Florian Schmidt wrote: >On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 04:12:03 -0500 >wes schreiner <wes@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >>hansfong@xxxxxxxxx wrote: >> >> >> >>>Does anybody know how to override the -d switch used with arecord? I simply >>>want to start recording and exit when I want with ctrl+c. For now I have to >>>estimate the time I want to record and that is not always possible, hence >>>very difficult to set the -d switch. >>> >>>Greetings, >>> >>>Hans >>> >>> >>> >>> >>Well, arecord seems to do the right thing if one just sets -d longer >>than one expects to record, then hits Ctrl+C to stop. And by the right >>thing, I mean that if arecord needs to write a header, such as for a >>WAVE file, then it does indeed write the correct header before exiting. >>Doesn't it work that way for you? >> >>wes >> >> >> > >i just use arecord -f cd -Dplughw:0,0 file.wav, and i can crtl-c it when i need it.. where's the problem? > >flo > > > > The problem is that is doesn't work for me. It will write a 44 byte file called file.wav and exit before you even say "a". I 'have' to use the -d switch, which I think is a waste. The problem also is that I can't use oss-emulation to record. /dev/dsp is good for signals out, but not signals in. That means legacy programs like wavtools, sound-recorder of rawrec can't be used. I don't know how I can check the mapping from alsa devices to oss devices, because I suspect that there must be something wrong there, but then again I'm guessing as I am by no means an expert on these matters. Apart from arecord I don't know of any other cli program that can record sound from alsa devices. To be honest. I think alsa sucks on this point. When I want to record via line-in I use my old Pentium 200 with SB AWE64 and the oss/free drivers. Works like a charm, never needs special switches or pointers to devices. I know the statement that alse sucks is very subjective and totally biased, but until now I haven't been able to record anything decent on my new system (Athlon 2500+ with Audigy1) with alsa drivers. Midi and sequencing works like charm, so I am happy with that, but I need a problem free way to record. Audacity does only /dev/dsp recording, ReZound can record but is too unstable, so what else is there? I want a KISS solution. Any hints? Greetings,
