From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from [204.233.198.50] (helo=linserver.complex) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.34 #1 (Debian)) id 16qnpo-0000TN-00 for ; Thu, 28 Mar 2002 23:17:53 -0500 Received: (from gnowak1@localhost) by linserver.complex (8.11.4/8.10.2) id g2T4H6V00252 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Thu, 28 Mar 2002 22:17:06 -0600 Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 22:17:06 -0600 From: Gregory Nowak To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: alsa and sox questions Message-ID: <20020328221706.A246@uic.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi all, I've been reading here recently that people have been installing alsa 0.90 beta 11. Where did all of you get that from? The newest thing on the alsa-project.org ftp site is still 0.90 beta 9. I also have a sox question. As we know, most audio tapes are recorded to play through both left and right speakers. I think this is defined as left and right channels, but if this isn't correct, please assume that it is throughout this post. Based on reading the sox man page, I think I can do the following, but I need someone to reassure me. Say again that I have a standard audio tape recorded with left and right channels. Is there a way for me to strip one of the channels from a wave file recording of that tape using sox? What I'm asking is if I record this tape as a wave file, can I then strip either the left or right channels from this recording? Alternatively, let's say that I already have a wave recording where one of the channels has already been stripped, which leaves me with a left channel only from the original tape. Can I use sox to mix the data on that left channel into both a left and right channels? Please forgive the weirdness of theese questions. However, I really do not care to elaborate why I'm asking them. Yes, it is for a purpose, and depending on what answers I get, I may or may not do what I'm planning, it really is a long story. Thanks for bearing with me, and for any help in advance. Greg