[hpsdr] Windows 10/PowerSDR/WSJT-X sound settings

[John Ackermann N8UR]

Hi Scott --

Thanks for the recommendation.  I did a VAC reinstall and when I
rebooted I discovered Windows was doing a major update.  I was sorta
hoping that maybe the pending update was the problem, but unfortunately
no joy... the VAC still randomly goes away.

I've never encountered anything quite like this -- I've seen audio
settings go away over reboots or program restarts, but this is happening
in "steady state" where nothing (that I am aware of) is changing.

I just thought of one other thing to try... possibly a power saving mode
is kicking in.  I'm pretty certain I have it set never to suspend, but
I'll double check those settings.

73,
John
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On 9/8/19 3:06 PM, Scott Traurig wrote:
> Windows updates are notorious for damaging sound driver related software
> such as Muzy VAC, Voicemeeter, etc. Recommend you uninstall whatever you
> are using for virtual audio connections, reboot, reinstall, reboot,
> reconfigure, and see if that fixes the problem.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Scott/w-u-2-o
> 
> On Sun, Sep 8, 2019 at 2:38 PM John Ackermann N8UR <jra at febo.com
> <mailto:jra at febo.com>> wrote:
> 
> 
>     I am seeing my sound settings mysteriously change or fail when running
>     PowerSDR and WSJT-X through VAC on Windows 10.
> 
>     The symptom is that WSJT-X stops seeing audio input, though the sound
>     settings in both programs select the correct VAC cable, or the WSJT-X TX
>     audio output is routed to the speakers instead of PowerSDR, again where
>     the VAC cables are properly selected.
> 
>     This will happen while the system is stable (well, as stable as Windows
>     ever gets...), i.e., everything is running fine, I leave without
>     changing anything, and come back a couple of hours later to find these
>     problems.
> 
>     Usually I have to restart WSJT-X and sometimes both programs, then
>     things start working again.
> 
>     Any ideas about what might be causing this, or a cure?
> 
>     Thanks,
>     John
>