Problem with MultiPSK

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wyShack

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I downloaded MultiPSK yesterday and it will not run on my Win7 64bit machine. It gives me an error indicating no sound card on the computer. The computer (A HP desktop) does have a soundcard. Has anyone else had this problem? Are there any solutions/workarounds? Interface for my TS 2000 is in the mail and would like to get the software going. Noticed how MultiPSK covers most of the modes I wan to "try' so would like to get it going.

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Lets get the obvious out of the way, you're sure you have a sound chip in that computer? Modern motherboards are more likely to incorporate an onboard sound chip, rather than a full fledged sound card. You can easily tell this by looking to see where the sound output is on the back. If the sound output plug is on the backplane section of the computer (near where your rear USB ports are, or onboard networking) then you most likely have a onboard sound processor. If the sound output comes from a rear connecter shield that is offset slightly from the rest of the IO ports, then you have a true-to-form sound card. There is the slight possibility that you have a server motherboard in that system, which usually do no have luxury consumer items like sound support, but I highly doubt it.


Onboard sound has always been a PITA for me, as I've had some systems that have had completely disastrous support, and frequently I'd be happy to get it into an emulation mode, so that I could have at least basic sound IO. Open the control panel --> sound --> playback devices.

Let's see what you have going for you here, before you blame MultiPSK
 

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yes I have sound but it might be on the motherboard not a separate sound card. Shows in Windows as Realtek High Definition audio. It works as a sound card with SDR# and other programs-not knocking MultiPSK -just trying to make it work. Checked driver and it said it was current-what is next ?
 

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Do you have a physical connection from your PC to the radio? USB adaptors generally don't carry audio. You just need a good shielded cable connection. Mike
 

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MultiPSK fails to open -or more accurately, 'crashes' when it opens stating no sound card exists on the machine. Need it running (and 'finding' my sound) before I worry about audio levels, ect. Figured I would start at the computer and 'work my way' to the radio. I can only 'fix' one thing at a time and figured installing the program and getting it going would be step 1.

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OK -just plugged a patch cord in -that's all it took. Guess if noting is plugged into line in the sound chip doesn't show. Wish all problems were this easy.

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Since you mentioned that MultiPSK has modes you want 'to try' and you have a TS2000, I'm going to assume here that you're a ham going to do some HF digital stuff.

We have a dedicated forum for such things here...

Amateur Radio Data Transmissions - The RadioReference.com Forums

and a starter page in our wiki...

Digital Amateur Radio - The RadioReference Wiki

MultiPSK can receive many non-ham related modes, and questions on these belong here. However, questions on ham digital ops belong in the above forum...Mike
 

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Mike- Yes I know. Right now trying to get the program 'up and running' then WEFAX and the like. After that I will hook up the transmit side and get in the ham bands more.

Thanks for the reminder..
 

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I use an HP desktop running Win 7 and never had a problem. Your issue must be more specific to that model. Note that if nothing is plugged into the mic input, you will get that error message.
 
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