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RX audio delay on PC speakers

K6HN
K6HN Member ✭✭
edited June 2020 in SmartSDR for Windows
Since updating my 6700 to V3.1.7 then 3.1.8 I get a significant delay in the PC audio vs the panadapter display (delay can be up to 1 second or more). Anyone else seeing this? I downgraded to 3.0.27 and everything gets back in sync. This is using PC audio, not audio out of the radio direct. Same delay occurs on 2 separate PC's both running current updated copies of Win-10.

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  • Rick Fosburgh
    Rick Fosburgh Member
    edited October 2019
    Noticed the same. Have also seen a random loss of audio to pc speakers that can be fixed by toggling the pc audio off and on.
  • WX7Y
    WX7Y Member ✭✭✭✭
    edited June 2020
    I also have about a 1 second delay between what the Waterfall and Panadapter show and the PC speaker plays.

    Bret
    WX7Y

  • N8SDR
    N8SDR Member ✭✭
    edited October 2019
    I also experienced this with he newest DAX drives but in version 2.6.1 - which also uses the same DAX drivers.  https://community.flexradio.com/flexradio/topics/2-6-1-audio-drop-outs

  • WX7Y
    WX7Y Member ✭✭✭✭
    edited June 2020
    just checked using SmartLink on my other Radio and there is about 1.5 Seconds delay between Waterfall / Spectrum analyzer and the PC speaker audio so a little more delay which isn't to bad for running over a internet connection using the 6600 on the Remote network over SmartLink but still more delay then earlier versions of SmartSDR had.

    Bret
    WX7Y
  • K6HN
    K6HN Member ✭✭
    edited October 2019
    Well it's good to hear others are experiencing the same delay and it's not my hardware. I find this extremely annoying and completely unacceptable so will be opening a ticket with Flex. 

  • LZ2BE
    LZ2BE Member ✭✭
    edited October 2019
    I have the same issue not only with PC audio, but on Maestro audio too. 
    When I listen on phones connected to my 6600 and Maestro loudspeaker at the same time the difference in CW is 3-4 letters!


    73 Boyan
  • K6HN
    K6HN Member ✭✭
    edited March 2020
    I opened a trouble ticket with Flex and was told this is a know problem. Defect number 7335.
  • John - AI4FR
    John - AI4FR Member ✭✭
    edited October 2019
    Thanks for the follow up K6HN. 7335 defects in the software. Not sure if that is good or bad.

    Does anyone know if there is a public list of these defects?
  • Joe N3HEE
    Joe N3HEE Member ✭✭
    edited October 2019
    I doubt that represents the total number of defects :)  No, there is not a public list of defects.  However, there is a list of fixed defects in the changelog for each software release.
  • John - AI4FR
    John - AI4FR Member ✭✭
    edited October 2019
    Thanks Joe. I wish they would release it. Oh yes, I am a huge fan of reading the documentation and it's the first thing I do.

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