On 1/29/06, james scott <jhstechnical@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I'm lost. > Been lurking here for couple of months learned a lot > of stuff. > Thanks, really. > Now the problem. > I am getting this "tunnel effect" and a sort of static > sounding break up when I run my mic/pre-amp thru the > computer. > Computer is new, Asus MB (Sis), Intel 3 ghz IA64 > processor (was cheaper at the time) gig 'o' ram ATI > 128meg video (I forget which one) SATA drives. > Demudi distro. > Other possibly (and I hope explainable) weirdness: > Using the onboard SIS sound card plays CD's great. > When I recorded (CAD Condesor mic, Bellari pre-amp) in > Ardour I got this sort of loud hum that seemed to > absorb the center of the display wave. Lot's to > learn. > You can tell I am a newbie to recording. This is my > first venture in to this realm. > When I hook directly through the amp it sounds great. > As soon as I try to go thru the computer I get this > tunnel effect and sort of static that surrounds each > word you speak through the mic. Like an overload is > going on somewhere. > Tried a Eidrol UA-20 and the effect was more noticable > and could not make CD's play. > Note that I got the same tunnel effect using a Shure > mic with no pre-amp. > No newcomer to NIX systems though having trouble > keeping up with the configuration changes in Linux. > Was easier in the begining days was more UNIX like. > I do believe that the issue is in the computer. That > there is some setting that I do not know about and > cannot find. > > Another question is: > When using the onboard sound card aumix is available. > When using the Eidrol no mixer is available. Why? > Is it because there is no mixer setting available on > the Eidrol? > Another point worthy of note: > When I use the alsa debug on the Debgian menu and play > a wav (without jack running) It sounds perfect. > When I try to play a wav through jack with the same > (and jack is running) I get a message that jack > plumbing does not exist. It's there. > Something is just not lined up right here and I just > cannot find it. > > Thanks for your patience, > > James I'm having deja vu.
