At 07:12 PM 5/30/2007, Larry W8ER wrote: >Frank ... everyone that I know that is serious about audio and owns a >Flex is using external processing for exactly the reason that you are >inquiring about. I have been absolutely unable to get close to the >performance of a simple external hardware preamp and compressor with the >built in software processing. So the short is .. yes your experience is >right on. I have to add however, that I don't consider it a problem. It >would be nice to not need to use external gear but it doesn't bother me >that I do!
I would speculate that since this sort of function is very popular for other uses (e.g. the music biz), folks are figuring you could buy some software to implement it (or find freeware), and then pipe the audio output to the PowerSDR input using VAC or something similar. For audio processing this is a MUCH more appealing model, IF the needed processing is available somewhere else. It keeps PowerSDR less cluttered. I'd rather the PowerSDR developers spend their time on radio specific features (like calibration and RF performance related things.. noise blankers, etc) rather than trying to build ever better audio equalizers, multiband compressors, or gods forbid, flangers, phasers, fuzzboxes, wah pedal emulators, reverb, etc. I don't know the specifics of what's available, but I have several friends working with fairly sophisticated recording studios and a LOT of signal processing in software (albeit most on Macs). Jim, W6RMK _______________________________________________ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
