[WriteLog] Sound board bad audio

[Ed Kucharski]

Yes!  I found the solution - at least to my low audio problems.
I use the Heil headset with the DX/contesting element (I forget the #).
The way I found to get more than adequate audio was as simple as a setting
in the "Volume Control" program of the soundboard.
On my Windows 95 computer I go to "Volume Control", Options, Properties
at the mixer device screen, click on recording then OK.  At the recording 
control
screen click on mic balance, then advanced then click on 1AGC for Waveln.
On my Windows 98 computer (the family's computer) go to Volume control,
Options, Advanced Controls then Microphone balance,  then click the box for 
1Mic Gain (+20dB).
Either way by going to the microphone balance box advanced controls and 
clicking
the box for Mic Gain or 1AGC for waveln it added the audio needed to make 
adequate
recordings.  At that point you just need to fiddle with the playback audio 
and microphone
audio levels to make them equal so your recorded audio and mic audio is at 
the same
level.  On my IC765 I put the meter in the comp setting and fiddle with the 
controls
until they look equal - I also listen to my transmitted sig (into a dummy 
load, of course!)
on a second rig.
I have noted a little hum even with a 1:1 audio xformer in line - I may try 
the 1k/8ohm output
transformer suggested in another message to get the hum to go away.  It is 
very low level
and I've never rcvd a comment about it in several contests but if I can 
hear it I know others
can too.
Good Luck - let me know if this works.
73,
Ed K3DNE





At 06:06 PM 11/13/01 -0500, The Tolberts wrote:
>While on the subject of sound cards and audio, anyone else have problems
>recording wav files with their Heil mics. I tried both mic in and line in
>and the output must be to low and the volume is wayyyy down even with the
>controls set to max. Any solution?
>
>73 Jamie WW3S
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "William Hendrick" <whhendrick@home.com>
>To: "Writelog" <writelog@contesting.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 5:28 PM
>Subject: [WriteLog] Sound board bad audio
>
>
> > Do some sound cards produce bad audio? I set up for the first time the
>sound
> > card messages. Listening in a second receiver at the play back the audio
> > sounds really bad. I'm using the 1:1 transformer in the line. I've tried
> > adjusting the rigs mic gain and the WL audio controls. It's still not
>good.
> >
> > Bill, N0AC
> > whhendrick@home.com
> >
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