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max87 at gmx
Oct 13, 2004, 12:33 PM
Post #1 of 4 (1303 views)
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Hi people, i have been having a problem with the sound and i swear i
have run out of ideas!!!, even the forum didn't help, i have an audigy
2(bulk version) and just can't record anything, though i can hear my
microphone in the speakers(weird, but means cable is ok and microphone
is ok, also because if i restard in windows it works), i tryed using
krec/audacity i even tryed to enable full sound hardware duplex in kde
3.2 so that krec might work and it didn't :(, now using 3.3 without
arts...
then i thought maybe it was cose of the old kernel, so i got the latest
at the moment Linux linuxoid 2.6.8-gentoo-r3 #6 SMP Sun Oct 3 20:13:24
UTC 2004 i686 Intel(R)Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
and used a howto from the gentoo forums to upgrade to the latest ALSA by
patching the kernel...and still i can not record, i posted stuff on
forum and no help there either, i'm using emu10k1 and i've noticed LOTS
of people have been having the same problem :'(
i have tryed both with emu10k1 as module and as built in, now i've left
it as a module
i then recompiled with sound support everything as modules and nothing
i do NOT have oss enabled in kernel, and have only alsa enabled with the
driver and
<M> Advanced Linux Sound Architecture │ │
<M> Sequencer support │ │
< > Sequencer dummy client │ │
<M> OSS Mixer API │ │
<M> OSS PCM (digital audio) API │ │
[*] OSS Sequencer API
========>
< > Cirrus Logic (SoundFusion)CS4281
<M> EMU10K1 (SB Live! & Audigy, E-mu APS)
....


here is my $ cat /etc/modules.d/alsa
# Alsa 0.9.X kernel modules' configuration file.
# $Header:
/var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/media-sound/alsa-utils/files/alsa-modules.conf-rc,v 1.2 2004/07/18 03:40:55 dragonheart Exp $

# ALSA portion
# OSS/Free portion

##
## IMPORTANT:
## You need to customise this section for your specific sound card(s)
## and then run `update-modules' command.
## Read alsa-driver's INSTALL file in /usr/share/doc for more info.
##
## ALSA portion
##alias snd-card-1 snd-ens1371
alias snd-card-0 snd-emu10k1
## OSS/Free portion
alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0
##

# OSS/Free portion - card #1
## OSS/Free portion - card #2
## alias sound-service-1-0 snd-mixer-oss
## alias sound-service-1-3 snd-pcm-oss
## alias sound-service-1-12 snd-pcm-oss

alias /dev/mixer snd-mixer-oss
alias /dev/dsp snd-pcm-oss
alias /dev/midi snd-seq-oss

# Set this to the correct number of cards.

# --- BEGIN: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---
# --- ALSACONF verion 1.0.6 ---
alias char-major-116 snd
alias char-major-14 soundcore
alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss
alias snd-card-0 snd-emu10k1
alias sound-slot-0 snd-emu10k1
# --- END: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---
options snd cards_limit=1

i think maybe in this config file might be the error?

here is my alsa stuff installed
* media-libs/alsa-lib
Latest version available: 1.0.5-r3
Latest version installed: 1.0.5-r3
* media-libs/alsa-oss
Latest version available: 1.0.6
Latest version installed: 1.0.6
* media-sound/alsa-driver
Latest version available: 1.0.6a
Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
* media-sound/alsa-firmware
Latest version available: 1.0.4
Latest version installed: 1.0.4
* media-sound/alsa-headers
Latest version available: 1.0.6a
Latest version installed: 1.0.6a
* media-sound/alsa-tools
Latest version available: 1.0.6
Latest version installed: 1.0.6
* media-sound/alsa-utils
Latest version available: 1.0.6
Latest version installed: 1.0.6

