Hi, First, let me thank klondike for the help, my mic is working again. I have another question: there are some variables like period_time, period_size, buffer_size, rate, etc that have some obscure values for me. Is it possible to get rid of these so that default values take place? Which are the ones I can get rid of? Many thanks in advance again. #The default device: pcm.!default { type plug slave.pcm "asymed" } #This is the audio output: pcm.dmixer { type dmix ipc_key 1024 slave { pcm "hw:0,0" period_time 0 period_size 1024 buffer_size 4096 rate 44100 } bindings { 0 0 1 1 } } ctl.dmixer { type hw card 0 } #This is the microphone pcm.dsnooped { ipc_key 1027 type dsnoop slave.pcm "hw:0,0" } #This makes both channels work together. pcm.asymed { type asym playback.pcm "dmixer" capture.pcm "dsnooped" } ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user