From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.254]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 720D43F754 for ; Mon, 8 Jul 2002 22:00:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from mail@localhost) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) id g6920Fa17889 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Mon, 8 Jul 2002 22:00:15 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com (mx1.redhat.com [172.16.48.31]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g6920Ea17885 for ; Mon, 8 Jul 2002 22:00:14 -0400 Received: from cougar.aero-vision.com (cougar.aero-vision.com [207.10.28.10]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g691nq905534 for ; Mon, 8 Jul 2002 21:49:52 -0400 Received: (from salt@localhost) by cougar.aero-vision.com (8.11.0/8.11.0) id g6920Ee02410 for blinux-list@redhat.com; Mon, 8 Jul 2002 22:00:14 -0400 Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2002 22:00:14 -0400 From: "A. R. Vener" To: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: recording to sound files Message-ID: <20020708220014.A2244@cougar.aero-vision.com> References: <20020708111813.A10049@cougar.aero-vision.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: ; from lcr@onewest.net on Mon, Jul 08, 2002 at 06:17:00PM -0600 X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.1 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Aha! I was using a standard dynamic microphone. This was probably my problem. Thanks. I'll look into getting a new mic and give it another shot. Rudy On Mon, Jul 08, 2002 at 06:17:00PM -0600, L. C. Robinson wrote: > On Mon, 8 Jul 2002, A. R. Vener wrote: > > > Internally the software thinks it is a soundblaster. Am I > > correct in assuming that one of the other stereo jacks is the > > microphone input? > > On my version of the genuine soundblaster, the center one is the > microphone jack. Make sure you have the right type of mic. It > must be one of the powered electret ones made for computers -- > very inexpensive. Dynamic ones don't work. These take a plug > that is just like a stereo plug, but one of the leads is used for > power, I believe, not stereo. Then use a utility like aumix > (which can be used from the command line) to set the microphone > input to a reasonable level, and to record: > > aumix -m Record -m 80 -m query > > for recording at 80 percent input volume or, more tersely: > > aumix -mR -m80 -mq > > -- L. C. Robinson > reply to no_spam+munged_lcr@onewest.net.invalid > > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list