[WriteLog] Record on the fly

Fri Oct 16 23:18:56 PDT 2009

Think I may have found the problem.  My Dell laptop has an internal Sigma 
Tel sound chip for Microphone / Line In.  At the Sound window on the 
Recording tab I click the Sigma Tel mic and then Properties/Advanced.  The 
drop down window for setting the default sample rate and bit depth only has 
4 choices - all are 2 channel, either 16 or 24 bit, and either 44100 Hz or 
48000 Hz.  My default is 2 channel, 16 bit, 44100 Hz.

When I checked the Microham Headset Microphone CODEC the Properties/Advanced 
tab has many more choices.  The default selected there was 1 channel, 16 
bit, 44100 Hz.  I have reset this to 2 channel, 16 bit, 44100 Hz to match 
what the internal sound card uses.  I suspect the difference was between the 
1 channel and 2 channel settings.  It's been a long day, but I will check 
this out tomorrow and see if that fixes the problem.  Thanks for the help.

73,
Gary AL9A

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <lists at subich.com>
To: "'Gary AL9A'" <al9a at mtaonline.net>; "'Writelog'" 
<writelog at contesting.com>
Sent: October 16, 2009 5:46 PM
Subject: RE: [WriteLog] Record on the fly

>
>
>> Problem is I don't know how to change the bit rate of the
>> file size being created by the MKII sound card.  I checked
>> the Router, but don't see it there.  Is it somewhere else
>> in Windows?
>
> Recording within WriteLog is controlled by Writelog and Vista.
> The "soundcard" in microKEYER II is just like any other soundcard,
> it provides samples at the bit depth and sample rate that the
> operating system directs
>
>> They play fine, but in checking these wav file properties the
>> Details tab says the Bit Rate is 352kbps.
>
> It does not appear that Writelog records in that rate (at least
> with microKEYER II).  The highest bit rate shown on "select
> WAV File compression" is 187 kb/sec (48 KHz sample rate, 16 bit
> stereo).  352kbps looks like 32 KHz, 24 bit stereo.  I've never
> seen a reason to record at any more than 22 KHz 16 bit stereo
> (for off air) or 11 KHz 16 bit mono for DVK.
>
> 73,
>
>   ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: writelog-bounces at contesting.com
>> [mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Gary AL9A
>> Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 8:34 PM
>> To: lists at subich.com; 'Writelog'
>> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Record on the fly
>>
>>
>> Joe and Mark K6UFO,
>>
>> Thanks for the replies.  The mike level is set in Windows
>> Vista Mixer and I
>> believe I have the WL Sound Board Mixer setup correctly -
>> everything else
>> works, including recording the contest.
>>
>> When I try to play MSG6.wav with Windows Media Player I get
>> an error message
>> about being unable to play back.  That caused me to do a bit
>> more searching
>> and I think I've found the problem, but not the cure.  My
>> other msg.wav
>> files were created with the Dell laptop's internal sound chip
>> and Audacity.
>> They play fine, but in checking these wav file properties the
>> Details tab
>> says the Bit Rate is 352kbps.  The Bit Rate for the Record on
>> The Fly file
>> is only 176kbps.  I suspect this is a file size that WL
>> cannot handle.  I
>> also seem to remember it is a problem for WL if the bit rates
>> for all sound
>> files are not the same.
>>
>> Problem is I don't know how to change the bit rate of the
>> file size being
>> created by the MKII sound card.  I checked the Router, but
>> don't see it
>> there.  Is it somewhere else in Windows?
>>
>> 73,
>> Gary AL9A
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <lists at subich.com>
>> To: "'Gary AL9A'" <al9a at mtaonline.net>; "'Writelog'"
>> <writelog at contesting.com>
>> Sent: October 16, 2009 12:56 PM
>> Subject: RE: [WriteLog] Record on the fly
>>
>>
>> >
>> > Gary,
>> >
>> > Have you set the mic level in the Windows Vista Mixer?
>> >
>> > Right click the speaker icon, select "recording devices" select
>> > Microphone - USB Voice CODEC, then the Levels tab. Make
>> sure you have
>> > the correct settings in Tools | Writelog Sound board setup.
>> >
>> > 73,
>> >
>> >   ... Joe, W4TV
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: writelog-bounces at contesting.com
>> >> [mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Gary AL9A
>> >> Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 2:22 PM
>> >> To: Writelog
>> >> Subject: [WriteLog] Record on the fly
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I'm playing around with WL (V10.73D) and my Microkeyer II getting
>> >> ready for the CQWW DX SSB contest next weekend.  I'm
>> trying to record
>> >> a message on the
>> >> fly to see how it works, as I've never been successful with
>> >> that on my
>> >> various laptop shack computers.  After acquiring the MKII Joe
>> >> W4TV indicated
>> >> that with the MKII record on the fly would now work.
>> >> Unfortunately I'm
>> >> still unable to get it to work.
>> >>
>> >> When I hit Shift + F6 the MKII keys the radio (IC-756PRO) and as I
>> >> say the message into my Heil headset mike I can see the
>> wave form on
>> >> the spectrum
>> >> display vary and the ALC meter shows output.  I hit Esc to stop the
>> >> recording and then hit F6 to play it back.  The MKII keys the
>> >> radio again,
>> >> but the message is empty - it just plays a lot of silence.
>> >> On the WL Sound
>> >> board setup window I've got Enable Recording Loop and Echo
>> >> Microphone both
>> >> checked.  Anyone got a clue as to what I'm missing?
>> >>
>> >> 73,
>> >> Gary AL9A
>> >>
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