Hi, Double check that the microphone setting in aumix is set to r for record and the recording volume is eg. 70 on both channals. hth Willem On Mon, 8 Jul 2002, A. R. Vener wrote: > > I'd like to create voice messages by recording from a microphone plugged into my > sound card. > > The simple approach described in the general sound how-to didn't work. > I tried plugging a microphone into one of the two jacks on the back of > my sound card, and following the steps described in the > sound how-to. > Neither jack worked. > > Can anyone reccommend a good step by step or tutorial on how to get this > working? > > > I've located my sound card by tracing back the speaker > cable to where it plugs into one of three > miniature stereo jacks on the sound card. > > > There are two other jacks and a DB type connector on this card. There is > no documentation or markings. Internally the software thinks it is a > soundblaster. > > > Am I correct in assuming that one of the other stereo jacks is > the microphone input? > > Does anyone know what that 9 pin DB connector is for? > > > Thanks mightily for any help. > > Rudy > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > -- Willem van der Walt Information Services Directorate Department of Health South Africa tel: 27 12 3120700