[App_rpt-users] Audio Quality issues on Echolink

[Kevin Custer]

On 3/13/2013 1:00 PM, Bryan D. Boyle wrote:
> On 3/13/13 12:32 PM, Bill Hurlock wrote:
>> Has anyone had problems with very low outbound audio to echolink 
>> connections? The audio reports from the Echolink side are very thin 
>> audio, no highs or lows and low level. I have went through my RF link 
>> and also through Webtranceiver with the same results. If I do  parrot 
>> mode on my link, my audio sounds great. The issue seems to be in the 
>> interconnect to Echolink. Also I tried adjusting the link TX & RX 
>> echolink audio levels but I can't hear any change no matter what 
>> amounts of + or - gain I put in the etxgain or erxgain statements in 
>> the echolink.conf file. Any ideas???
>>
>
> Crap codecs from when Windows NT 4.51 was current, technology that has 
> not been updated in any meaningful way since it was released, and a 
> big dose of NIH when you try and suggest Jonathan do anything about it 
> (shades of Cameron)?
>
> FWIW, mine sounds pretty poor, but, then, considering what others 
> sound like, people are used to crap audio on echolink, so no one 
> really does anything about it.
>
> Just my opinion.


Nail hit firmly on the head...

Kevin