Dave: If you are messing with Windows Audio, through a computer's "general use" sound card, I can agree with you. Windows often changes settings as you open and close multiple programs.
However, since I plug the mic into the MicroKeyer directly and its internal sound card is passing both my live audio and my recorded audio, that is recorded through that same sound card with the identical settings, PRE AIR PROCESSING, there is absolutely no difference as long as my voice stays fresh (which it doesn't, but that's a wetware issue, not a hardware or software issue). Granted, you do have to do a bit of "setup" before hand to make sure the levels are correct (what you call "different without adjusting". I adjust!). I do this ahead of time and lock the settings. And once I do this, I don't mess with them again. I am then guaranteed the same consistent levels upon subsequent recordings "on the fly" through Logger's facilities. I do trim my recordings for canned messages at times as well, especially numbers and letters, using NCH WavePad. However, I record the raw mic signal through the MK2 into the computer and NEVER apply any processing at all at this point. The rig's processor and EQ will then handle both my live audio and my canned audio with the same processing, making them as near identical as the sampling rate will allow (I am a "audio dweeb". I hear the quantizing, but I can rationalize the bit rate!) This even worked with my original MK, using a Delta 44 sound card in the computer (NOT the crappy one on the motherboard or a $19 Geeks.com special). I most certainly do listen to on air signals with my secondary TS-570 transceiver during setup over RF, although now, with the K3 rather than my previous TS-850, the local monitor with TX off is pretty darn accurate, in my humble opinion. I made my living for over 30 years making sure quality sound and picture was transmitted over RF and I always made my MCR operators and production audio ops mix to the off air signal after processing for best accuracy. So I understand the issues. My recordings sound really really close to my live voice (at the start of the test when its fresh, not after 46 hours of saying "Five Nine Zero Five" a thousand times, though!) because I put the work in ahead of time to make sure that they do and leave the settings alone. Other ops mileage, especially the incessant tweakers, may vary. -lu-W4LT- Message: 19 Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:13:31 -0700 From: David Gilbert <xda...@cis-broadband.com> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 - KDVR To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Message-ID: <4ad7826b.8040...@cis-broadband.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed That's simply not true. There are all sorts of settings that can make audio sound differently going through the sound card one way versus another. I check my on-the-air signals and they are typically different without some adjusting. Other contesters do the same editing that I do to get their recordings to sound the same as their mic voice. Ask around ... you'll see. I suspect you've never checked your transmitted signal with a different receiver to make sure. I do. Maybe your recordings always sound the same as your mic voice, but there is nothing that says that will be the case in general. Dave AB7E No virus found in this outgoing message Checked by PC Tools AntiVirus (6.1.0.25 - 6.13490). http://www.pctools.com/free-antivirus/ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