i have tryed all the mixers in the portage, and with none i can set XXX
as the recording source, using alsamixer i press space and nothing
happens after that when i look at amixer's output, and i also can't
UNcapture some levels with amixer no matter what option i give it, it
tells me unknow option, though it can set capture, so anyone has any
idea WTF is wrong ? i mean come on 2 months and no recording, it's only
this and games making me keep on rebooting in windows :/

and here is my amixer output
Simple mixer control 'Master',0
Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Limits: Playback 0 - 100
Mono: Playback 70 [70%]
Simple mixer control 'Tone',0
Capabilities: pswitch
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Mono:
Front Left: Playback [on]
Front Right: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'Bass',0
Capabilities: volume
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: 0 - 40
Mono: 15 [38%]
Front Left:
Front Right:
Simple mixer control 'Treble',0
Capabilities: volume
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: 0 - 40
Mono: 14 [35%]
Front Left:
Front Right:
Simple mixer control '3D Control - Switch',0
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [off]
Simple mixer control '3D Control Sigmatel - Depth',0
Capabilities: volume volume-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Limits: 0 - 3
Mono: 3 [100%]
Simple mixer control 'PCM',0
Capabilities: pvolume cvolume
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100
Front Left: Playback 100 [100%] Capture 8 [8%]
Front Right: Playback 100 [100%] Capture 8 [8%]
Simple mixer control 'PCM Center',0
Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Limits: Playback 0 - 100
Mono: Playback 100 [100%]
Simple mixer control 'PCM Front',0
Capabilities: pvolume
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 100
Front Left: Playback 100 [100%]
Front Right: Playback 100 [100%]
Simple mixer control 'PCM LFE',0
Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Limits: Playback 0 - 100
Mono: Playback 100 [100%]
Simple mixer control 'PCM Surround',0
Capabilities: pvolume
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 100
Front Left: Playback 100 [100%]
Front Right: Playback 100 [100%]
Simple mixer control 'Surround',0
Capabilities: pvolume
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 100
Front Left: Playback 100 [100%]
Front Right: Playback 100 [100%]
Simple mixer control 'Center',0
Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Limits: Playback 0 - 100
Mono: Playback 100 [100%]
Simple mixer control 'LFE',0
Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Limits: Playback 0 - 100
Mono: Playback 100 [100%]
Simple mixer control 'Music',0
Capabilities: pvolume cvolume
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100
Front Left: Playback 100 [100%] Capture 100 [100%]
Front Right: Playback 100 [100%] Capture 100 [100%]
Simple mixer control 'Line',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 31
Front Left: Playback 23 [74%] [on]
Front Right: Playback 23 [74%] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Line2',0
Capabilities: pvolume cvolume
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100
Front Left: Playback 100 [100%] Capture 100 [100%]
Front Right: Playback 100 [100%] Capture 100 [100%]
Simple mixer control 'CD',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 31
Front Left: Playback 1 [3%] [on]
Front Right: Playback 1 [3%] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Mic',0
Capabilities: pvolume cvolume
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100
Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] Capture 0 [0%]
Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] Capture 0 [0%]
Simple mixer control 'Mic Boost (+20dB)',0
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [off]
Simple mixer control 'Phone',0
Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Limits: Playback 0 - 31
Mono: Playback 31 [100%] [on]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Optical',0
Capabilities: pvolume cvolume
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100
Front Left: Playback 100 [100%] Capture 100 [100%]
Front Right: Playback 100 [100%] Capture 100 [100%]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Optical Raw',0
Capabilities: pswitch
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Front Left: Playback [off]
Front Right: Playback [off]
Simple mixer control 'PC Speaker',0
Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Limits: Playback 0 - 15
Mono: Playback 15 [100%] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Aux',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 31
Front Left: Playback 31 [100%] [on]
Front Right: Playback 31 [100%] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Aux2',0
Capabilities: pvolume cvolume
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100
Front Left: Playback 100 [100%] Capture 100 [100%]
Front Right: Playback 100 [100%] Capture 100 [100%]
Simple mixer control 'Analog Mix',0
Capabilities: pvolume cvolume
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100
Front Left: Playback 100 [100%] Capture 100 [100%]
Front Right: Playback 100 [100%] Capture 100 [100%]
Simple mixer control 'Audigy Analog/Digital Output Jack',0
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'Audigy CD',0
Capabilities: pvolume cvolume
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100
Front Left: Playback 100 [100%] Capture 100 [100%]
Front Right: Playback 100 [100%] Capture 100 [100%]
Simple mixer control 'External Amplifier',0
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'Front',0
Capabilities: pvolume
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 100
Front Left: Playback 100 [100%]
Front Right: Playback 100 [100%]
Simple mixer control 'Sigmatel 4-Speaker Stereo',0
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [off]
Simple mixer control 'Sigmatel Surround Phase Inversion Playback ',0
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [off]

