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CODEC for Dream

2017-10-30
2021-03-22
  • John Wunder

    John Wunder - 2017-10-30

    Greetings. Can you tell me when I can get and install xHE-AAC CODEC? I have searched with no success. Dream message is "no codec available" when receiving Radio Kuwait DRM signal.
    Thanks-you !
    John

     
  • John Wunder

    John Wunder - 2017-10-30

    CORRECTION. Can you tell me WHERE I can get and install xHE-AAC CODEC? I have searched with no success. Dream message is "no codec available" when receiving Radio Kuwait DRM signal.
    Thanks-you !
    John

     
  • Julian Cable

    Julian Cable - 2017-10-30

    Sorry John, I'm not aware of any open source codec for xHE-AAC.

     
    • DL3GBA

      DL3GBA - 2018-11-21

      What does this mean?
      Since the 10kEUR or so expensive Fraunhofer Software Radio apparently isn't supported any more (which for itself is annoying) I'm looking for a way to verify test files produced out of the Fraunhofer Content Server but so far no luck with dream.
      Note that Fhg CS always defaults to xHE-AAC when configuring an audio service.

       
  • John Wunder

    John Wunder - 2017-10-30

    OK thanks. There are 3 youtubes in last month using Dream to listen to R Kuwait DRM. Wondering what they did to achieve that. I posted the question there.
    I tried Dream 1.13, it doesn't give that error, but no audio either.

     
    • Julian Cable

      Julian Cable - 2019-01-02

      Good news. We should soon have xHE-AAC support for DRM30 reception in Dream.

       
      • rohit Dave

        rohit Dave - 2019-11-23

        Hi
        I am a noob.
        Can you please tell me if xHE-AAC support for Dream DRM30 , if so where can I get it from,
        Thanks
        Rohit

         
  • John Wunder

    John Wunder - 2017-10-30

    Wondering if there is another possible CODEC that would work with this audio from R Kuwait, it is 17 Kbps AAC+ P-Stereo?

     
  • Julian Cable

    Julian Cable - 2017-10-30

    On this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzkk307oTug the dream display says AAC+ so that would be the normal FAAD codec. We don't distribute that for IPR reasons but there are instructions for building it. If they have got lost i'll post a link.

     
    • John Wunder

      John Wunder - 2017-10-30

      Thanks again Julian. From what I can gather, I guess I would have to build or compile the Dream program with the proper CODEC in order to get audio from R Kuwait. I had downloaded FAAD2 and launched the EXE, it pops a windows for an instant, then seems to do nothing, and has no effect on Dream. Clearly, I don't know what I am doing.
      I can't get Dream Ver 1.13 to decode from that station, I presume the built-in CODEC is too old to decode this newer encoding.?.? I used it OK years ago with several DRM stations.
      Thanks!

       
      • rohit Dave

        rohit Dave - 2019-11-22

        I am receiving Kuwait here on DREAM v 1.17 just installed the feed file from the Sodira software to the dream folder
        I live in India but have not been able to decode most of the AIR stations in Bangalore and Delhi I think this is due to the AAC +
        I do all my listening on the sdr.hu web site
        Rohit

         
        • Julian Cable

          Julian Cable - 2019-11-24

          It's not AAC+ its xHE-AAC. but yes, India is using the new codec we haven't quite got working yet.

           
          • Jagan Mohanan.G

            Jagan Mohanan.G - 2019-11-24

            Thank you for informing.

             On Sunday, 24 November, 2019, 4:38:11 PM IST, Julian Cable <jcable@users.sourceforge.net> wrote:
            

            It's not AAC+ its xHE-AAC. but yes, India is using the new codec we haven't quite got working yet.

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          • Jagan Mohanan.G

            Jagan Mohanan.G - 2019-11-24

            Yes. I know it is not AAC+. I have been waiting to hear from you for the past many months on the work you are doing on xHE-AAC decoding. Would be glad to hear about updates on the subject. Thank you.

             
        • Jagan Mohanan.G

          Jagan Mohanan.G - 2021-03-22
          Post awaiting moderation.
  • Julian Cable

    Julian Cable - 2017-10-30

    Recent versions of dream look for the shared libfaad_drm library - on Debian and Ubuntu Linux this is part of the libfaad package so no need to compile. For windows a compatible DLL might be in the SODIRA download (If it's called libfaad2.dll it will need renaming to libfaad_drm.dll and copying into the Dream binary folder.)

     

    Last edit: Julian Cable 2017-10-30
    • rohit Dave

      rohit Dave - 2019-11-22

      I have installed and renamed the file from SODIRA but cannot listen to All india Radio Delhi 828 and 1368 khz and Bangalore 621 khz on the respective sdr.hu receivers in Delhi and Bangalore

       
  • John Wunder

    John Wunder - 2017-10-31

    Thanks Julian. I'm up and running under Windows10. Had to get the CODEC named faad2_drm.dll though https://www.rtl-sdr.com/tutorial-drm-radio-using-rtl-sdr/ website.
    Now we just need more DRM broadcast programming !
    BTW, I recorded several minutes of a DRM broadcast to use as the source fed to DREAM so I can test anytime without waiting for a broadcast...
    73
    John

     
  • Jagan Mohanan.G

    Jagan Mohanan.G - 2019-02-01

    I am unable to get the xHE-AAC codecs to listen to some DRM broadcasts. I am using DREAM and AIRSPY on Windows 7. Please let me know where they are available or if they can be compiled and how to do it. Thank you.

     

    Last edit: Jagan Mohanan.G 2019-02-01
  • Julian Cable

    Julian Cable - 2019-02-07

    Hi Jagan i'm still working on integrating this you'll have to wait a few more weeks before dream can decode these broascasts.

     
    • Jagan Mohanan.G

      Jagan Mohanan.G - 2019-02-07

      Thank you for the prompt response. Will gladly wait. Thanks again.Jagan.

        From: Julian Cable <jcable@users.sourceforge.net>
      

      To: general@discussion.drm.p.re.sourceforge.net
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      Subject: [drm:discussion] CODEC for Dream

      Hi Jagan i'm still working on integrating this you'll have to wait a few more weeks before dream can decode these broascasts.CODEC for DreamSent from sourceforge.net because you indicated interest in https://sourceforge.net/p/drm/discussion/general/To unsubscribe from further messages, please visit https://sourceforge.net/auth/subscriptions/

       

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