Hey hey Faheem, I'm no expert, but I've used an H4 and other stuff with Linux. May 29 2018, Faheem Mitha has written: ...
May 28 21:38:01 orwell kernel: [1505026.660071] usb 11-1: Warning! Unlikely big volume range (=4294967295), cval->res is probably wrong.
Maybe you can set appropriate recording and playback volume on your Zoom, there are hardware controls, right? Your system just doesn's get what the Zoom is saying about volume, if it is saying anything. Could be hardware only control. ...
The H5 is also showing up in `pavucontrol`. The configuration section offers various options. I'm not sure which one to choose - the options are: Analog Stereo Output + Multichannel Input
that sounds fine. Not even sure if the H5 has digital output? Does it say S/PDIF or Digital out somewhere on the device? Do you use that? This sounds save enough for a start. ...
If I choose `Multichannel Input`, then it shows up in `pavucontrol` under `Input Devices`, but the volume level (or whatever it is called) for that device stays at zero.
See the quoted kernel warning above. Hopefully you'll get a professional answer. For now: really try the hardware volume controls (buttons, knobs,...) on the Zoom. Have you tried playing back audio through your Zoom? The H4 could be set to a certain samplerate, when hooking it up to the computer, say 44.1kHz and then you could use aplay - or another player - to play a ripped CD track or something to it. ...
And finally, can someone exactly what an "audio interface" means, exactly?
For your purpose: audio interface = soundcard. It's a piece of hardware that can play and/or record audio. It's just more general than soundcard. The Zoom is not a card. Other examples: those USB/firewire boxes, mixers with direct USB audio support, even some powerful keyboards/synthesizers. I'm sure there is an official definition somewhere, but this should do for your case. ... Best wishes, Jeanette -------- * Website: http://juliencoder.de - for summer is a state of sound * SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/jeanette_c * Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMS4rfGrTwz8W7jhC1Jnv7g * GitHub: https://github.com/jeanette-c * Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeanette_c_s Don't, don't let me be the last to know Don't hold back, just let it go <3 (Britney Spears) _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
