Steve,

It's probably not as difficult as I may have made it sound.

  To record received audio, just set up your recording software to use 
the  USB audio as the input.    It will say something like "USB 
microphone".    For playback, just reverse the process and set the  "USB 
speakers" as the playback device in your recording software.

For transmission you will need to turn on the radio's data vox in menu 
69.  Then set up data vox delay (menu  70), and data vox gain for the 
uSB audio (menu 71).    Menu 72 is data vox gain for the acc2 13 pin 
din, but doesn't apply in this case.

The VGS-1 has the ability to record incoming audio, and   play it back, 
but not playback over the air.


73, Steve KW3A

On 10/24/2015 8:39 AM, Steve Dresser wrote:
> Well, it looks like I'll be conducting some experiments to figure all this
> out.  I'm hoping to be able to set things up such that I can record
> something off the air (say someone's audio), and then play it back through
> the USB port.  Thanks to what you've told me, I have some ideas of what to
> try.  More later when I figure it out.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: October 24, 2015 06:59
> Subject: Re: 590 sound card
>
>
>> Steve,
>>
>> Glad it works for  you.   I don't really use the ARCP software, so not
>> positive  what that item in the software is.
>>
>> In general, the  audio in/out for the USB and 13 pin DIN are separate
>> items.   Using the USB audio, you won't have to  deal with the DIN jack.
>>    There are different menu settings for each in the 590.
>>
>> Not sure what you are planning to do with the Kenwood's audio.  But just
>> as an example, here is  what I am doing:
>>
>> I've set up MMTTY  to RX on the USB sound  for decoding RTTY.   I could
>> also send this way, but it is just easier to TX via the FSK  connection
>> I have with Writelog.   No need to worry about setting audio out levels,
>> or turning off comp and EQ for a clean signal.
>>
>> I have my contesting software set to use the USB audio to record and
>> play back   contest CQ's.   To record, I would  use the radio's mic and
>> use the regular  ptt to get audio from the radio into the pc via the USB.
>>
>> I also have the USB set to record a contest so I can play back the last
>> QSO if  I need to, or to grab and save a 15 second snapshot of RX audio.
>>   Set up to record via the USB, but play back via the pc's internal
>> sound speakers.
>>
>> Also have menu 68 (beep tones) turned on.    With this, I can record my
>> TX audio into something like Audacity or other  sound recorder.  TX
>> monitor needs to be turned on for this.    This  isn't as good as
>> listening to yourself on another receiver, but  as you record your
>> transmission, you can hear  the changes as you tweak EQ, bandwidth, and
>> other options.   A thousand times better than trying to listen to
>> yourself in headphones at the same time you are speaking.
>>
>> Also, the USB and serial connections to the 590 are separate  and
>> unique.  You can actually run one software package on the USB and
>> something else on the  serial port without conflict.   I really don't
>> operate this way, but have tried it and  know it works.    There may be
>> a need sometime to have a logger on one port and control software  or
>> digital software on the other port.
>>
>>
>> Maybe more, but it's early and my brain isn't  warmed up yet.
>>
>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>
>> On 10/24/2015 12:02 AM, Steve Dresser wrote:
>>> Hi Steve,
>>>
>>> Your instructions were quite clear, and I was able to find the radio's
>>> sound
>>> card in Windows.  I was also able to play said sound card through my
>>> computer's speaker by checking the "Listen to" box in the Recording Tab
>>> and
>>> assigning playback of the card to the internal sound card.  This exercise
>>> proved to me that the card is working.  Now, here's my question:
>>>
>>> In the ARCP590 control program, there's a menu item that lets you tell
>>> the
>>> radio that modulated input (which I read as your voice or some other
>>> audio)
>>> can be sent to the radio via the USB port.  With that set, can I send
>>> audio
>>> through the radio from my computer?  If so, do I key the radio with the
>>> same
>>> transmit button I would if I were getting the input from the microphone,
>>> or
>>> do I use the separate keying pins on the DIN plug as I would if I were
>>> inputting audio from that DIN plug?  I'm guessing I'll have to use the
>>> latter, but I'm not sure.  No big deal either way, but I'd just like to
>>> know.
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: October 23, 2015 12:00
>>> Subject: 590 sound card
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi Steve,
>>>>
>>>> First, I'm very sorry for your recent loss.  I hope all is going well
>>>> with
>>>> you and family.
>>>>
>>>> As for the 590 sound card, first thing is you need to download the
>>>> virtual
>>>> comm port driver from the kenwood site.   This will install as  a comm
>>>> port number (whatever) based on what the OS sees.   You can always go
>>>> into
>>>> Windows and change the number of the comm port if the number assigned
>>>> doesn't suit you or your software.
>>>>
>>>> Be sure and follow the instructions and  don't plug in the usb cable to
>>>> the radio until you are supposed to.
>>>>
>>>> If  using JAWS, you might want to  go into JAWS first and  tell it to
>>>> use
>>>> the onboard sound card of the pc.  When the Kenwood  USB sound device is
>>>> installed, it may  become the "default" sound card.   Nothing  wrong
>>>> with
>>>> this, but if JAWS is set to use the default card, you will loose speech.
>>>> If you loose JAWS speech along the way, just unplug the  USB cable from
>>>> the radio.
>>>>    Speech should come back and you can figure out what the problem is.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> With this driver installed you can now use the USB connection for radio
>>>> control and audio in and out  at the same time, using whatever serial
>>>> port
>>>> number is assigned to the  USB connection.
>>>>
>>>> What's next depends on what you want to do with the soundcard. Menus 64
>>>> and 65 are audio in level and out adjustments.   It will show up in
>>>> Windows and also in various software packages as  USB Audio, or
>>>> something
>>>> similar.   You can give it a unique name within Windows if you have
>>>> other
>>>> USB audio devices on the computer and want to avoid confusion.
>>>>
>>>> Let me know if this wasn't clear, or if I can be of any other help.
>>>>
>>>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>>> ** note new e-mail:
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>>>
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