well after some messing about i noticed that alsamixergui and gnomes volume control etc all seemed to "echo" each others changes. I didnt actually fiddle with alsamixer but noticed on a number of occasions that what i changed elsewhere was certainly reflected by aslamixer. So while i cant say 100% Im pretty sure its not that one of them works and the others dont. Christoph Eckert wrote: >>I checked the alsamixergui levels and >>settings and capture..all correct. >> >> > >I guess it's a mixer setting. Did you try alsamixer, the only >one that matters? > > > Best regards > > > ce > > >