i was finally able to get the correct settings using gnome's alsamixer. unfortunately, i'm still experiencing latency problems. thanks for pointing me to the different mixers apps! --- LinuxMedia <linuxmedia4@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>> i am experiencing the "system can't keep up" > >>> messages like crazy, even recording a single > >>> first track. > >>> > >>> often when i speak into the microphone, what > >>> comes out of the speakers sounds like it has > >>> a crazy chorus effect on it. > >>> > >>> i also wonder what the correct settings to use > in > >>> the alsamixer gui are. > > >> I also get chorus-like (and echo-like) effects > >> when I'm doing... > >> ecasound -i:/dev/dsp -o:/dev/dsp > >> (in from card 1 and directly out to card 1) > >> > >> I have a soundblaster and this is what I did... > >> > >>- In KAMix > >> - Go to the "Capture" tab > >> - Turn off "Activate" under the "Wave > Capture" > >> control (make sure both are "unchecked") > >> > >>- In alsamixer > >> - (de)activate capture on the "Wave" control > >> (Use the left or right keys to move to > >> "Wave", then press the space bar and it > will > >> toggle "CAPTUR" at the top of the "Wave" > "level > >> slider" (or whatever you call it) > > > i'm afraid i don't even see a "Wave" item. > > > i'm using gnome-mixer and alsamixer-gui. > > Some of the mixers don't show all the controls. > If you You're running the KDE Desktop, then get > "KAMix". Otherwise try "QAMix" (KAMix is "QAMix > for the KDE Desktop"). If not then go to a shell > and type "alsamixer" (if installed) and use > my above approach. alsamixer will show all the > controls that your card offers (and even ones > that your card doesn't offer) > > Again... QAMix or KAMix not only show all the > controls, but they're (much) easier to understand > than alsamixer. > > > i am using "Line" for the input, > > Stick with "line in". The mic input > is usually crappola. > > > but i also seem to > > need something called "ADC" selected for any > capture > > to happen at all. but it always sounds > horrendous. > > I haven't run into that situation. I can't comment > on it. > > > i don't know if all this is a separate issue from > the > > latency issue or not. > > When I did (the above), the sound improved immensly. > But I haven't done any recording since discovering > this. But I wouldn't be surprised if it is. If I'm > not mistaken, I think that the sound is being moved > around in channels that they don't need to be. And > with this, you may be saturating the situation with > too much sound. Anyways, I know the sound improved > when I shut off Wave Capture. There was no more > chorus-like effects. > > Other things improved, but I don't want to confuse > the (current) set of issues we're trying to solve > for you. > > Let me know how everything works out. > > Rocco > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/
