Sound Input

[Thomas J. Baker]

On Thu, 2006-01-26 at 12:07 -0500, glenn wrote:
> Thomas J. Baker wrote:
> > In trying ekiga, I discovered that I can't get any program to receive
> > input from the mic. I'm using emu10k1 with a sound blaster live and I've
> > tried both ekiga and audacity. I can hear the mic sound on the sound
> > output but I can't get the sound into either program. 
> > 
> > I'm not sure where to file a bug. alsa-lib?
> > 
> > tjb
> 
> I haven't tried your app, but I have been a regular user of VOIP and 
> this may help.
> 
> On the sound mixer you will need the 'master' and 'pcm' set to abt 85% 
> to hear sound.  You will likely need 'mic select' set to 1, and 'mic 
> boost 20 db' enabled to get a reasonable level.  This combo should let 
> you hear the mic on you host audio out device.
> 
> You will need 'capture' enabled and the level could be started at 50%. 
> This will cause input audio to appear in you audio channel out to the 
> external world.  In my experience, 'capture' level will auto adjust to 
> the level of your audio input unless you disable it with the symbol on 
> the left below you 'capture' level bar.
> 
> Good luck and hope this helps
> 
> -- 
> Glenn
> 

Absolutely no luck. Everything seems to be set up correctly but both
ekiga and audacity show no sound input. I've tried as a normal user and
as root.

tjb
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