i do not know what other info to offer, i just wanna fix this and then
post it on the forum so many others could fix that too, of course
credits go for you!
P.S. when replying(please!), maybe it'd be better just to clear the
(long)original message and begin with "to max4ever:"
PLEASE!!! thanks in advance


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gentoo-desktop@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: soundcard, can't record [ In reply to ]
mknecht at controlnet
Oct 13, 2004, 10:46 AM
Post #2 of 4 (1284 views)
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max4ever wrote:
> Hi people, i have been having a problem with the sound and i swear i
> have run out of ideas!!!, even the forum didn't help, i have an audigy
> 2(bulk version) and just can't record anything, though i can hear my
> microphone in the speakers(weird, but means cable is ok and microphone
> is ok, also because if i restard in windows it works), i tryed using
> krec/audacity i even tryed to enable full sound hardware duplex in kde
> 3.2 so that krec might work and it didn't :(, now using 3.3 without
> arts...
> then i thought maybe it was cose of the old kernel, so i got the latest
> at the moment Linux linuxoid 2.6.8-gentoo-r3 #6 SMP Sun Oct 3 20:13:24
> UTC 2004 i686 Intel(R)Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
> and used a howto from the gentoo forums to upgrade to the latest ALSA by
> patching the kernel...and still i can not record, i posted stuff on
> forum and no help there either, i'm using emu10k1 and i've noticed LOTS
> of people have been having the same problem :'(
> i have tryed both with emu10k1 as module and as built in, now i've left
> it as a module
> i then recompiled with sound support everything as modules and nothing
> i do NOT have oss enabled in kernel, and have only alsa enabled with the
> driver and


>
> i do not know what other info to offer, i just wanna fix this and then
> post it on the forum so many others could fix that too, of course
> credits go for you!
> P.S. when replying(please!), maybe it'd be better just to clear the
> (long)original message and begin with "to max4ever:"
> PLEASE!!! thanks in advance
>

There have been reports of some sound cards using the wrong alsa mixer
elements. I'd suggest trying each and every control in alsamixer to see
if one of them controls your micropone record volume. Note that mine has
a mic volume and a mic boost, whatever that is. None of this is
documented anywhere. It's just hunt, peck, and hope you find the answer
before oyu are old and grey like me...

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Re: soundcard, can't record [ In reply to ]
eradicator at gentoo
Oct 13, 2004, 11:13 AM
Post #3 of 4 (1291 views)
Permalink
Since you are using emu10k1 and alsa-lib-1.0.6, you may need to
recompile packages which link against alsa-lib:

einfo "If you are using an emu10k1 based sound card, you will need to"
einfo "recompile packages that link against alsa-lib due to some ABI"
einfo "changes between 1.0.5 and 1.0.6 unique to that hardware. See"
einfo "the following URL for more information:"
einfo "http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65347"

