From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix, from userid 65534) id ACE281EF838; Wed, 17 Jun 2015 21:04:11 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail0131.smtp25.com (mail0131.smtp25.com [75.126.84.131]) by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 610AD1EF73D for ; Wed, 17 Jun 2015 21:04:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: from ccs.covici.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ccs.covici.com (8.14.9/8.14.8) with ESMTP id t5I145Nu011359; Wed, 17 Jun 2015 21:04:05 -0400 From: covici@ccs.covici.com To: shawn@shawnk.ca, "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: problems properly configuring alsa In-reply-to: References: <8958.1433135551@ccs.covici.com> Comments: In-reply-to Shawn Kirkpatrick message dated "Wed, 17 Jun 2015 16:23:48 -0700." X-Mailer: MH-E 8.5; nmh 1.6; GNU Emacs 23.4.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-ID: <11357.1434589445.1@ccs.covici.com> Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2015 21:04:05 -0400 Message-ID: <11358.1434589445@ccs.covici.com> X-SpamH-OriginatingIP: 70.109.53.110 X-SpamH-Filter: d-out-001.smtp25.com-t5I145kS012149 X-Bogosity: Ham, tests=bogofilter, spamicity=0.000000, version=1.2.4 X-BeenThere: speakup@linux-speakup.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2015 01:04:11 -0000 Hey, I think that did it -- I can increase the capture volume, and the AC97 playback volume is 0, but the AC97 capture is 100%. Thanks very much -- this about drove me ... Shawn Kirkpatrick wrote: > Hello. Depending on which emu-based card you have the controls you > need to set can be a little different. > If the card is an sb live (emu10k1) then these steps should work: > Set the capture source to Mic: > amixer cset name='Capture Source' Mic > Turn up the AC97 capture volume: > amixer set AC97 capture 100 > This should enable you to record sound from the Mic without hearing it > from the speakers. If the sound is too low then you will have to turn > on the mic boost: > amixer set 'Mic Boost (+20db)' on > If you want to hear the sound being captured then turn up the AC97 > playback volume: > amixer set AC97 playback 100 > If your source is set to Mic then you'll most likely get feedback as > the mic hears itself. Turning up this volume can be useful to hear > other sources like line or cd as they're being captured. > To get any playback out of the card you'll have to turn up the Master > and PCM controls. > If the card is an Audigy (emu10k2) then the setup is a bit different, > you usually just have to enable capture on the source you want. > When using amixer to get and set controls you have to watch the case > and spacing in the control names. You can also use alsamixer if you > want to adjust these controls in real time to see what effect they're > having. > When you get things working as you'd like you might want to run > alsactl store to save your settings so they're restored at system > boot. > Hope this helps. > > > On Mon, 1 Jun 2015, covici@ccs.covici.com wrote: > > > Hi. Since upgrading to kernel 3.13, I am having some strange also > > config problems. What I would like to do is have the Microphone be able > > to record a file, or otherwise be used by an application, and at the > > same time have the rear jack which seemsto be controlled by Master, to > > hear a file being played or other application. Now what is happening is > > that if I turn up the capture volume sufficiently, I get feedback, if I > > turn Master playback off, no feedback, but Master hears nothing. The > > volume on the Mic does nothing at all itself. I have an old emu10k1 > > sound card. So, how do I get the Mic to work at some decent level, but > > not going through the line out jack which eventually goes to speakers? > > > > Thanks in advance for any ideas. > > > > -- > > Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: > > How do > > you spend it? > > > > John Covici > > covici@ccs.covici.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@linux-speakup.org > > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@linux-speakup.org > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici covici@ccs.covici.com