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