On Friday 25 April 2008 03:08 pm, Frank McCormick wrote: > On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:47:22 -0400 > > Mark Neidorff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Friday 25 April 2008 02:05 pm, Frank McCormick wrote: > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > > > > > > I have been trying to record in audacity without success. Using > > > alsamixergui all the relevant controls are up and on. > > > Audacity plays back fine using the Alsa default, but none of the 6 > > > connections shown in the Audacity dialogue including Alsa default work. > > > Audacity works in Ubuntu Gutsy using Alsa default in both playing back > > > and recording. > > > I am using Debian Sid/Lenny. > > > > What are your settings in the audacity "Audio I/O" preferences? > > At the moment Alsa default for both recording and playback. But I have > tried all the selections for recording which are available in that box and > none works. Alsa default allows me to record but its just noise, not the > input from the mike. All the others give me a "error opening device" > dialogue box. Strange thing is it works in Ubuntu Gutsy and I am > embarrassed to say the mike also works fine on my wife's XP box.
Check in your /dev directory for /dev/dsp. I have playback and record set to /dev/dsp, channels to 2 and select "software playthrough". That does work for me. Can you choose those settings? Have you looked at the alsamixer settings and turned things on? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
