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+This is a fork of the SoundScape Renderer (SSR), which aims at porting the source code to Windows.
+
+The basic idea is to cross-compile on a linux machine an executable (.exe) for Windows.
+We use the M cross environment ([MXE](http://mxe.cc/)), which provides cross-compilation scripts for the dependencies and the MinGW64 (GCC) compiler.
+
+Getting started
+---------------
+* Install Jack Audio for Windows (64bit) from [Jack Audio Downloads](http://www.jackaudio.org/downloads/)
+* Get it running by following the [Installation and Configuration](http://jackaudio.org/faq/jack_on_windows.html).
+  Hint: If you plan on using other (ASIO) Audio-software with Jack, don't forget to register the 64-bit JackRouter.
+* Download and extract the latest [Release](https://github.com/chris-hld/ssr/releases). It contains everything you need, including the cross-compiled executables `ssr-binaural.exe` and `ssr-wfs.exe`.
+* Adapt the configuration file `ssr.conf.windows` to your needs. Replace the paths (`Z:\SSR`) to yours. For now, please only use absolute paths.
+
+Running the SSR on Windows
+--------------------------
+* Have a look at the (Documentation)[http://ssr.readthedocs.io/en/latest/operation.html#running-the-ssr]
+* First, start Jack audio, e.g. with the `qjackctl.exe`.
+* Start the SSR. There is a simple example script `start-ssr.cmd`.
+* Optional: Start your ASIO playback Software.
+* Connect everything using Jack Connection.
+
+This could look like this:
+
+![Jack](doc/manual/images/screenshot_jack.png)
+![SSR-Windows](doc/manual/images/screenshot_ssr-windows.png)
+
+
+---
+
+This is the source distribution of SoundScape Renderer (SSR) licensed under the
+GPLv3+. Please consult the file COPYING for more information about this license.
+
+The user manual in the doc/ directory contains relevant informations about the
+SSR, including installation instructions. Additional (very detailed)
+installation instructions can be found in the file INSTALL.
+
+For questions, bug reports and feature requests:
+
+Contact: ssr@spatialaudio.net
+Website: http://spatialaudio.net/ssr/
+
+Copyright (c) 2016 Division of Applied Acoustics
+                   Chalmers University of Technology
+
+Copyright (c) 2012-2014 Institut für Nachrichtentechnik, Universität Rostock
+
+Copyright (c) 2006-2012 Quality & Usability Lab
+                        Deutsche Telekom Laboratories, TU Berlin