On Friday 14 May 2004 02.46, Malcolm Baldridge wrote: > > in alsamixer, look for a "Rec." toggle on the line-in channel. I had > > this very problem with my i810 compatible (nforce2) onboards sound. > > Well, you see, therein lies my problem! I am using the LINE IN jack for > recording (of phone line audio). > > Perhaps a graphic will illustrate it better. > > /--- LEFT --- Line 1 Phone patch > LINE IN JACK: <==== > \--- RIGHT--- Line 2 Phone patch > > LINE OUT JACK:====> AT&T MERLIN PHONE SYSTEM [music-on-hold] > > So I guess if I'm using the LINE IN jack on a PC for recording, I will > always get some of that mixed into the LINE OUT audio? > If we take the example of a realtime effectbox. What you describe would render this scenario impossible. Insane. I'd recommend you to try a different soundcard, an sb-live for instance would have all the connections you need and definitely not the mixer insanity you describe. /Robert > In my application, I would have preferred these to be isolated so that the > audio arriving into LINE IN would never be mixed into the LINE OUT audio, > but I guess this can't be done. > > The Dark Lord upgraded all of his servers at Gorgoroth to Linux, seeking > Quality, > > =MB=