--Jeremy

On Wed, 2004-10-13 at 19:33 +0000, max4ever wrote:
> Hi people, i have been having a problem with the sound and i swear i
> have run out of ideas!!!, even the forum didn't help, i have an audigy
> 2(bulk version) and just can't record anything, though i can hear my
> microphone in the speakers(weird, but means cable is ok and microphone
> is ok, also because if i restard in windows it works), i tryed using
> krec/audacity i even tryed to enable full sound hardware duplex in kde
> 3.2 so that krec might work and it didn't :(, now using 3.3 without
> arts...
> then i thought maybe it was cose of the old kernel, so i got the latest
> at the moment Linux linuxoid 2.6.8-gentoo-r3 #6 SMP Sun Oct 3 20:13:24
> UTC 2004 i686 Intel(R)Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
> and used a howto from the gentoo forums to upgrade to the latest ALSA by
> patching the kernel...and still i can not record, i posted stuff on
> forum and no help there either, i'm using emu10k1 and i've noticed LOTS
> of people have been having the same problem :'(
> i have tryed both with emu10k1 as module and as built in, now i've left
> it as a module
> i then recompiled with sound support everything as modules and nothing
> i do NOT have oss enabled in kernel, and have only alsa enabled with the
> driver and
> <M> Advanced Linux Sound Architecture │ │
> <M> Sequencer support │ │
> < > Sequencer dummy client │ │
> <M> OSS Mixer API │ │
> <M> OSS PCM (digital audio) API │ │
> [*] OSS Sequencer API
> ========>
> < > Cirrus Logic (SoundFusion)CS4281
> <M> EMU10K1 (SB Live! & Audigy, E-mu APS)
> ....
>
>
> here is my $ cat /etc/modules.d/alsa
> # Alsa 0.9.X kernel modules' configuration file.
> # $Header:
> /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/media-sound/alsa-utils/files/alsa-modules.conf-rc,v 1.2 2004/07/18 03:40:55 dragonheart Exp $
>
> # ALSA portion
> # OSS/Free portion
>
> ##
> ## IMPORTANT:
> ## You need to customise this section for your specific sound card(s)
> ## and then run `update-modules' command.
> ## Read alsa-driver's INSTALL file in /usr/share/doc for more info.
> ##
> ## ALSA portion
> ##alias snd-card-1 snd-ens1371
> alias snd-card-0 snd-emu10k1
> ## OSS/Free portion
> alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0
> ##
>
> # OSS/Free portion - card #1
> ## OSS/Free portion - card #2
> ## alias sound-service-1-0 snd-mixer-oss
> ## alias sound-service-1-3 snd-pcm-oss
> ## alias sound-service-1-12 snd-pcm-oss
>
> alias /dev/mixer snd-mixer-oss
> alias /dev/dsp snd-pcm-oss
> alias /dev/midi snd-seq-oss
>
> # Set this to the correct number of cards.
>
> # --- BEGIN: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---
> # --- ALSACONF verion 1.0.6 ---
> alias char-major-116 snd
> alias char-major-14 soundcore
> alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
> alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
> alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
> alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
> alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss
> alias snd-card-0 snd-emu10k1
> alias sound-slot-0 snd-emu10k1
> # --- END: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---
> options snd cards_limit=1
>
> i think maybe in this config file might be the error?
>
> here is my alsa stuff installed
> * media-libs/alsa-lib
> Latest version available: 1.0.5-r3
> Latest version installed: 1.0.5-r3
> * media-libs/alsa-oss
> Latest version available: 1.0.6
> Latest version installed: 1.0.6
> * media-sound/alsa-driver
> Latest version available: 1.0.6a
> Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
> * media-sound/alsa-firmware
> Latest version available: 1.0.4
> Latest version installed: 1.0.4
> * media-sound/alsa-headers
> Latest version available: 1.0.6a
> Latest version installed: 1.0.6a
> * media-sound/alsa-tools
> Latest version available: 1.0.6
> Latest version installed: 1.0.6
> * media-sound/alsa-utils
> Latest version available: 1.0.6
> Latest version installed: 1.0.6
>
> i have tryed all the mixers in the portage, and with none i can set XXX
> as the recording source, using alsamixer i press space and nothing
> happens after that when i look at amixer's output, and i also can't
> UNcapture some levels with amixer no matter what option i give it, it
> tells me unknow option, though it can set capture, so anyone has any
> idea WTF is wrong ? i mean come on 2 months and no recording, it's only
