On Wed, 01 Dec 2010 14:58:37 +0800, Bob wrote: > Hi I'm trying to get the inbuilt mic on my USB webcam to be the default > mike so it works in pidgin, empathy, sound recorder & other > applications. > > This is easy with ekiga as it lets you select the desired mic but most > other software doesn't. > > I've done some googleing and most posts either lay out some complicated > option using alsa config files or suggest that it's possible by > selecting it in some way in Volume Control, I can't get the latter to > work & haven't tried the former as I've never had much luck getting alsa > to do what I want. See my Oct 2007 thread "Simultaneous AC3/DTS > passthrough & stereo analog output" > > Am I missing something? It can't be that unusual a request but I can't > find an easy solution.
Maybe your best chance is by editing your "~/.asoundrc" file. You can use these samples as start point: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=USB_mic_on_Linux#Setting_default_recording_device https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Advanced_Linux_Sound_Architecture#Setting_the_default_Microphone.2FCapture_Device Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2010.12.01.08.47...@gmail.com
