RoMac 10 Band Equalizer  & Receive Filtering

Revision Policy 
All our software is under constant development. It's our policy to post revisions whenever we are notified of any problem with the software , whether it be a small problem or a large problem. If your software download came in a zip file, when updating the software, it is best to uninstall the software, and then install the new software. (Leave shared files on your computer when un-installing). 

If the installer package came in an exe file, you do not have to uninstall first. We are in the process of changing all installer packages to the new exe format.

With all the different sound cards and unique computer configurations problems are inevitable.

We thank all the loyal users of the software for their problem reports.

Reported Problems and Status of Problems

None reported.

Revision History

Version 2.7.6 (Build 07/06/08)
Fixed timing of un-keying the radio when playing a wave file

Version 2.7.5  (Build 06/26/08)
Fixed problem for "taskable" jacks. Also fixed install program to register all components properly. Also fixed timing of un-keying the radio when playing a wave file

Version 2.7.4  (Build 06/17/08)
Fixed problem with two tone calibration tone would not start in some PTT modes. Fixed CW identifier test, where sometimes it would not test, when software was in a PTT receive mode. Noise Gate level now independent of Mic Gain level on main dialog. Editorial changes to help file.

Version 2.7.3 (Build 06/02/08)
Fixed problem where software would sometimes start and show an error message after installing a new sound card or reinstalling a sound card driver and just quitting. Restarting software would correct problem. Better detection of DirectX problems.
Added File menu choice to change to another Preset without saving the current Preset. Changed equalizer on/off to radio buttons. Solves control focus problem if using the PTT Space Bar mode. Editorial changes to Help file.

Version 2.7.2 (Build 05/24/08)
Fixed problem where software would hang and sometimes stops responding when CAT support was enabled and CAT program not running.
Increased number of Quick Presets to six. Incorporated radio buttons to change from one Preset to another and automatically saving Preset before changing. This simplifies management of Quick Presets. Title bar now reflects friendly name of the Quick Preset in use.

Version 2.7.1 (Build 05/15/08)
Added option to swap the Mic In and Line In on sound cards running under Windows 2000 and Windows XP. (Vista already allowed this)  This will allow the user to use a Line In input in the transmit modes. This option is useful for sound cards that have an inferior microphone preamplifier that exhibits poor sound quality.
Fixed problem where the audio stream wouldn't restart properly when closing the sound card dialog without selecting Cancel or Okay.
Fixed logic on Line out Always Muted Option without cycling through the EQ modes.

Version 2.7.0 (Build 05/09/08)
Fixed problem where audio stream didn't start correctly when in Rig Interface and going into Transmit mode.

 Version 2.6.9 (Build 05/05/08)
Fixed problem where certain sound cards would not initialize correctly only under Windows Vista, does not effect Windows 2000 or Windows XP. Added an option to key transmitter when playing wave files. Editorial changes to Help file

Version 2.6.8 (Build 05/03/08)
Starting the calibrated test tone now will key transmitter if serial port support is enabled. Better
normalization of recorded wave files, especially if sound cards clock is off a bit (most are).  Added alternate algorithm for the random noise reduction. Smoothed out audio level changes during changing receive filtering  parameters. Editorial changes to Help File

Version 2.6.7 (Build 04/23/08)
Minor cosmetic changes. Increased evaluation time to 30 hours due to all the new enhanced
features to explore. Editorial changes to Help File.

Version 2.6.6 (Build 04/05/08)
Minor problems catching error's on Serial Port setup. Some combinations of incorrect Serial Port selections were going undetected. Editorial changes to the Help File. No significant operational changes.

Version 2.6.5 (Build 03/26/08)
Added support for concurrently running a SSTV program. Please note some sound cards, SSTV software or operating systems preclude the running of two programs that access a sound card.

Version 2.6.4 (Build 03/12/08)
Fixed problem where Noise Gate mode was not working, if the CW I'der was disabled.

