Re: [Alsa-user] Weird microphone issue

2008-01-15 Thread Tom Enderlin
> On Tuesday 15 January 2008 01:40, Tom Enderlin wrote: > >> Tried moving all the mic and mic boost sliders in alsamixer to their max >> settings and it still didn't record any audio, just background static. > In my desktop system (which use an Intel MB with ICH5 audio chipset), ALSA > mixer provi

Re: [Alsa-user] Weird microphone issue

2008-01-15 Thread Sergei Steshenko
On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:58:28 -0800 (PST) "Tom Enderlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mon, 14 Jan 2008, Tom Enderlin wrote: > > > >> Hello, > >> I'm having a heck of time trying to figure this out and could really use > >> some help. > >> > >> Problem is that I'm able to use an old (crappy) la

Re: [Alsa-user] Weird microphone issue

2008-01-15 Thread Tom Enderlin
> On Mon, 14 Jan 2008, Tom Enderlin wrote: > >> Hello, >> I'm having a heck of time trying to figure this out and could really use >> some help. >> >> Problem is that I'm able to use an old (crappy) labtec microphone, but >> the >> two different headset microphones I tried, don't pick up a thing. >

Re: [Alsa-user] Weird microphone issue

2008-01-15 Thread Tom Enderlin
>> Problem is that I'm able to use an old (crappy) labtec microphone, but >> the >> two different headset microphones I tried, don't pick up a thing. >> I've tried the headsets on another computer so I know the headset mics >> are >> working. > > You're probably missing the DC bias aka bias voltage

Re: [Alsa-user] Weird microphone issue

2008-01-15 Thread James Shatto
> Nothing that could construed as phantom voltage > (which is normally 50 volts in the broadcast industry) > is visible for either the intel_8xx on the motherboard, > or for the audigy 2 value I use for everything. I also > have an sb16 but don't recall it as having such a feature > either. Phant

Re: [Alsa-user] Weird microphone issue

2008-01-15 Thread John Haxby
Gene Heskett wrote: > > Nothing that could construed as phantom voltage (which is normally 50 volts > in > the broadcast industry) is visible for either the intel_8xx on the > motherboard, or for the audigy 2 value I use for everything. I also have an > sb16 but don't recall it as having such

Re: [Alsa-user] Weird microphone issue

2008-01-15 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 15 January 2008, James Shatto wrote: >> High-Z >> 3.7 V >> 2.25 V >> 0 V >> I have no idea what does the first one means. Does it provides any >> voltage? > >Not sure about the voltage. But things like electric guitar need high-Z > (high impedence). In the Mega Ohms. As opposed to you

Re: [Alsa-user] Weird microphone issue

2008-01-15 Thread James Shatto
> High-Z > 3.7 V > 2.25 V > 0 V > I have no idea what does the first one means. Does it provides any voltage? Not sure about the voltage. But things like electric guitar need high-Z (high impedence). In the Mega Ohms. As opposed to your standard microphone preamp that only has a few Kilo Ohm

Re: [Alsa-user] Weird microphone issue

2008-01-15 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 15 January 2008, Bill Unruh wrote: >On Mon, 14 Jan 2008, Gene Heskett wrote: >> On Monday 14 January 2008, Bill Unruh wrote: >>> On Mon, 14 Jan 2008, Tom Enderlin wrote: Hello, I'm having a heck of time trying to figure this out and could really use some help. Pr

Re: [Alsa-user] Weird microphone issue

2008-01-15 Thread Sergei Steshenko
On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:43:53 +0100 Paolo Saggese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday 15 January 2008 01:40, Tom Enderlin wrote: > > > Tried moving all the mic and mic boost sliders in alsamixer to their max > > settings and it still didn't record any audio, just background static. > > I also

Re: [Alsa-user] Weird microphone issue

2008-01-15 Thread Paolo Saggese
On Tuesday 15 January 2008 01:40, Tom Enderlin wrote: > Tried moving all the mic and mic boost sliders in alsamixer to their max > settings and it still didn't record any audio, just background static. I also use Debian. Some time ago, after some upgrade I have experienced similar problems with

Re: [Alsa-user] Weird microphone issue

2008-01-14 Thread Bill Unruh
On Mon, 14 Jan 2008, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Monday 14 January 2008, Bill Unruh wrote: >> On Mon, 14 Jan 2008, Tom Enderlin wrote: >>> Hello, >>> I'm having a heck of time trying to figure this out and could really use >>> some help. >>> >>> Problem is that I'm able to use an old (crappy) labtec

Re: [Alsa-user] Weird microphone issue

2008-01-14 Thread James Shatto
> Problem is that I'm able to use an old (crappy) labtec microphone, but the > two different headset microphones I tried, don't pick up a thing. > I've tried the headsets on another computer so I know the headset mics are > working. You're probably missing the DC bias aka bias voltage aka plug-in

Re: [Alsa-user] Weird microphone issue

2008-01-14 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 14 January 2008, Bill Unruh wrote: >On Mon, 14 Jan 2008, Tom Enderlin wrote: >> Hello, >> I'm having a heck of time trying to figure this out and could really use >> some help. >> >> Problem is that I'm able to use an old (crappy) labtec microphone, but the >> two different headset microp

Re: [Alsa-user] Weird microphone issue

2008-01-14 Thread Bill Unruh
On Mon, 14 Jan 2008, Tom Enderlin wrote: > Hello, > I'm having a heck of time trying to figure this out and could really use > some help. > > Problem is that I'm able to use an old (crappy) labtec microphone, but the > two different headset microphones I tried, don't pick up a thing. > I've tried

Re: [Alsa-user] Weird microphone issue

2008-01-14 Thread Sergei Steshenko
On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:40:21 -0800 (PST) "Tom Enderlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > I'm having a heck of time trying to figure this out and could really use > some help. > > Problem is that I'm able to use an old (crappy) labtec microphone, but the > two different headset microphones I

[Alsa-user] Weird microphone issue

2008-01-14 Thread Tom Enderlin
Hello, I'm having a heck of time trying to figure this out and could really use some help. Problem is that I'm able to use an old (crappy) labtec microphone, but the two different headset microphones I tried, don't pick up a thing. I've tried the headsets on another computer so I know the headset