> this and games making me keep on rebooting in windows :/
>
> and here is my amixer output
> Simple mixer control 'Master',0
> Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined
> Playback channels: Mono
> Limits: Playback 0 - 100
> Mono: Playback 70 [70%]
> Simple mixer control 'Tone',0
> Capabilities: pswitch
> Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
> Mono:
> Front Left: Playback [on]
> Front Right: Playback [on]
> Simple mixer control 'Bass',0
> Capabilities: volume
> Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
> Limits: 0 - 40
> Mono: 15 [38%]
> Front Left:
> Front Right:
> Simple mixer control 'Treble',0
> Capabilities: volume
> Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
> Limits: 0 - 40
> Mono: 14 [35%]
> Front Left:
> Front Right:
> Simple mixer control '3D Control - Switch',0
> Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
> Playback channels: Mono
> Mono: Playback [off]
> Simple mixer control '3D Control Sigmatel - Depth',0
> Capabilities: volume volume-joined
> Playback channels: Mono
> Limits: 0 - 3
> Mono: 3 [100%]
> Simple mixer control 'PCM',0
> Capabilities: pvolume cvolume
> Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
> Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
> Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100
> Front Left: Playback 100 [100%] Capture 8 [8%]
> Front Right: Playback 100 [100%] Capture 8 [8%]
> Simple mixer control 'PCM Center',0
> Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined
> Playback channels: Mono
> Limits: Playback 0 - 100
> Mono: Playback 100 [100%]
> Simple mixer control 'PCM Front',0
> Capabilities: pvolume
> Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
> Limits: Playback 0 - 100
> Front Left: Playback 100 [100%]
> Front Right: Playback 100 [100%]
> Simple mixer control 'PCM LFE',0
> Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined
> Playback channels: Mono
> Limits: Playback 0 - 100
> Mono: Playback 100 [100%]
> Simple mixer control 'PCM Surround',0
> Capabilities: pvolume
> Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
> Limits: Playback 0 - 100
> Front Left: Playback 100 [100%]
> Front Right: Playback 100 [100%]
> Simple mixer control 'Surround',0
> Capabilities: pvolume
> Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
> Limits: Playback 0 - 100
> Front Left: Playback 100 [100%]
> Front Right: Playback 100 [100%]
> Simple mixer control 'Center',0
> Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined
> Playback channels: Mono
> Limits: Playback 0 - 100
> Mono: Playback 100 [100%]
> Simple mixer control 'LFE',0
> Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined
> Playback channels: Mono
> Limits: Playback 0 - 100
> Mono: Playback 100 [100%]
> Simple mixer control 'Music',0
> Capabilities: pvolume cvolume
> Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
> Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
> Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100
> Front Left: Playback 100 [100%] Capture 100 [100%]
> Front Right: Playback 100 [100%] Capture 100 [100%]
> Simple mixer control 'Line',0
> Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined
> Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
> Limits: Playback 0 - 31
> Front Left: Playback 23 [74%] [on]
> Front Right: Playback 23 [74%] [on]
> Simple mixer control 'Line2',0
> Capabilities: pvolume cvolume
> Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
> Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
> Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100
> Front Left: Playback 100 [100%] Capture 100 [100%]
> Front Right: Playback 100 [100%] Capture 100 [100%]
> Simple mixer control 'CD',0
> Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined
> Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
> Limits: Playback 0 - 31
> Front Left: Playback 1 [3%] [on]
> Front Right: Playback 1 [3%] [on]
> Simple mixer control 'Mic',0
> Capabilities: pvolume cvolume
> Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
> Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
> Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100
> Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] Capture 0 [0%]
> Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] Capture 0 [0%]
> Simple mixer control 'Mic Boost (+20dB)',0
> Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
> Playback channels: Mono
> Mono: Playback [off]
