That is just how my alsamixer settings were established at the time of running alsa-info.sh. I am guessing that it is an alsa configuration error as I am able to record things in Audacity using option 1 of the recording options presented in its Device list: 1) ALSA: HDA NVidia: ALC883 Analog (hw:0,0) 2) ALSA: HDA NVidia: ALC883 Digital (hw:0,1) 3) ALSA: HDA NVidia: ALC883 Analog (hw:0,3) 4) ALSA: spdif 5) ALSA: default However Audacity also records sounds which are playing when (1) is selected (ie from a music player). And this input device isn't available in winecfg. Using arecord and doing the steps you mentioned yielded no successful results. > I notice in your alsa-info.sh output that the mic playback switch is false > ... > > So I assume you are using the front mic to record because you can hear > your breathing while trying to record. > > What happens if you use arecord -d 10 -f cd -t wav -D front mic > test.wav ? > What happens with the same command if you turn off front mic playback > switch ? > > Everything looks fine as far as I can tell. But I'm no expert. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user