Version 2.6.3 (Build 03/09/08)
Fixed serial port selection. Would not retain the correct serial port after selection, other than Comm 1.

Version 2.6.2 (Build 03/08/08)
Fixed version number not showing correctly. Also disabled "Highest" in the software priority level selection due to receiving complaints of machines locking up if selected. This version will detect that setting and reset it to "High". We would like to have more reports of this problem. Please include operating system, service packs installed, memory available, and type anti-virus software. We believe it may be related to anti-virus software, not liking a program running with that high of a priority.

Version 2.6.1 (Build 03/07/08)
Editorial changes and a bit of reorganization of the help file.

Version 2.6.0 (Build 02/25/08)
Added support for Rig Control Programs (CAT programs) such as Ham Radio Deluxe, when using a hardware interface that will share a serial port for both rig control and RTS/CTS for switching the transceiver from transmit and receive. The West Mountain RigBlaster Pro has this facility. Fixed CW I'der when using the Noise Gate mode, now supports ID after in the Noise Gate mode. Fixed nuisance trips of the PTT line when switching modes. 

Version 2.5.9 (Build 02/17/08)
Fixed problem with the DspHelper.dll. This problem would manifest it's self randomly during program execution. 

Version 2.5.8 (Build 02/16/08)
Fixed bug where software wouldn't go back to transmit mode in the "Space Bar" PTT mode, if the CW' Ider was disabled. Also redesigned Sound Card Level dialog box under Windows 2000 and Windows XP, for similarity to the look and feel of the Vista Sound Card Level dialog box.

Version 2.5.7 (Build 02/10/08)
Reworked the synchronizing of audio buffers under Windows 2000 and Windows XP. There should be less dropouts and interruptions of the audio when the computer is doing other tasks under Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Added a software priority level setting on the select sound card dialog, to help mitigate audio interruptions due to the computer being busy. Included in the package is the updated DLL file for the Windows Vista users.

Version 2.5.6 (Build 02/06/08)
In enhancing the error handling in version 2.5.5, I introduced a small bug. When selecting other than the standard buffer size for a sound card, when returning to the sound card select dialog, it would always show standard buffer size, even though the buffer size was set to something else. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Version 2.5.5  (Build 02/04/08)
Better error handling of sound card and DirectX problems. If a sound device or devices didn't initialize correctly, when selecting the same or different devices the user is forced to click on the "Okay" button. This problem occurs when a sound card driver is reinstalled, or a new sound card is installed.

Version 2.5.4  (Build 02/01/08)
Fixed bug when the software is using "Rig Interface"  T/R option and CW I'der was disabled, software wouldn't switch back to receive. Also added manual gain control if the receive filtering is disabled.

Version 2.5.3  (Build 01/30/08)
Moved the Effects Processor and Receive Filtering setup to the Setup menu. Added option to disable all receive filtering for receivers that don't need any additional filtering. General Settings dialog box is less cluttered with the addition of a tabbed panel. Fixed bug where the Line record level was not saved correctly when running under Vista.

Version 2.5.2  (Build 01/10/08) 
Fixed some broken help file links. Added more extensive error reporting with some written error files that may be emailed to help solve sound card and/or DirectX issues. Fixed problem where "Help" was always a top window. Set maximum reverb time to 500 ms, instead of 2000 ms Recalibrated CW I'der volume level.

Version 2.5.1  (Build 01/01/08) 
Fixed bug that would occasionally crash the software, if a parameter file was corrupt. 

Version 2.5.0  (Build 12/21/07) 
Added variable High Pass cutoff frequency control (25 Hz to 250 Hz). Added additional Bass and Treble controls. Also added an Input Noise gate. This is very helpful in blocking low level hiss or noise from a sound cards input stages. Fixed bug that would crash the software when accessing the Effects Processor, after turning off the Effects Processor and then turning it back on, when there were Effects that were enabled. Software would work fine after restarting.

Version 2.4.5  (Build 11/27/07) 
Fixed bug where program would crash when the Effects processor was disabled.

