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try:
amixer set whatever nocapture
it's confusing. nocapture, unmute ...
then again, if you want the answer to anything and are willing to read alot:
get 1 or more c reference manuals.
(or whatever language it is coded in).
and read the source code. ;) i haven't done that much, since mostly man pages help.