For a very comprehensive comparison of many sound cards along with test
results see http://www.pcavtech.com/soundcards/compare/index.htm These
are tests of how good they are for audio. Won't tell you a thing about
PSK etc.
To find out about and download Rightmark go to http://audio.rightmark.org/
Hope this helps
73 de Jim Smith VE7FO
Phil Duff wrote:
>>------------Original Message-------------
>>From: "Robert McGwier" <rwmcgwier@comcast.net>
>>To: "Writelog" <writelog@contesting.com>
To: <writelog@contesting.com>
>>Date: Mon, Aug-18-2003 0:59 AM
>>Subject: RE: [WriteLog] Using the Sound Card
>>
>>
>>Some of you may know that I am doing lots of DSP programming
>>for ham radio but just in case you did not, I am doing maybe most
>>of the DSP software defined radio project http://www.flex-radio.com
>>and re-doing PSKCORE.dll thanks to Moe Wheatley trusting me with
>>the source as well as re-doing WSJT with Joe Taylor. In addition,
>>Mako-san has given me a way to add MMTTY support across networks
>>so I can run my software defined radio remotely and return the
>>audio samples to the application in the shack. This will be used
>>to deliver audio to the new PSKCORE, and other things as well
>>as MMSSTV.
>>
>>For all of this work and for several important projects at work,
>>I have done testing of various sound cards. Some of them are
>>truly awful and some of the really big name ones are right there
>>with the WORST of them on recording, you know, the part where
>>we get our audio in from our radios? We need to constantly
>>be reminded that sound cards were brought along by gamers and
>>audio/video OUTPUTS. The gazinta has been neglected for the
>>gazouta on the consumer products. I always believed you had
>>to pay a fortune to get decent performance in a sound card.
>>
>
>What kind of difference could hams expect to experience in practical useage of
>this sound card with RTTY, PSK, MFSK16, DVK, etc. sound card applications
>versus a "truly awful" sound card?
>
>How do I know or find out if I have a "truly awful" sound card? A "Rightmark
>Audio Analyzer" was mentioned as a test tool. But what characteristics do we
>look for to separate the good from truly awful?
>
>73 Phil NA4M
>
>
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