Markus Pott schrieb: > Hi millward, > I use jack and ardour to record with succsess. > Are you shure you configured your mixer in the right way ? > Activating "capture" as your input device maybe solve it. > >> I've tried this for Red Hat 7.3, Slackware 9 and Slackware 10, but so >> far, no luck. >> I'm trying to create a WAV file with my guitar. >> First, I set the software mixer for line-in and line-in gain, >> and for PCM and master volume for playback and >> active everything on the mixer I can, just out of desperation. >> I then use the command line in a terminal window: >> rec -V -r44100 -c2 -s -w new_file.wav >> Is this command OK or did I goof? >> My sound card is a Creative Sound Blaster Live 5.1. >> I'm using line-in which is a blue plug on the sound card. >> I've tried various methods to input sound, such as: >> guitar->adapter plug->sound card line-in >> guitar->Eurorack UB802 mixer->adapter plug->sound card line-in >> guitar->Eurorack UB802 mixer->amplifier->adapter plug->sound card >> line-in >> guitar->amplifier->adapter plug->sound card line-in >> I can hear my guitar input through my computer speakers so I know >> the signal is going into the card and coming out of it. >> In all cases the WAV file is created with no error messages. >> I then try to play it back using: >> play -V new_file.wav >> In all cases, there is silence. Nothing at all and no error messages. >> I've tried all kinds of variations on the rec command and have >> set the volume higher, lower, whatever. So far, nothing. >> I must be doing something really dumb, but I don't know what. >> Can anyone tell me how to create a WAV file using rec and get >> it to play? A couple years ago I did get good results using rec and >> play, but I've lost the notes I made and can't remember how. >> I'm not happy with myself for that. >> Any information would be very welcome! >> >> > >
