Hi Chris, Am Samstag, den 06.04.2013, 08:56 -0700 schrieb chris hermansen: > Werner, list: > . > I guess your special box is a phono pre-amplifier. Typically these > provide gain and equalization. In general the idea is that the output > of an "average" phono cartridge, once amplified and equalized by the > phono pre-amplifier, should be at roughly the same level as any "line > level" source, like a CD player or a tuner. It is a phono pre-amplifier. > In my experience, this never happens - usually the signal out of the > phono pre-amp is lower than the CD player, by a noticeable amount. > But I would not say a "massive" amount. Often, too, the recording > level on older LPs (especially pop music) is llower and the bass is > rolled off. This was done by recording engineers for several > purposes, including to require less monitoring for overload and to fit > more music on each side of the LP. > > If you have a separate CD player and the same recording on LP and CD, > you can try both through the input of your sound card to see if your > phono pre-amp and cartridge are well matched. Given that you say you > got good results with other sound cards, probably you will find that > the level from the external CD player and the level from the phono > pre-amp are similar, but it's worth trying anyway. > I will try tomorrow. > Back to controlling the D2X. > > If I run "alsamixer" in a terminal window and set the card to my DX > and to capture, I see five controls: Line, Mic, Mic Source, S/PDIF > Validity Check, Aux. Alsamixer shows similar picture here without differntiation between Microphones. The Aux input has two channels with sliders, so I will try this way. I just have to find something fitting in the jack on top of the sound card and then lead the other end to a shield at an unused extension slot. Will need a little metal work and soldering. > Does you computer have both Alsa and Pulse Audio running? No Pulse Audio. Thank you for your tips and your help. I will report about success. Werner > -- > Chris Hermansen · clhermansen "at" gmail "dot" com > > C'est ma façon de parler. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Minimize network downtime and maximize team effectiveness. Reduce network management and security costs.Learn how to hire the most talented Cisco Certified professionals. Visit the Employer Resources Portal http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/employer_resources/index.html _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
