Save Alsa Output as file

[Jonathan Ryshpan]

Steven Pasternak wrote:
> > Hi! Is it possible to save the output from alsa to a sound (wav,mp3,ogg) 
> > file? If so, how?
> > Thanks!
> > -Steven

Gene Heskett wrote: 
> I think its overkill for so simple a job, but audacity does that rather 
> nicely.

Saving at the wrong sample rate will make a noisy low fidelity file.
How can one determine the correct sample rate to save at?

Thanks - jon