> Simple mixer control 'Phone',0
> Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
> Playback channels: Mono
> Limits: Playback 0 - 31
> Mono: Playback 31 [100%] [on]
> Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Optical',0
> Capabilities: pvolume cvolume
> Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
> Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
> Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100
> Front Left: Playback 100 [100%] Capture 100 [100%]
> Front Right: Playback 100 [100%] Capture 100 [100%]
> Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Optical Raw',0
> Capabilities: pswitch
> Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
> Front Left: Playback [off]
> Front Right: Playback [off]
> Simple mixer control 'PC Speaker',0
> Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
> Playback channels: Mono
> Limits: Playback 0 - 15
> Mono: Playback 15 [100%] [on]
> Simple mixer control 'Aux',0
> Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined
> Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
> Limits: Playback 0 - 31
> Front Left: Playback 31 [100%] [on]
> Front Right: Playback 31 [100%] [on]
> Simple mixer control 'Aux2',0
> Capabilities: pvolume cvolume
> Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
> Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
> Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100
> Front Left: Playback 100 [100%] Capture 100 [100%]
> Front Right: Playback 100 [100%] Capture 100 [100%]
> Simple mixer control 'Analog Mix',0
> Capabilities: pvolume cvolume
> Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
> Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
> Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100
> Front Left: Playback 100 [100%] Capture 100 [100%]
> Front Right: Playback 100 [100%] Capture 100 [100%]
> Simple mixer control 'Audigy Analog/Digital Output Jack',0
> Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
> Playback channels: Mono
> Mono: Playback [on]
> Simple mixer control 'Audigy CD',0
> Capabilities: pvolume cvolume
> Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
> Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
> Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100
> Front Left: Playback 100 [100%] Capture 100 [100%]
> Front Right: Playback 100 [100%] Capture 100 [100%]
> Simple mixer control 'External Amplifier',0
> Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
> Playback channels: Mono
> Mono: Playback [on]
> Simple mixer control 'Front',0
> Capabilities: pvolume
> Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
> Limits: Playback 0 - 100
> Front Left: Playback 100 [100%]
> Front Right: Playback 100 [100%]
> Simple mixer control 'Sigmatel 4-Speaker Stereo',0
> Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
> Playback channels: Mono
> Mono: Playback [off]
> Simple mixer control 'Sigmatel Surround Phase Inversion Playback ',0
> Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
> Playback channels: Mono
> Mono: Playback [off]
>
> i do not know what other info to offer, i just wanna fix this and then
> post it on the forum so many others could fix that too, of course
> credits go for you!
> P.S. when replying(please!), maybe it'd be better just to clear the
> (long)original message and begin with "to max4ever:"
> PLEASE!!! thanks in advance
>
>
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Re: soundcard, can't record [ In reply to ]
pauldv at gentoo
Oct 13, 2004, 11:57 AM
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On Wednesday 13 October 2004 19:46, Mark Knecht wrote:

> There have been reports of some sound cards using the wrong alsa mixer
> elements. I'd suggest trying each and every control in alsamixer to see
> if one of them controls your micropone record volume. Note that mine has
> a mic volume and a mic boost, whatever that is. None of this is
> documented anywhere. It's just hunt, peck, and hope you find the answer
> before oyu are old and grey like me...

The mic boost does exactly that, it kicks up the volume of the microphone.
This is needed with some microphones. Note that your card probably has an
input mixer and (multiple) input sources. You need to unmute them, give them
volume and select the right input source. Use a program that displays the
current volume and play around with alsamixer. Especially the vague options
can help.

Paul

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