Please post the output of "amixer". Lee On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 6:46 AM, Ludo Beckers <lazylew@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > As far as I can tell all controls are unmuted and with sliders at least > halfway. > > In System-Preferences-Sound-Devices all are set "autodetect" except: > Sound Capture --> ALSA and > Default Mixer Tracks --> CAO106 'Alsa Mixer) > > The mouse-over pop up of the Volume Control reads: Analog Center/LFE: 86%. > > In the volume control (CAO106 Alsa Mixer) there's 2 tabs: > Playback --> IEC958 Front > Recording --> Line In _ Microphone > > In Menu-File (change device) I have: > - (marked) 0: CAO106 Alsa mixer > (following ones all unmarked) > - 1: mixer OO (OSS) > - 2: Playback: ALSA PCM on front: O (CAO106) via DMA (PulseAudio Mixer) > - 3: Capture: Monitor Source of ALSA PCM on front: O (CAO106) via DMA > (PulseAudio Mixer) > - 4: Capture: ALSA PCM on front: O (CAO106) via DMA (PulseAudio Mixer) > > In Menu-Preferences "select tracks to be visible these 3 are marked: > Line In, Microphone and IEC958 Front > There's a whole bunch there unmarked: phone, IEC958 (variants: Center/LFE, > Rear, Unknown), Aux, Analog (variants: Center/LFE, Front, Rear, Side, > Source), Capture Feedback, Digital Source, Shared Mic/Line. > > That's probably too much info, but I hope the wrong setting is detectable > here. > Thanks > > > On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 2:48 AM, Roger E <gurusonic@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> >> Ludo Beckers wrote: >>> >>> (Ubuntu Hardy) >>> Having problems with my new soundcard Audigy (Creative Soundblaster) with >>> recording through the microphone. Playback for .wav, ogg, etc. works good. >>> I can't record in Sound Recorder nore Audacity nore use it with Skype. >>> >>> The Volume Control is a mystery to me because there are too many strange >>> meaningless names (LFE and "front end" and much more). >>> >>> I disabled the onboard soundcard in the BIOS, but read something on >>> Google about disabling the drivers for it too might be a good idea. >>> >>> How do I find which and where those drivers are? and does it make a >>> difference uninstalling them? >>> >> The volume control is probably the answer. In the Input section, make sure >> Mic and Capture are unmuted with the volume sliders raised. > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-audio-user mailing list > Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user > > _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
