That sounds about right... it isn't actually just skype, I have the same problem recording sound in audacity. Can anyone point me to a way to set the recording frequency for my USB mike? Cheers David 2009/2/19 drew Roberts <zotz@xxxxxxxxxxx>: > Sounds like what I have had happen when my sound card was set for one > frequency and my program for another. (This is a general comment, I have > never used skype.) > > drew > > On Thursday 19 February 2009 11:17:15 David Hugh-Jones wrote: >> Hello all >> >> I've been trying to fix this for months on and off and have had no >> luck. I'm afraid it's Skype-related, but I hope there is some general >> interest. >> >> My problem is that usually, when I record from my USB webcam >> microphone (a creative Live! USB cam), the pitch is shifted upwards so >> I sound like on helium. >> >> But, sometimes, this doesn't happen. I can't identify the difference. >> >> Can anyone suggest what I should be looking for? I tried grepping >> /sys/snd*/parameters and comparing them for when the mike works and >> when it doesn't; they are identical. >> >> My kernel is 2.6.17-12; Alsa version 1.0.17; a generic Ubuntu Intrepid >> setup, using PulseAudio. >> >> Cheers >> David >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux-audio-user mailing list >> Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user >> >> !DSPAM:499d948476961087120581! > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
