that would great! On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 21:15:49 -0500, John Check <j4strngs@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tuesday 15 February 2005 05:23 am, Mark Constable wrote: > > Peter Zubaj wrote: > > > You need to set capture to "Mic" and "Capture". In alsamixer both (Mic > > > and Capture) sliders should have "CAPTUR" flag. And you need to set > > > "AC97 Capture" volume (best to 100%). Set Capture to 0 first, because > > > this slider amlify inputs. > > > > Argh! I spent ages working through various combinations and > > had no idea what Peter was referring to... until I looked at > > the alsamixer F5 All screen... and there was "AC97 Capture"! > > > > Why on earth is that setting missing from the F4 Capture screen ? > > > > >> On a related note there is something strange with the > > >> 3 screen views of alsamixer... the F4 Capture page shows > > >> CD | Mic | Video | Phone without volume sliders but hese > > >> 4 items do not appear, as is, on the F5 All screen. > > The F4 page shows the capture toggles for AC'97 sources. > These share a common gain slider (Capture). The Capture > "buss" has it's own toggle which can be used as a master toggle for all AC'97 > record sources. > Digital sources (including PCM sources like Wave and Music) can all be armed > individually. > > > >> > > >> Specific bonus question, how do the 4 items on the F4 > > >> Capture page relate to the 4 similar named itmes on the > > >> F5 All page that do show volume sliders, mute and capture > > >> options ? > > > > The playback section sliders for the sources in question provide the initial > gain level to the capture buss. The rest of the sources have individual > independent sends. > > Additionally: > If you look at how things are set up with a LiveDrive, the headphone buss > is functionally equivalent to how you'd have things set up in a studio, which > is sensible. It taps off of the record capture. One can set up an independent > mix for the speakers and the headphones, and record buss. > > If anybody is interested in a more in depth explanation I'll try and write up > a web page > > > > Anyone know what the difference between these are ? > > > > --markc >