Version 2.4.4  (Build 11/26/07) 
Added Input Gain parameter to the reverb effects. This allows a more subtle reverb effect to the audio.  Also added a second reverb effect (a second reflection). Fixed minor bugs involved saving effects processor settings. Added second notch to transmit EQ, also added feature to alter the frequency of the notches. 

Version 2.4.3  (Build 10/31/07) 
Cosmetic changes, now checks and uses windows system font. SegeoUI under Vista and Tahoma under XP and 2000. This enhances the readability of labels. Fixed default settings for the Effects Processor. Better calibration of two tone test signal for setting up audio levels. 
Fixed software crashing running under Vista running under XP compatibility mode. If running under XP compatibility mode, the "Master" sound level control will not function correctly 

Version 2.4.2  (Build 10/20/07) 
Fixed CW identifier when set to "Xmit on Time" when the EQ is in Xmit Only or
Noise Gate mode. Minor cosmetic changes. Editorial changes in the Help File.

Version 2.4.1  (Build 08/20/07) 
Fixed problem where occasionally CW I'der would transmit ID at the beginning
of transmission when set to transmit ID at the end of transmission.

Version 2.4.0  (Build 08/10/07) 
Fixed bug concerning saving the effects processor settings.
Minor cosmetic changes.
Ability to assign friendly names to the Quick Preset buttons.
Changed the way the equalizer loads a setting file on startup. Uses the last file opened, instead of the "default" file. 
Better error handling for serial port problems, especially when serial ports on the system are not in numerical order. i.e. user utilized the control panel to renumber the serial port or are using USB to serial cable and have it installed with a com number not in strict numerical order. Serial port information is now saved to the registry instead of the individual disk files.

Version 2.3.1 (Build 07/30/07)
Fixed bug that sometime switching back and forth from receive and transmit and the receive
auto receive notch filter was active, the EQ would lose its settings for transmit audio. Also fixed peak and average meters to respond to either right  if the left channel had no audio due to the
architecture of the sound card.

Version 2.3.0 (Build 07/21/07)
Added 160 Hz notch with variable bandwidth. Better frequency and EQ boost/cut calibration especially with sample rates below 32000.

Version 2.2.6 (Build 07/15/07)
Fixed problem where occasionally using a mode that doesn't require comm port
access, software would access the port, causing conflicts with other software requiring comm port access.

Version 2.2.5 (Build 06/20/07)
Very minor fixes. Includes updated DLL for Windows Vista.

Version 2.2.4 (Build 06/04/07)
Software would not switch between transmit and receive when in a mode that utilizes both receive and transmit, if CW identifier was disabled.

Version 2.2.3 (Build 06/02/07)
Sometimes software would keep rig keyed in transmit if when the CW identifier
was disabled.

Version 2.2.2 (Build 05/22/07)
Fixed bug and program crashes when bringing up the wave recording dialog, under certain circumstances.

Version 2.2.1 (Build 05/21/07)
Fixed bug in wave recording when using sample rates that are different when recording over a
file (including the temp file). Added a new selection for aid in bringing up the receive audio
when switching from transmit. The CW identifier now has the option of sending the CW ID at
the end of a transmission.

Version 2.2.0 (Build 05/12/07)
Added support for sound cards such as the M-Audio Delta 44 that needs separate
audio streams for recording input. Windows 2000 & XP only.
Fixed error when selecting wide receive filters when using sampling rates
less than 32000. 

Version 2.1.2 (Build 05/02/07)
Fixed erratic startup of the CW identifier, only when running under Vista

Version 2.1.1 (Build 04/29/07)
Fixed problem when switching into receive mode, just when running under Windows Vista.

Version 2.1.0 (build 4/28/07)
Fixed small bug in wave playing (Vista Only)
Added selection of sampling rates for sound card selection.

Version 2.0.1 (build 04/26/07)
Minor bug in wave playing under Windows 2000 & Windows XP

Version 2.0.0 (build 04/20/07)
Initial release for 100% Vista compatibility.