Problem solved by removing all 'pulseaudio' packages,
accordingly this tip on the unbuntuforum:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=601522
On Sun, 3 Feb 2008 11:44:08 +0100
"B.I. Blonchk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Dear all,
>
>This is a newbe question. I've almost no knowledge in sound handling
>and can't get further without some hints.
>
>I've shortly acquired a Terratec iVinyl PhonoPreAmp. It's USB and
>works under os-x or window$ without requiring any particular device
>driver for recording. An included proprietary software is required for
>32 bits recording (which is not in my plans)
>
>Ubuntu 7.10 'gusty gibbon' hotplugs an usb1 audio device and set alsa
>with snd-hwdep, snd-usb-audio and snd-usb-lib for hw:1,0 accordingly.
>
>Alsamixer shows for the iVinyl device a simple 'mic' switch as a
>unique controler (no volume or other tuning at all). This seams to be
>also the case on the other plateforms.
>
>Here the output of `cat /proc/asound/cards´
>
>
> 0 [AudioPCI ]: ENS1371 - Ensoniq AudioPCI
> Ensoniq AudioPCI ENS1371 at 0xdc00, irq 11
> 1 [iVinyl ]: USB-Audio - PhonoPreAmp iVinyl
> Terratec PhonoPreAmp iVinyl at
>usb-0000:00:11.0-1, full speed
>
>
>Having found working parameters for iVinyl by running `arecord´ with all
>available formats, i can now run the following command and get a vinyl
>recorded:
>
>$ #
>$ # Notice:
>$ # Format is mandatory. And only `S24_3LE´ seams to be working.
>$ # Channels is mandatory.
>$ # Rate default to 32000 if unset. 44100, 48000, 96000 may be set.
>$ #
>$ arecord -v -D iVinyl -f S24_3LE -r 44100 -c2 test.wav
>Enregistrement en cours WAVE 'test.wav' : Signed 24 bit Little Endian
>in 3bytes, Taux 44100 Hz, Stéréo
>Hardware PCM card 1 'PhonoPreAmp iVinyl' device 0 subdevice 0
>Its setup is:
> stream : CAPTURE
> access : RW_INTERLEAVED
> format : S24_3LE
> subformat : STD
> channels : 2
> rate : 44100
> exact rate : 44100 (44100/1)
> msbits : 24
> buffer_size : 22050
> period_size : 5513
> period_time : 125011
> tick_time : 1000
> tstamp_mode : NONE
> period_step : 1
> sleep_min : 0
> avail_min : 5513
> xfer_align : 5513
> start_threshold : 1
> stop_threshold : 22050
> silence_threshold: 0
> silence_size : 0
> boundary : 1445068800
>Terminé par le signal Interruption...
>$
>
>But Audacity crash miserabily as soon as AudioI/O preferences are
>saved with recording device set to iVinyl (hw:1,0) and S24_3LE format
>doesn't seams to be well accepted by jackd. I've played for hours
>around .asoundrc trying to fix this issue.:(
>Furthermore, this device doesn't "exist" by Alsa for the moment, isn't
>said "works with linux" by it's manufacturer, nor did I found any
>usable tips in linux forums or in google...
>In other words i'm stuck.
>
>Q1: How may I fix -f, -r and -c options of the `arecord´ command into
>a named setup for capture device in the asoundrc file (for example, in
>a way that may be directly used by calling 'arecord -D vinyl48
>toto.wav' ) ?
>Q2: What should be done in order to get Jackd and/or Pulseaudio
>working with this device ?
>Q3: Are there other alternatives ?
>
>Many thanks in advance for your tips.
>Kindest regards
>blonchk
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