>>>>> "Dave" == Dave Phillips <dlphilp@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: Dave> Richard Hammond wrote: >> hey dave, could you suggest the simplest method of relaying mic input >> directly to the speaker output (in real time), thus creating the effect of >> a megaphone? >> ive been trying to find linux software for this for ages... >> >> its an es1371 sound card on 2.4 I'd just use ecasound. You have to figure out the device names for your microphone input and speaker output, but once you've done that, it's just: ecasound -i /dev/dsp0 -o /dev/dsp or whatever the names turn out to be. The examples.html file in the ecasound documentation directory should give you some possible names to try. -- Laura (mailto:lconrad@xxxxxxxxxxxx , http://www.laymusic.org/ ) (617) 661-8097 fax: (801) 365-6574 233 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139