diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c0bebb30c795dcc0a8d7afc8c8e075ec677a65b4..fc4c0347969d3d316ddf5bcab3a3829017aff790 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -91,9 +91,15 @@ Notes:
 - This can be somewhat worked around with a shell loop, but please note this can make finding an error more difficult:
 
 ```sh
+# for POSIX shells
 for config in $(ls experiments/characterization/P800-1/config/*.yml); do python3 -m ivas_processing_scripts $config; done
 ```
 
+```batch
+:: for cmd
+for %f in (experiments\characterization\P800-1\config\*.yml) do python -m ivas_processing_scripts "%f"
+```
+
 ## Follow up tasks
 
 After the processing is finished, the outputs will be present in the respective `proc_output` directories.
@@ -525,6 +531,7 @@ conditions_to_generate:
       ### Encoder input sampling rate in Hz (resampling performed in case of mismatch); default = null (no resampling)
       # fs: 32000
       ### Additional commandline options; default = null
+      ### NOTE: if using -stereo_dmx_evs ensure you specify dec:fmt as MONO to avoid errors
       # opts: ["-q", "-dtx", 4]
       ### Extended metadata flag for ISM > 64kbps, ignored otherwise; default = false
       # extended_metadata: true
diff --git a/examples/TEMPLATE.yml b/examples/TEMPLATE.yml
index fe7e1ec2e5d1a031b0a600722473be6256be7e25..37509a8b4995a6d691ef5099bcce474aab9d6f32 100755
--- a/examples/TEMPLATE.yml
+++ b/examples/TEMPLATE.yml
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ conditions_to_generate:
           ### Encoder input sampling rate in Hz (resampling performed in case of mismatch); default = null (no resampling)
           # fs: 32000
           ### Additional commandline options; default = null
+          ### NOTE: if using -stereo_dmx_evs ensure you specify dec:fmt as MONO to avoid errors
           # opts: ["-q", "-dtx", 4]
           ### Input format conversion, if encoding a different format
           # fmt: "FOA"
diff --git a/experiments/characterization/BS1534-19/config/BS1534-19.yml b/experiments/characterization/BS1534-19/config/BS1534-19.yml
index ef3bebb9ed6b18547c1c218427c4e0fe094e198a..ba2d574c602c533659aff61f5dd6f3ab0c2243d9 100644
--- a/experiments/characterization/BS1534-19/config/BS1534-19.yml
+++ b/experiments/characterization/BS1534-19/config/BS1534-19.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ conditions_to_generate:
     c02:
         type: lp3k5
         ivas_rend:
-            fmt: STEREO
+            fmt: MONO
     ### Dual EVS + static dmx ###
     c03:
         type: evs
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ conditions_to_generate:
                 - -stereo_dmx_evs
         dec:
             bin: ivas_processing_scripts/bin/EVS_dec_fx
+            fmt: MONO
     c08:
         type: ivas
         ivas_rend:
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ conditions_to_generate:
                 - -stereo_dmx_evs
         dec:
             bin: ivas_processing_scripts/bin/EVS_dec_fx
+            fmt: MONO
 
 ################################################
 ### Post-processing
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/__init__.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/__init__.py
index 953742d39eb0e300af54b9a79f482804a5f47572..c24394d61f8848f55765886791bcd322c3d48658 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/__init__.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/__init__.py
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ from typing import Optional, Union
 from warnings import warn
 
 from ivas_processing_scripts.audiotools import audio, audioarray, metadata
-from ivas_processing_scripts.audiotools.audiofile import write
 from ivas_processing_scripts.audiotools.audioarray import lpfilter
+from ivas_processing_scripts.audiotools.audiofile import write
 from ivas_processing_scripts.audiotools.convert.channelbased import convert_channelbased
 from ivas_processing_scripts.audiotools.convert.masa import convert_masa
 from ivas_processing_scripts.audiotools.convert.objectbased import convert_objectbased
@@ -344,9 +344,13 @@ def process_audio(
                 )
             x.audio = lpfilter_itu(x, fc)
         except NotImplementedError:
-            warn(f"Low-pass filter cutoff {fc}Hz not supported by ITU filter. Falling back to python implementation.")
+            warn(
+                f"Low-pass filter cutoff {fc}Hz not supported by ITU filter. Falling back to python implementation."
+            )
             if logger:
-                logger.debug(f" Applying low-pass filter with cutoff {fc}Hz using python")
+                logger.debug(
+                    f" Applying low-pass filter with cutoff {fc}Hz using python"
+                )
             x.audio = lpfilter(x.audio, fc, x.fs)
 
     """MNRU"""
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/filter.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/filter.py
index 5d79fc001733542d90626e6bd3cc5f25127351c5..180155913d294ead40df92d09517033761cdfcca 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/filter.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/filter.py
@@ -232,7 +232,9 @@ def lpfilter_itu(
     try:
         flt_type = flt_types[flt_vals.index(fc)]
     except ValueError as e:
-        raise NotImplementedError(f"LP cut-off frequency {fc}Hz not supported by ITU filter.") from e
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            f"LP cut-off frequency {fc}Hz not supported by ITU filter."
+        ) from e
 
     # resample if samplingrate is not supported
     old_fs = None