[Ham-Mac] Re: DarwinPSK goes native

[Steve Muncy]

On Feb 16, 2004, at 9:20 AM, Tom Dove wrote:

>
> 1. Check the settings in Finder > System Preferences > Sound to see 
> where your input and output are going. These control the final sound 
> I/O for DarwinPSK. I'm having a peculiar bug with the output level not 
> holding its setting after I have run DarwinPSK a while; anybody else 
> experiencing this?
>

In the DarwinPSK general settings, I've set:

      InputDevices  - > iMic Audio System
     OutputDevices ->Built-In Audio

I save the settings.  These settings are retained when I quit and 
re-launch DarwinPSK.

My default input and output sound settings are not changed by DarwinPSK 
(internal mic/input, internal speakers/output). I assumed this was good 
behavior on the part of DarwinPSK in that it saves it own settings and 
doesn't force you to change your system preferences each time you run 
the program.

As for the level settings, it saves and restores the level settings 
when I quit and relaunch. I can't see  that it alters the settings in 
my system sound prefs -- but again, I think that is a good thing.


> 2. In DarwinPSK menu Settings > General Settings take it out of Demo 
> mode and enter your callsign and UTC offset. You might also play with 
> the sound levels, but I'm not sure they do anything yet. In the 
> Settings menu, the Macros work beautifully and are pretty slick.

If you are using the headphone jack for output to the transmitter, 
can't you simply adjust the volume control (on the menu bar) to control 
the level? The transmit level appears to start out quite high, but 
responds well to the menu bar volume control.

>
> 3. PTT through the USB port does not work yet; Volker is working on 
> that now.
>
> I haven't set up my rig with DarwinPSK yet because there was an issue 
> with the #@%! MFJ interface so it wouldn't key the transmitter with 
> VOX before. Maybe it will work now.
>

Anybody tried this yet by running the sound out straight into the 
microphone input and using VOX?


> Exciting times.
>

No kidding!


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