <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/322756" target="_blank">https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/322756</a>)<u></u><u></u></li><li class="ecxMsoNormal">Download the <a href="http://www.komeil.com/download/264" target="_blank">Chortkeh fix command file</a> and "Run as Administrator" (click the small blue link to download it, <b>ignore the big green button</b>)<u></u><u></u></li><li class="ecxMsoNormal">Right click on .cmd file and "Run as Administrator" to update the registry<u></u><u></u></li><li class="ecxMsoNormal">Reboot Windows<u></u><u></u></li><li class="ecxMsoNormal">Start Win-Test<u></u><u></u></li><li class="ecxMsoNormal">See if Fraunhofer is listed. If not, restore the registry and reboot<u></u><u></u></li></ol><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d;"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d;"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";'> Scott K0DQ [<a href="mailto:k0dq@analog.org" target="_blank">mailto:k0dq@analog.org</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 13, 2015 9:27 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:support@f5mzn.org" target="_blank">support@f5mzn.org</a><br><b>Cc:</b> 'Bob Wilson, N6TV'<br><b>Subject:</b> Codecs in Windows 8.1<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal">Recent discussions here re QSO audio extraction prompt the following <u></u><u></u></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal">QUESTION(s): <u></u><u></u></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal">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?<u></u><u></u></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal">BACKGROUND. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal">Several years ago I spent a lot of time messing around and finally installing (with N6TV help) CODECS. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal">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).<u></u><u></u></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal">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).<u></u><u></u></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal">The problems are in recording audio:<u></u><u></u></p><u></u><span>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman";'> </span></span><u></u>It’s somewhat unstable in that if I accidentally unplug the audio source while recording, Win-Test crashes and has to be restarted<u></u><u></u><br><u></u><span>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman";'> </span></span><u></u>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.<u></u><u></u><br><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal">I’m using Win-Test 4.16.0 with<u></u><u></u></p><u></u><span>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman";'> </span></span><u></u>LAME MP3 Codec v0.9.2 – 3.99.5 on the Win 8 machines and <u></u><u></u><br><u></u><span>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman";'> </span></span><u></u>LAME MP3 Codec v0.9.2 – 3.98.4 on the Win 7 machines.<u></u><u></u><br><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal">Win-Test settings are: Sample rate 44100 Hz, 128 kBit/s<u></u><u></u></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal">On the computer, the recording devices are set for 2 channel, 16 bit, 44,100 Hz (DVD Quality).<u></u><u></u></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal">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.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal">Thanks,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal">Scott, K0DQ<u></u><u></u></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div></blockquote></div>
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